Nutrition Peer Support Worker

Do you have a keen interest in and passion for supporting families to feed their baby their way, supporting breastfeeding and infant nutrition?, The role involves supporting families throughout their feeding journey, from pregnancy and the early days after birth to introducing solid foods and establishing healthy eating habits in the first year of life.

You will work across Nottingham City as part of a geographically based skill mix team that delivers Childrens 0-19 Public Health Nursing Services supporting the delivery of nutrition focused interventions including breastfeeding and introduction of first foods, health promotion and the Healthy Child Programme to children and families.

As part of the team, you will be supporting women and their families with their preferred baby feeding choices, promoting, and supporting breast feeding through telephone contacts, home visits and breastfeeding groups.

You will support them on their journey from before the baby is born, in the first few days after the baby is born, through introducing first foods and balancing milk and meals so that by their first birthday the baby is moving towards having 3 healthy meals and snacks a day.

Nottingham CityCare Partnership Childrens Public Health 0-19 Nursing Service are looking for a Nutrition Peer Support Worker.

You will be based in one of our 8 teams who support children, young people and families from the antenatal period, through the first early years and then with their health when the children are at school.

We deliver the Healthy Child Programme ensuring children are growing and developing healthily, meeting their milestones and ensuring they have the best start in life.

We refer and signpost to other appropriate agencies/ professionals/ resources for help when needed. Where there are identified additional needs we work with agencies such as Early Help and Social Care to protect and safeguard babies, children and young people.

We are looking for someone, who has personal experience of breastfeeding, to join our teams of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Family Nurses and support staff working in a think family way, working together to support families to feed their baby their way while enjoying healthier lifestyles.

Staff value the rewarding relationships they build with families and the support they receive from colleagues. We serve a diverse community, and additional language skills would be beneficial., We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.