Job summary
- Main area
- Infant Feeding
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Mat leave)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 245-NAM7HV-10-25
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Union St Clinic
- Town
- Hyde
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Infant Feeding Coordinator
Band 7
Job overview
Infant Feeding Coordinator - Band 7 - 28.5 hours - 12 months FTC/secondment
The post holder will work as part of the Trust’s newly formed Integrated Infant Feeding Team, to implement the UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards across both Hospital and community. They will be responsible for contributing to and implementing the multi-agency Tameside Infant Feeding Strategy. They will provide professional leadership and expert knowledge and advice around infant feeding. The post holder will be required to provide specialist clinical infant feeding support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the delivery of infant feeding services across maternity/NICU/0-19yrs community service, to increase breastfeeding rates, promote responsive bottle feeding and relationship building and influence introducing solid food practices to encourage healthy eating.
The post holder will work closely with partners in the hospital, community, primary care, Family Hubs and Maternity Voices Partnership within Tameside and a broad range of voluntary services to develop the infant feeding services across the borough.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife /Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- UNICEF Train the Trainer
- UNICEF Breastfeeding & Relationship Training
Desirable criteria
- V100 Nurse Prescriber
- IBCLC qualification
- Experience in developing training programmes.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience providing specialist breastfeeding support
- Experience teaching and presenting in groups
- Experience and understanding of working within safeguarding procedure and guidance.
- Leadership and management skills
- Experience of working with children and families in a hospital and or community setting
- Understanding of Clinical Governance & Audit
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Astley
- Job title
- Infant Feeding Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795368325
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