Job requirements
Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
GCSE Maths & English Grades A C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent experience
- Qualifications
Care certificate
- Further Training
Demonstrates evidence of commitment to professional development
- Further Training
Demonstrates an awareness of role of facilitator and evidence of ability to educate others
- Further Training
Commit to undertake in-house training
- Experience/Skills
Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
- Experience/Skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience/Skills
Ability to prioritise workload
- Experience/Skills
Ability to work without direct supervision
- Experience/Skills
Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
- Experience/Skills
Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
- Experience/Skills
Ability to work as part of team and to liaise with colleagues in other disciplines
- Experience/Skills
Demonstrate attention to detail
- Experience/Skills
IT / computer skills
- Knowledge Requirements
Ability to speak and write English fluently
- Knowledge Requirements
Evidence of good written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge Requirements
Able to communicate with and disseminate information from the multidisciplinary team
- Knowledge Requirements
Demonstrates understanding of the importance of supportive working in a team
- Knowledge Requirements
Ability to understand and adhere to the equal opportunities policy
- Knowledge Requirements
Ability to articulate reasons for wishing to work in this clinical specialty area at this grade
- Knowledge Requirements
Demonstrates awareness of audit and quality issues
- Knowledge Requirements
Previous experience of working with members of the public
- Knowledge Requirements
Understanding of Safeguarding issues
- Knowledge Requirements
Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Knowledge Requirements
Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
- Contractual Requirements
Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Contractual Requirements
Positive attitude to training and development
- Contractual Requirements
Ability to work shift pattern, including weekends
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Experience/Skills
One year’s formal maternity care experience in a hospital/birth centre/community team
- Experience/Skills
Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Experience/Skills
Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience/Skills
Experience of providing high quality care
- Experience/Skills
Evidence of continuing professional development
Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an enthusiastic candidate who is passionate about offering evidence-based individualised breast/chestfeeding support to women and birthing parents as part of the Lime Green Infant Feeding Team.
The team, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2023, has an opening for a new team member working mainly in the Mansfield area providing individualised and culturally safe breast/chestfeeding support, antenatally and postnatally, for local families in their home, and in the hospital.
The successful candidate will need to have organisational skills and be able to work both on their own and within a team to manage daily workload.
This exciting role also includes providing infant feeding education both face to face and in a class situation, supporting with staff training, audits and administration tasks.
If you are ready to take on a rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of mothers and their families.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Clinical Support Worker – Lime Green Infant Feeding Team with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Clinical support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Oct 2026.
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