Nutrition Peer Support Worker

Job summary

This role is fixed term until 31st March 2029.

Do you have a keen interest in and passion for supporting families to feed their baby their way, supporting breastfeeding and infant nutrition?

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.

Main duties of the job

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 is a dynamic Social Enterprise, providing a broad range of services to children and adults. The Childrens Public Health 0-19 Nursing Service teams deliver Public Health interventions as part of the 'A Better Start' service across Nottingham City (formally known as Health Visiting and School Nursing services).

About us

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.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on ncp.recruitment@nhs.net . CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Details

• Date posted: 28 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year Pro Rata for Part Time
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 2 years
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: B9826-PCUC-6540
• Job locations: Southglade Access Centre, Southglade Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 5GU, United Kingdom, The Mary Potter Centre, Gregory Boulevard, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 5HY, United Kingdom, Clifton Cornerstone, Southchurch Drive, NOTTINGHAM, NG11 8EW, United Kingdom, Broxtowe Children's Centre, The Corner House, 18 Strelley Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG8 3AP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

• To 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 diet and physical exercise health promotion and the Healthy Child Programme to children and families.
• Your role will be to engage with pregnant and postnatal women, and their partners, in their homes, by telephone and in virtual/face to face clinics and groups in the community. You will support them to responsively feed their babies their way (breast milk or combination) and support with healthy lifestyle choices regarding diet, nutrition, and physical exercise.
• Your focus is breastfeeding support encouraging and supporting healthy nutrition in the antenatal contact and first six weeks of the postnatal period with an emphasis on those who are less likely to initiate or maintain breastfeeding.
• Your practice must adhere to clinical guidelines, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) both on a local and national level and you must demonstrate Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC values and behaviours in all you do.

Dimensions

• To work under the direction and leadership of a Clinical Service Lead/Specialist Community
• Public Health Nurses and other team members and be integral to the 0-19 Childrens Public Health Nursing Service.
• You will support the delivery of high-quality services to children and their families in Nottingham as part of the Giving Nottingham Children the Best Start In Life contract.
• You are expected work in a cost-effective way ensuring responsible use of public funds.
• You will undertake mandatory, and role specific training as required.
• You will participate in management, safeguarding supervision and annual appraisal.
• The core service hours are 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.

Key Responsibilities

Quality and performance

• Undertake Healthy Child Programme infant and maternal nutrition and breastfeeding public health interventions delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN).
• Provide nutrition peer support to pregnant and postnatal women, working within local, national and UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative guidance to support improved infant nutrition outcomes.
• Advise on the appropriate use of Vitamin D for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and babies.
• Promote Healthy Start
• Coordinate and deliver the contact with new mother to offer breastfeeding support in the initial post-natal period, within commissioned timescales, over the telephone or face to face.
• Plan, in partnership with the SCPHN/Public Health Nutrition Lead, facilitate and deliver breastfeeding and infant nutrition groups (First Foods, Healthy Lifestyles, Milk to Meals) and clinics.
• Plan, in partnership with the SCPHN/Public Health Nutrition Lead, breastfeeding and healthy lifestyle nutrition health promotion initiatives in a variety of settings e.g. displays and health promotion focused events.
• Undertake breast feeding assessments to support maternal confidence in successful breast feeding. Where concerns are identified escalate to SCPHN for additional assessment and intervention.
• Contribute to the promotion and uptake of enhanced offers to children and families e.g. imagination library.
• Support the team with clinical processes e.g., ensuring that rooms are set up for groups/clinics, that equipment is clean, that health promotion literature is available and health promotion displays are up to date.
• To be flexible as required in supporting service delivery across the whole City.
• Signpost clients to additional ratified support and resources e.g., Feed Your Way, Specialist Infant Feeding Clinic.
• To maintain contemporaneous healthcare records using SystmOne in line with National and Nottingham CityCares policies and procedures.
• Work using own initiative within the limitations of the role; always promoting high quality care and Nottingham CityCares values and behaviours.
• Participate in breast feeding incentives as required.
• Undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required within the remit of the role.

Professional

• Share learnt and experiential knowledge to support mothers to breastfeed.
• Supervise and support breastfeeding peer support volunteers.
• Support the team and organisation to provide a learning environment and experience for new staff and students.
• Work in accordance with Nottingham City Local Safeguarding Childrens Board procedures.
• Provide and receive routine information, orally, in writing or electronically in line with Nottingham CityCare policy and abiding by legal requirements.
• Complete all appropriate records/documents in a clear, accurate and timely way, participating in reporting processes and audit processes as necessary.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload under the supervision of senior members of the team.
• Demonstrate empathy, compassion, and ability to reassure.
• Be sensitive to the needs of service users who may have communication problems and implement to accessible information standard. Where English is not the first language or understanding is limited, identify appropriate resources to optimise understanding for parents and young people.
• Work with interpreting services as required.
• Always maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain an accurate electronic diary in accordance with lone working policy and adhere to mobile working guidance.
• Contribute to research, surveys or audits as required by the service.
• At all times ensure that own actions support and promote equality, diversity and the rights of patients, the public and colleagues within the health care environment.
• Always conduct yourself in a professional manner during the undertaking of your work.
• Dress in accordance with Nottingham CityCare Partnership policies.
• Nottingham aims to become a breastfeeding friendly city; you will contribute by implementing eating and moving for good health and local infant feeding strategies that are incorporated in to CityCare policy and practice.

Knowledge, training and experience

• To attend mandatory and essential and role specific training sessions as defined by Nottingham CityCare Partnership.
• To have an understanding of CityCare policies and procedures related to your clinical role.
• To attend safeguarding supervision on a regular basis in accordance with Nottingham CityCare Partnership guidelines.
• To receive annual review and personal development planning to promote achievement of individual, team and organisational objectives.
• Complete a comprehensive competency package through observation, reflection and supervised practice within the first 6 months of being in post.