# Specialist Nurse Infant feeding/Healthy Weight *Internal Apps Only*

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** 0-19 South Tyneside
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-19T15:01:08.184Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/South_Tyneside/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/South_Tyneside/South_Tyneside-v8213608
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8213608?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

*Internal Apps Only*

The post holder in line with public health improvement objectives and specification requirements will have a lead role for infant feeding and healthy weight, reducing the high levels of childhood obesity in South Tyneside The post holder will support the increase in the number of mothers initiating breastfeeding at birth, increasing the numbers of mothers sustaining breastfeeding and the maintenance of UNICEF accreditation across South Tyneside This will include the formulation and implementation of breastfeeding policies and programmes of care.

### Main duties of the job

To be the lead specialist for healthy weight for children/young people and their families.

To lead on the implementation of local and national breastfeeding initiatives, ensuring guidelines, training and health visiting/early year’s skills reflect recommendations.

To influence, develop and implement research based changes to clinical practice.

To provide specialist advice to the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Team on weight management issues and ensure they follow agreed guidelines on obesity management

Work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, supporting a systematic cross agency approach to the promotion of breastfeeding and improved outcomes, especially with women and families from disadvantaged groups.

To develop, implement and monitor policies and procedures for the management of overweight children/young people and their families.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Iceton on ashley.iceton@nhs.net

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

## Person Specification

### essential

**Essential**

- First Level Nursing Qualification SCPHN
- Recognised teaching/ assessor qualification e.g. ENB 998/730
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Experience of project management.
- Experience of training and supervising staff
- Experience of operational management
- Strong understanding of Unicef Baby Friendly requirements.

**Desirable**

- Experience of working with families and children
- Trained in Solihull
- 2 Day Unicef training

## Documents

- [trust policies and procedures (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10552683)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10521280)

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