Specialist Nurse Infant feeding/Healthy Weight *Internal Apps Only*
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
South Tyneside, NE35 9PE
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
- Internal Apps Only* The post holder in line with public health improvement objectives and specification requirements will have a lead role for infant...
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.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
- All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
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
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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