🚀 Specialist Health Visitor- Infant Nutrition and Healthy Weight

Job summary

The post holder will support the development and implementation of the Healthy Child Programme with a particular focus on the high impact areas of breastfeeding, infant nutrition, healthy weight and healthy nutrition.

The post holder will work with the health visiting teams to enhance the specialist support services across Croydon Health Visiting, including e.g. Access to Peer Support in the community.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the midwifery equivalent post holder to deliver UNICEF Baby Friendly, including the training of staff.

The post holder to focus on uptake and sustainability of breastfeeding, nutrition in infancy, promoting healthy start vouchers, baby-led weaning, healthy eating and primary prevention of obesity, participating in multidisciplinary strategy meetings as required.

For more information, please contact: Agnes Matturi- Operational Lead on ,

Key responsibilities

• To be responsible for quality assurance, training and development for Croydon Health Visiting, embedding evidence based practice.
• To act as a resource for the service according to the HV service model as a specialist, providing expert knowledge, leading a champions team.
• To work collaboratively with key stakeholders including midwifery services to develop joint pathways.
• To implement and support a sustainable UNICEF Baby Friendly level of service within Croydon.
• To provide clinical support in the provision of Breast Feeding Specialist services in the Croydon area.
• To support the development of a community based Peer support programme.
• To provide supervision and line management support as appropriate.
• To carry a proportionate operational caseload.
• To work with clinical and informatics teams to develop appropriate reporting frameworks, to provide quality and performance reports.
• Develop and lead a programme of quality assurance and audit to support best practice and achieving UNICEF Baby friendly level 3 and to ensure its sustainability, in line with UNICEF quality standards.
• To provide learning experiences in the working and educational environment.
• To demonstrate competence in all activities and interventions at all times.
• To form effective working relationships with Op Leads, Clinical Team Leaders, colleagues in the Champions teams.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We also lead in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Croydon Health Services values education and training and offers opportunities to make a real difference in the NHS.

Details

Date posted: 17 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum. pro rata, inc HCAS (Outer)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 199-N- -RB-HM

Job location: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, 12-18 Lennard Road, Croydon, CR9 2RS

Job description

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications Essential

• Registered Health Visitor
• IBCLC (International board certified lactation consultant)
• UNICEF breastfeeding Management Course
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor; Breastfeeding/lactation course; Breastfeeding counselling course

Desirable

• Coaching/Teaching qualification
• Prescribing course or a willingness to undertake

Experience Essential

• Experience of Leadership and line management
• Experience of managing change
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Experience of working with a team environment
• Experience of working in a diverse community setting

Knowledge Essential

• Broad knowledge of breastfeeding and infant nutrition informed by current research
• Knowledge and application of UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme
• Knowledge of the Current HV service Model
• Broad knowledge of the public health context for breastfeeding, infant nutrition and healthy weights
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults
• Knowledge of clinical governance and audit

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of breastfeeding and infant nutrition informed by current research
• Knowledge of the Current HV service Model and broad knowledge of the public health context for breastfeeding, infant nutrition and healthy weights

Other skills and competencies Essential

• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing health and social care
• IT skills
• Excellent written skills

Desirable

• Demonstrates leadership in practice
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing health and social care

Additional Essential

• Car Driver/Car User and access to a Car

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, 12-18 Lennard Road, Croydon, CR9 2RS. Website: