Infant Feeding Support Assistant | City Health Care Partnership CIC

You’ll support parents in the early days after birth, helping them build confidence with feeding their baby and giving them the best possible start.

Working as part of a friendly infant feeding and maternity team, you will provide practical guidance and encouragement to parents during their hospital stay. This role plays an important part in promoting positive feeding experiences, supporting parent wellbeing and ensuring families have access to the information they need before going home. You will work closely with midwives and other healthcare professionals to provide consistent, supportive care.

What you’ll do

• Provide practical support and reassurance to parents with infant feeding
• Demonstrate feeding techniques, including breastfeeding positioning, hand expressing and responsive bottle feeding
• Promote positive feeding practices and share information about ongoing support services
• Work closely with midwives and the wider infant feeding team
• Recognise concerns and escalate them appropriately to healthcare professionals

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore City Health Care Partnership would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

What we’re looking for

• Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
• Good communication skills and a caring, respectful approach
• Experience providing information or practical support to others
• Ability to work well as part of a team and maintain confidentiality
• Basic IT skills and willingness to learn through training and supervision

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds and experiences and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with fairness, respect and can contribute their ideas.

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘CHCP Perks and Rewards’ link.

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Aug 2026