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Infant Feeding Advisor
Role summary
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The Infant Feeding Advisor supports families with breastfeeding, formula feeding and early infant nutrition across maternity and community services. Requirements typically include relevant infant-feeding or maternity experience, knowledge of UNICEF Baby Friendly standards, excellent communication skills and the ability to work with parents from diverse backgrounds. Candidates are expected to provide compassionate, evidence-based advice, observe and assess feeding, maintain accurate records, contribute to staff education and promote safe, inclusive care. The role may require a relevant healthcare qualification, breastfeeding counselling training and experience within the NHS or a similar setting. Applicants should work effectively with midwives, health visitors and other multidisciplinary colleagues, while maintaining confidentiality, safeguarding awareness and professional boundaries.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides hospital and community healthcare services across Merseyside and West Lancashire. The Trust operates major hospitals including Southport and Formby District General Hospital, Ormskirk District General Hospital and Whiston Hospital, alongside community services. It delivers maternity, emergency, medical, surgical, specialist and outpatient care to a large local population. As a teaching organisation, it supports professional development, clinical education, research and multidisciplinary working. The Trust places emphasis on safe, compassionate, inclusive and patient-centred care, with staff contributing to service improvement and public health initiatives. An Infant Feeding Advisor would typically work closely with maternity teams, neonatal services, health visitors and families to promote high-quality infant-feeding support across hospital and community settings.