Breastfeeding Counsellor

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• The position holder will report to Physician in charge of NRU, Immunization and Breastfeeding counselling  units of Dhaka Hospital. She will responsible for counseling  mothers coming to the hospital for treatment of their 0-24 months children;  She will demonstrate mothers the techniques of breastfeeding, motivate mothers to adopt exclusive breast feeding practices. She will also participate in surveys to determine effectiveness of the counselling services. The Breastfeeding Counsellor will conduct daily rounds in the wards to pick up mothers who require counselling. She will follow doctors’ advice in spotting potential mothers. The specific areas of responsibilities are detailed below:
• Identify mothers having babies of 0-6 months and provide individual counseling to adopt exclusive breastfeeding practice. Mothers with children up to 24 months old must be advised of proper feeding practices;
• The Breastfeeding Counselor will demonstrate and train mothers who lack knowledge and skills of breastfeeding. She will conduct group or individual counseling and also carry out follow-up surveys to determine the effectiveness of the service in Dhaka Hospital;
• The Breastfeeding Counselor will conduct awareness sessions for health workers, nurses, and doctors;
• Promote a spirit of collegiality in support of diversity amongst team members ;
• Participate in practical sessions of national training courses;  
• The BFC should be an excellent team worker and maintain cohesion within the team. She should be able to organize events on motivation, publicity and promotion of breastfeeding;
• The Breastfeeding Counselor will support and train project staff who require skills of breastfeeding counseling. She will assist in motivational works on ongoing projects if needed.

• Masters in Food and Nutrition related subjects;
• 3 years’ relevant experience is required. Candidate having experience in hospital’s counselling service management will get preference

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