About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about providing the best neonatal care? Do you want to make a difference to babies and their families?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced neonatal nurse or midwife to grow your career and join our friendly team within the Neonatal Unit as the Neonatal Infant Feeding Lead Nurse. This is a key leadership role, providing specialist clinical expertise in infant feeding to support babies and families across the Neonatal Unit. The postholder will play a central role in promoting evidence-based practice, enhancing family integrated care, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, individualised feeding support for premature and sick neonates. The Neonatal Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is one of the largest in the country, and provides specialist level 3 medical and surgical ICU, HDU and LDU care for babies across the Thames Valley Neonatal Network.
If you are an experienced neonatal practitioner with a passion for infant feeding and family-centred care, we would love to hear from you. We would advise any applicant to arrange an informal visit to the Neonatal Unit - please see details below. Full time and part time hours available (Minimum 30 hours/week)
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
Provide clinical expertise and practical assistance on the unit to overcome complex feeding issues and provide specialist input developing plans of care. Lead on the implementation of and maintain the UNICEF Baby friendly accreditation on the neonatal unit. Promote a clinical environment and culture that facilitates ongoing learning about infant feeding and supports relationship building between parent and baby. Provide and facilitate staff education on breastfeeding and infant feeding. Uphold the Neonatal Unit's Ethos.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide specialist feeding support to babies on the Neonatal Unit. They will be a highly competent, knowledgeable and visible practitioner setting the highest standards of care and ensuring the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for all patients and their families.
See job description and person specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife Neonatal Qualified in Speciality Course Degree level education Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
Master's Degree International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) accreditation Current training or willingness to undertake UNICEF Baby Friendly Train the Trainer course
Experience Essential
Demonstrate knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative standards Significant experience in Neonatal Care setting, including experience in neonatal infant feeding management and promotion Experience of delivering training Ability to successfully manage people and change, including conflict management Specialist knowledge and skills required to deal with Infant feeding problems and solutions Evidence of research and audit in relation to infant feeding Team management skills including rotas, teaching, appraisals and overall responsibility for ongoing knowledge and effectiveness of the infant feeding team.
Desirable
Post registration management and leadership course or experience Evidence of developing and implementing guidelines and policies
Personal Skills Essential
Enthusiastic and self-aware Ability to manage change and deliver quality service Autonomous practitioner who is resilient under pressure Ability to work on own initiative, but also as part of a multidisciplinary team Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
Coaching skills
Behavioural Skills Essential
Aligned to the Trust values. Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times. Flexible in approach to work
Technical Skills Essential
Competent IT skills in digital systems
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)