About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting new families and enhancing infant feeding practices? Join us as an Infant Feeding Specialist Lead Midwife and make a meaningful difference!
At NHS North West Anglia Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding maternity care. Our mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based support to new families, ensuring the best possible start for their newborns. We are committed to fostering a nurturing environment where both parents and babies can thrive.
As the Infant Feeding Specialist Lead Midwife, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting new parents through their infant feeding journey. You will lead initiatives to promote breastfeeding and ensure that all families receive personalised, expert care tailored to their needs. Your expertise and passion will be integral to shaping our infant feeding policies and practices.
Main duties of the job
The Infant Feeding Lead Specialist Midwife will achieve and maintain the standards for UNICEF baby friendly accreditation bespoke standards for NWAFT maternity unit.
Be responsible for the development of systems of assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating breast feeding advice and support given to the mothers and families of all babies being born at North West Anglia Trust Hospital, to ensure care provided is of the highest quality and research based.
Ensure policies, guidelines, procedures and leaflets are updated on a regular basis and changes disseminated to staff as may be required.
Work closely with the neonatal unit in targeting support and advice to mothers with babies at risk: twins, small for gestational age, borderline premature, babies of diabetic mothers etc.
About us
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.
In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Registered Midwife Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
Post registration training in Infant feeding / UNICEF courses
Experience Essential
Minimum of 2 years Midwifery experience Evidence of continuing professional development Evidence in undertaking professional responsibility for coordinating the women pathways of care
Desirable
Relevant experience in Infant feeding / supporting feeding choices
Knowledge Essential
Ability to demonstrate understanding of professional accountability and clinical governance
Desirable
Specialist qualification
Key Skills Essential
Evidence of Multi-disciplinary knowledge and working Ability to teach and present to wider audiences To be computer efficient and be able to mobilise data
Desirable
Infant feeding specialist clinic experience
Other Essential
Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours Be prepared to work across sites as and when required Professional appearance & behaviour Good previous attendance record Satisfactory enhanced DBS check against vulnerable groups barred lists
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.
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 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pan Site
Peterborough/Huntingdon
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)