Job summary
- Main area
- Midwife
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-M-6885655-A
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pan Site
- Town
- Peterborough/Huntingdon
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife - Huntingdon/Peterborough
Band 7
Job overview
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
Lead in collaboration with the PRUH Infant Feeding Lead Specialist Midwife to 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- Registered Midwife
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post registration training in Infant feeding / UNICEF courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years Midwifery experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence in undertaking professional responsibility for coordinating the women pathways of care
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience in Infant feeding / supporting feeding choices
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of professional accountability and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Specialist qualification
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Infant feeding specialist clinic experience
Other
Essential criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Taylor
- Job title
- Deputy Head Of Midwifery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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