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Maternity Infant Feeding Advisor

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham, B15 2TG £28,392 – £31,157 a year Fixed-Term Posted 10 September 2026 Apply by 24 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham

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Role description

Job summary

The post holder will work alongside other members of the multi professional team to provide additional feeding support to families and babies to help them achieve their feeding goals.

The role also includes supporting the Infant Feeding Team to maintain Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation, participating in conducting audit and other tasks as directed by the Infant Feeding Lead.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside other members of the multi professional team to provide additional feeding support to families and babies to help them achieve their feeding goals.

See Job description and Personal Specification attached for full details

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-26-8152200-DWAB

Job locations

Birmingham Women’s Hospital

Birmingham

B15 2TG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Certificate Level 3 in Childcare/Healthcare
Accredited breastfeeding support qualification egs. NCT/BfN or 3-day BFI breastfeeding management or BFI compliant training

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

Experience of working with families and babies to support breastfeeding
Evidence of working within an NHS maternity care setting
Infant feeding clinical knowledge - practice and management
Promotion of close and loving relationships
Understanding of BFI maternity standards

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Ability to work within policies and procedures/guidelines and act accordingly
Understanding of role boundaries and when to escalate
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality
Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.