Senior Midwifery Practitioner - Infant Feeding Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

What you will do:

Lead the planning, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of agreed standards for infant feeding.

Provide leadership and collaboration to meet the vision for achieving and then maintaining full UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative BFI accreditation.

Provide leadership support and direction to the Infant Feeding Service ensuring that the team is able to work effectively supporting our families both in and out of the hospital setting.

Participate in and support regular audits.

Support and encourage quality and service improvements led by both evidence and service user feedback.

Champion the public health benefits of breastfeeding, leading initiatives to increase breastfeeding continuation rates in alignment with BFI standards.

Provide specialist clinical support and expert advice on infant feeding, working collaboratively with the wider workforce to deliver individualised, evidence-based care and support to families.

Develop and implement a comprehensive training strategy to ensure all members of the multidisciplinary team receive appropriate foundational education and regular updates in infant feeding practices.

Ensure personalised support to empower informed feeding choices and promote positive outcomes.

Contribute to the delivery of high-quality training programmes and workshops for both healthcare professionals and service users, supporting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Lead the implementation of evidence-based practice changes, ensuring care remains individualised and responsive to emerging themes through robust, local governance processes.

Collaborate with local services and partners to promote and support breastfeeding, contributing to improved public health outcomes across the community.

You will be expected to demonstrate:

Competency and skills acquisition within the band 7 midwife role Being a strong advocate of effective and evidence based feeding practices The ability to perform and train staff to maintain an effective frenulotomy service Ability to communicate effectively and compassionately Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise workload Good interpersonal skills Enjoying working collaboratively with our families and supporting their decisions.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
• Significant clinical experience
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
• Expert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies

Desirable

• Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
• High dependency course
• Team leadership role
• Evidence of audit
• Examination of the newborn qualification
• Understanding of local and national NHS initiatives

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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.

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

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

W&N Maternity Public Health and Education

Southampton

SO16 5YA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx