Infant Feeding Lead Midwife
- NHS
- Part Time
- Scunthorpe
- 46148.00 - 52809.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
Working in partnership with the wider community, in order to identify public health priorities and reduce health inequalities.
The post holder will improve on existing breastfeeding rates by assessing, planning implementing and evaluating care programmes that aim to improve on current practice and including support for complex breastfeeding issues. The post holder will provide a Frenulotomy Service undertaking this procedure in house to increase breast feeding rates
The infant feeding lead will maintain the Baby friendly initiative and continue to ensure the gold accreditation is maintained, lead on training programmes for parents, staff and service users'. Provide expert knowledge to both trained and untrained staff, acting as a role model and setting high standards.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will support staff, parents and families to improve the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding rates at NLaG and establish good practice in infant nutrition.
- To support the BFI lead in the implementation of the WHO/UNICEF best practice standards for breastfeeding throughout the Trust, by assisting in the development, teaching and educational programmes for all health professionals involved in supporting women to breast feed and assisting those parents who choose to artificial feed and who are experiencing complex issues.
- To raise the profile of breast feeding and its benefits with a view to changing culture and improving infant nutrition.
- To assist the BFI Lead in the delivery of high-quality standards of care related to the establishment of breast feeding and infant feeding in both the hospital and community settings in line with the Baby Friendly UK Initiative.
- Assist the Lead in the delivery of a high-quality training programme for staff in acute and community settings who may contribute to supporting families with breast feeding, in order to raise the level of skill and expertise.
- Provide additional support to those families or professionals where there are particular difficulties in establishing and maintaining breast feeding.
- For more info see job description
About us
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job responsibilities
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For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education & Training
Essential
- Registered Midwife - active on the NMC register.
- Evidence of in-depth experience and postgraduate study or post registration study such as master's degree or equivalent experience.
- SSSA/equivalent trained
Desirable
- Management/leadership qualification
- NIPE trained
Occupational experience
Essential
- o Practicing Midwife with a minimum of 1 years' experience at Band 6
Desirable
- Experience at band 7
- o Previous involvement in leading change to develop practice
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Scunthorpe General Hospital
Cliff Gardens
Scunthorpe
DN15 7BH
