Tolead and have continuing responsibility for the development,implementationand evaluation of programmes of care and standard setting in relation to infant feeding.
To provide leadership and direction to all professional groups. Practice will be evidence based in relation to issues for the promotion,protectionand support in the feeding of neonates to ensure the implementation,maintenanceand sustainability of the UNICEF/WHO/BFI best practice standards. Applying all aspects of clinical governance to ensure targets and best practice are achieved.
To lead and advise on development of breastfeeding support programmes.
Torepresentthe Trust in the LMNS in the relevant forums relating to infant feeding.
Tobe responsible forensuring that current best practice is implemented across Maternity to helpinitiateand maintain breastfeeding up to six months of age.
To train staff on best breastfeeding practices.
Tobe responsible fordeveloping infant feeding support resources.
Tolead and have continuing responsibility for the development,implementationand evaluation of programmes of care and standard setting in relation to infant feeding.
To provide leadership and direction to all professional groups. Practice will be evidence based in relation to issues for the promotion,protectionand support in the feeding of neonates to ensure the implementation,maintenanceand sustainability of the UNICEF/WHO/BFI best practice standards. Applying all aspects of clinical governance to ensure targets and best practice are achieved.
To lead and advise on development of breastfeeding support programmes.
Torepresentthe Trust in the LMNS in the relevant forums relating to infant feeding.
Tobe responsible forensuring that current best practice is implemented across Maternity to helpinitiateand maintain breastfeeding up to six months of age.
To train staff on best breastfeeding practices.
Tobe responsible fordeveloping infant feeding support resources.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool”
Tolead and have continuing responsibility for the development,implementationand evaluation of programmes of care and standard setting in relation to infant feeding.
To provide leadership and direction to all professional groups. Practice will be evidence based in relation to issues for the promotion,protectionand support in the feeding of neonates to ensure the implementation,maintenanceand sustainability of the UNICEF/WHO/BFI best practice standards. Applying all aspects of clinical governance to ensure targets and best practice are achieved.
To lead and advise on development of breastfeeding support programmes.
Torepresentthe Trust in the LMNS in the relevant forums relating to infant feeding.
Tobe responsible forensuring that current best practice is implemented across Maternity to helpinitiateand maintain breastfeeding up to six months of age.
To train staff on best breastfeeding practices.
Tobe responsible fordeveloping infant feeding support resources.
To workautonomously within the NMC, Trust and Directorate Guidelines
Todeliver high quality midwifery care by ensuringappropriate systemsand processes are in place toprovide the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
Topromote the uptake and continuation of breastfeeding andbe responsible forthe training and education of all health professionals, provide specialist care and advice to women/colleagues with feeding issues and share specialist knowledge with other groups and agencies.
To actas a champion for professional accountability and standards, ensuring that professional practices are in line with the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and Trust Policy.
To support and contribute to the development of patient care and midwifery practice within the Directorate. Supervising junior staff. Contribute to Trust wide projects asrequired.
To ensure effective line management of staff and ensure they are supported in performing to their full potential. Ensure junior staff haveappropriate supportand supervision and are appropriately assessed.
There are 10 specific recommendations to achievethrough a national BFHI programme which the post holder willbe responsible for:
Critical management procedures:
Comply fully with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and relevant World Health Assembly resolutions.
Have a written infant feeding policy that is routinely communicated to staff and parents.
Establish ongoing monitoring and data-management systems.
Ensure that staff have sufficient knowledge,competenceand skills to support breastfeeding.
Key clinical practices:
Discuss the importance and management of breastfeeding with pregnant women and their families.
Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and support mothers toinitiatebreastfeeding as soon as possible after birth.
Support mothers to initiate andmaintainbreastfeeding and manage common difficulties.
Do not provide breastfed new-borns any food or fluids other than breast milk, unless medicallyindicated.
Enable mothers and their infants toremaintogether and to practise rooming-in 24 hours a day.
Support mothers to recognise and respond to their infants’ cues for feeding.
Counsel mothers on the use and risks of feeding bottles,teatsand pacifiers.
Coordinate discharge so that parents and their infants havetimelyaccess to ongoing support and care.
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