Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Infant Feeding Practitioner (Neonatal Nurse / Midwife) within the Women's and Children's Divisional Infant Feeding Team at Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust based at Leighton hospital. We have a 22.5 hour post available covering a six-day service Monday-Saturday.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice throughout the Women's and Children's Division (maternity, neonatal unit and child and adolescent unit) providing specialist clinical feeding support for patients with complex or ongoing challenges. The role also includes clinical duties within the trust's frenulotomy service.
The post holder will work under direction of the Infant Feeding Lead and closely with Midwife and Paediatric Infant Feeding Practitioners supporting the implementation and maintenance of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
1. Demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge with a positive approach to infant feeding across the womens and childrens division.
2. Management of feeding support for complex or ongoing concerns (antenatal and postnatal period).
3. Ensure infant feeding practice/plans are evidence based and appropriate for each family.
4. Participate in implementing and maintaining the UNICEF BFI UK programme (policies, guidelines, audit and training).
5. Communicate with all staff groups to support their knowledge and implementation of infant feeding practices within their clinical area.
6. Ensure clinical areas are supported by infant feeding support workers as required by clinical need.
7. Provide antenatal education to parents and families related to infant feeding and relationship building.
8. Participate in Frenulotomy Service (or be willing to train).
9. At times, deputise for the Band 7 infant feeding lead.
10. Provide mentorship and guidance to students and preceptees.
11. To ensure infant feeding stock levels are adequate and appropriate.
12. Attend internal and external meetings as required by the infant feeding lead.
13. Maintain own professional status and ensure that the NMC requirements for registration is met.
14. You may be required to support the unit clinically in times of escalation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse / Midwife
* Willingness to undergo training relevant for role
* Evidence of ongoing professional development and training
* IBCLC International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
* Advanced clinical skills in tongue tie (Ankloglossia)
* UNICEF BFI Courses
* Teaching / Training qualification
Skills
* Supporting complex infant feeding challenges
* Participation with facilitating / delivering staff education or training
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to negotiate and influence others in situations where there are barriers and challenges to change
Values
* A commitment to quality and safety
* Respectful, showing compassion, respect and dignity
* Act as a role model to staff and students
Experience
* Experience of conducting audits
* Experience of implementing strategy and policy
* Experience of facilitating training to groups
* Substantive experience in infant feeding / infant feeding team
* Experience of BFI assessments
* Experience in project management
* Implementation of quality improvement projects
* Facilitating face to face / online parent education classes
Knowledge
* BFI Standards
* Complex feeding challenges
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
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