Are you passionate about supporting new families and enhancing infant feeding practices? Join us as an Infant Feeding Specialist Lead Midwife and make a meaningful difference!
At NHS North West Anglia Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding maternity care. Our mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based support to new families, ensuring the best possible start for their newborns. We are committed to fostering a nurturing environment where both parents and babies can thrive.
As the Infant Feeding Specialist Lead Midwife, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting new parents through their infant feeding journey. You will lead initiatives to promote breastfeeding and ensure that all families receive personalised, expert care tailored to their needs. Your expertise and passion will be integral to shaping our infant feeding policies and practices.
Lead in collaboration with the PRUH Infant Feeding Lead Specialist Midwife to achieve and maintain the standards for UNICEF baby friendly accreditation bespoke standards for NWAFT maternity unit.
Be responsible for the development of systems of assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating breast feeding advice and support given to the mothers and families of all babies being born at North West Anglia Trust Hospital, to ensure care provided is of the highest quality and research based.
Ensure policies, guidelines, procedures and leaflets are updated on a regular basis and changes disseminated to staff as may be required.
Work closely with the neonatal unit in targeting support and advice to mothers with babies at risk: twins, small for gestational age, borderline premature, babies of diabetic mothers etc.
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, with a special focus on welcoming individuals from disabled, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as those from our local area.
In line with our dedication to employee support, we offer a variety of benefits. For more information, please see the attached staff benefits leaflet.
We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Feb 2025