Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to job share the Infant Feeding Lead Role at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, innovative midwife for 22.5 hours per week with a passion for leading Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to support the Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative at Jessop Wing.
This will involve co-ordinating and improving the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards within The Jessop Wing and drive innovation and collaboration within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the management and clinical leadership of the Infant Feeding Team within the Jessop Wing.
To co-ordinate and improve the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly standards within The Jessop Wing.
To provide strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by your team.
Incorporate equity and inclusion principles into all infant feeding initiatives, ensuring the service supports women, birthing people, and families from all backgrounds.
To champion collaboration across multidisciplinary teams and with external partners, the LMNS and MNVP's, ensuring cohesive and integrated services that meet the evolving needs of the population
To drive innovation and collaboration within the team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
To embed principles of sustainability and innovation into care delivery
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The Directorate of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology is based at the Jessop Wing which is linked to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The maternity unit has over 6800 births per year and is a Regional Tertiary Maternity Service with a Level 3 Neonatal Unit of 44 cots. A tertiary Gynae-Oncology service and a changing Gynaecology Service, which includes an Assisted Conception Unit, complete the services within the Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Practising Midwife
- NMC registered
- Completed the UNICEF Baby Friendly Breastfeeding Management 2-Day Course
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (BFI Train the Trainer course and/or BFI Audit course)
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience Extensively working across organisational boundaries and ability to work within a multi-agency framework
- Significant experience of working with families and communities
- Experience of audit, monitoring and evaluating local and national infant feeding targets
- Experience of team leadership
- Experience of working with babies, mothers and families who are breastfeeding
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of professional and personal accountability in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and scope of professional practice
- In-depth knowledge of UNICEF baby friendly initiative, in line with the department of health and NICE guidance
- Clear knowledge and understanding of partnership working to ensure a streamlined infant feeding service
- Highly developed communication /presentation and reporting skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to write complex and detailed reports
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-agency team
- Ability to effectively negotiate, influence and motivate
- Ability to use a range of IT packages
- Highly developed organisational /time management skills and ability to prioritise own work
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS structure policy and regional priorities
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and implications for practice relating to Infant feeding and BFI Audit
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels
- Flexible approach to work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Practising Midwife
- NMC registered
- Completed the UNICEF Baby Friendly Breastfeeding Management 2-Day Course
- Continuous professional development
- First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable
- Teaching qualification (BFI Train the Trainer course and/or BFI Audit course)
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience Extensively working across organisational boundaries and ability to work within a multi-agency framework
- Significant experience of working with families and communities
- Experience of audit, monitoring and evaluating local and national infant feeding targets
- Experience of team leadership
- Experience of working with babies, mothers and families who are breastfeeding
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of professional and personal accountability in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and scope of professional practice
- In-depth knowledge of UNICEF baby friendly initiative, in line with the department of health and NICE guidance
- Clear knowledge and understanding of partnership working to ensure a streamlined infant feeding service
- Highly developed communication /presentation and reporting skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to write complex and detailed reports
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-agency team
- Ability to effectively negotiate, influence and motivate
- Ability to use a range of IT packages
- Highly developed organisational /time management skills and ability to prioritise own work
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS structure policy and regional priorities
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and implications for practice relating to Infant feeding and BFI Audit
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to make appropriate decisions at all levels
- Flexible approach to work
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
