Tongue Tie Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting babies and families with feeding?

Are you ready to lead an exciting new development within UHNM?Staffordshire Childrens Hospital@Royal Stoke University Hospital (SCH@RSUH) are launching a brand-new Tongue-Tie (Infant Frenulotomy) Service, and we are looking for skilled and motivated practitioners to help shape and deliver this vital service.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join SCH@RSUH as a Tongue-Tie Practitioner. As a tongue tie practitioner, you will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and perform frenulotomy for infants with ankyloglossia and feeding difficulties.

Main duties of the job

At UHNM we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

SCH@RSUH is committed to improving infant feeding outcomes and enhancing family experience throughout maternity and child health. This brand-new service gives you the chance to:

Shape and influence a developing specialist pathway

Build a service that makes a real difference to families

Work as part of a dedicated, supportive multidisciplinary team

If you're ready to take on a rewarding and innovative role that champions early feeding and supports our youngest patients, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Staffordshire Children's Hospital @Royal Stoke

Hilton Road

Stoke On Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Staffordshire Children's Hospital @Royal Stoke

Hilton Road

Stoke On Trent

ST4 6QG

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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