Job summary
Do you aspire to deliver the Best Possible Maternity Care every time? That is the approach to Maternity Services at Northampton General Hospital. We have been a fully accredited Baby Friendly Hospital since 2016.
Our Maternity services include:
A modern 3 bed Birth Centre with birthing pools, assessment room and 8 postnatal beds.
- 6 bedded Transitional Care Ward to minimise separation of mothers and babies.
- 17 bedded ward for inpatient antenatal and postnatal mothers and babies .
- 9 bed consultant-led Labour Ward with a birthing pool.
- 2 dedicated Obstetric theatres with recovery
- 13 bed Maternity Higher Observation Ward.
- A dedicated triage, based on labour ward.
- A Bereavement Suite with garden.
A Maternity Day Unit, an Outpatient Clinic and Midwifery-led Sonography services
Projects include:
o Wellbeing initiatives for staff
o Recognising our colleagues through the Maternity Stars, Rose award and Daisy award schemes.
With a current delivery rate of 4,300 births and ambitious plans across the Local Maternity System for transforming maternity services to be aligned with the Better Births recommendations, now is an exciting time to join the team and play your part in its current period of transformation.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, self-motivated individual to work as a member of the maternity team as an Infant Feeding Advisor.
Main duties of the job
Organisational and Management Responsibilities
- Effectively manage own time to ensure a balance between audit, clinical and administrative duties
- Promote and maintain a departmental culture which promotes an open and honest approach to professional decision making and problem solving
- Promote and maintain organisational and professional standards
- Actively participate in infant feeding meetings within the maternity services
- Demonstrate and promote excellent interpersonal skills, written, verbal and nonverbal communication styles
- Influence and nurture positive attitudes and behaviours within the teams and wider multidisciplinary team
Clinical Role
- Undertake relevant clinical practices in accordance with the Scope of Professional Practice
- Act as a source of expert clinical and professional advice on infant feeding
- Undertake Clinical Audit within area of speciality
- Working with the Infant Feeding Lead, implement initiatives to improve the breastfeeding initiation and maintenance rates by supporting midwives, assistant practitioners and maternity support workers in the clinical area
- Provide support and act as a resource to staff who are assisting new mothers on the postnatal wards with infant feeding ensuring compliance with the DoH and Baby Friendly Initiative
- Participate in the development of relevant care pathways and guidelines within the maternity service
- Take all possible action to minimise clinical risk to women and their babies, utilising all available resources
About us
**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for someone with drive and a passion for infant feeding to work within the small, friendly team. As the Infant Feeding Advisor, you will promote Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) care standards by teaching, supporting and mentoring staff to give the best possible care to babies and their parents. You will support the work of the Infant Feeding Lead to ensure that the BFI standards continue to be implemented across the service, preparing for any future accreditation visits and for our ambitions of achieving BFI Gold accreditation.
We need someone who is motivated, flexible, positive about breastfeeding and who is keen to further develop their knowledge and skills in infant feeding and the BFI process. In time you will be able to work both independently and as part of the team using your excellent clinical, interpersonal and organisational skills to work with the infant feeding lead to:
- Support new staff and midwifery students to develop their clinical skills in infant feeding using an evidence-based approach in line with BFI care standards
- Run training sessions for a range of maternity staff and to the multi-disciplinary team
- Carry out practical skills reviews in infant feeding
- Work with staff individually and in groups to build their skills to provide a high level of care in infant feeding
- Participate in the provision of breastfeeding workshops for expectant parents
- Support staff to develop care plans with complex clinical cases
- Carry out regular audits to monitor our compliance with BFI standards of care and report the findings
- Use these audit results and current evidence to help shape training for staff and resources for parents
- Assist in the writing and implementation of guidelines and initiatives relevant to infant feeding
- Support parents in the infant feeding clinic with more complex situations
- Deputise in meetings at local and regional level as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for someone with drive and a passion for infant feeding to work within the small, friendly team. As the Infant Feeding Advisor, you will promote Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) care standards by teaching, supporting and mentoring staff to give the best possible care to babies and their parents. You will support the work of the Infant Feeding Lead to ensure that the BFI standards continue to be implemented across the service, preparing for any future accreditation visits and for our ambitions of achieving BFI Gold accreditation.
We need someone who is motivated, flexible, positive about breastfeeding and who is keen to further develop their knowledge and skills in infant feeding and the BFI process. In time you will be able to work both independently and as part of the team using your excellent clinical, interpersonal and organisational skills to work with the infant feeding lead to:
- Support new staff and midwifery students to develop their clinical skills in infant feeding using an evidence-based approach in line with BFI care standards
- Run training sessions for a range of maternity staff and to the multi-disciplinary team
- Carry out practical skills reviews in infant feeding
- Work with staff individually and in groups to build their skills to provide a high level of care in infant feeding
- Participate in the provision of breastfeeding workshops for expectant parents
- Support staff to develop care plans with complex clinical cases
- Carry out regular audits to monitor our compliance with BFI standards of care and report the findings
- Use these audit results and current evidence to help shape training for staff and resources for parents
- Assist in the writing and implementation of guidelines and initiatives relevant to infant feeding
- Support parents in the infant feeding clinic with more complex situations
- Deputise in meetings at local and regional level as required
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching and/or assessing in clinical practice
Desirable
- Infant feeding qualification or equivalent experience
- BFI Audit workshop
- Baby Friendly Initiative training
- Certified Lactation Consultant at postgraduate level (IBCLC registered)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Range of midwifery experience or equivalent if IBCLC registered
- Experience of participation in audit activities
- Knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation process
- Lactation Consultant
Desirable
- Working towards BFI accreditation
- Undertaking audit interviews
- Teaching groups within clinical areas
Skills
Essential
- IT Skills - Microsoft Word
- Effective oral & written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills - able to support colleagues and an ability to challenge appropriately
- Planning & organisational skills
- Able to support women with infant feeding problems
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Excel
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching and/or assessing in clinical practice
Desirable
- Infant feeding qualification or equivalent experience
- BFI Audit workshop
- Baby Friendly Initiative training
- Certified Lactation Consultant at postgraduate level (IBCLC registered)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Range of midwifery experience or equivalent if IBCLC registered
- Experience of participation in audit activities
- Knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation process
- Lactation Consultant
Desirable
- Working towards BFI accreditation
- Undertaking audit interviews
- Teaching groups within clinical areas
Skills
Essential
- IT Skills - Microsoft Word
- Effective oral & written communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills - able to support colleagues and an ability to challenge appropriately
- Planning & organisational skills
- Able to support women with infant feeding problems
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Excel
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).
