Job summary
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a fantastic opportunity for band 6 midwives to rotate into the Infant Feeding Team. You will be promoting good infant feeding practices throughout the unit to women and maternity staff. You will be supporting the team to provide infant feeding expertise, education and audit to work towards the level 3 Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation.
You will support the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality infant feeding support, ensuring excellent service user experience. Whilst ensuring the timely management and support of any feeding difficulties referring to specialists where appropriate.
The post holder will work closely with the Infant Feeding Coordinators, Postnatal Ward Managers, Community Midwives and Matron for Public Health. There will be opportunities to develop the post-holders' skills including receiving training
Please Note: This job is not eligible for overseas sponsorship or for international educated midwives without a current full NMC Pin or new to midwifery practice in the UK.
This role is mainly weekdays with some weekend working required. You will be required to work flexibly to support the service demands.
Main duties of the job
ROLE SUMMARY
To promote, support, protect and normalise breastfeeding in their everyday practise in line with the Maternity Infant Feeding Policy.
To ensure all women receive support and information to allow them to make an informed choices regarding infant feeding.
To be able to motivate, inspire and empower staff to achieve best practice.
To act as an infant feeding resource within the clinical area, supporting staff to enable mothers to carry out feeding in an evidence based and effective manner.
To work closely with the Infant Feeding Specialist (IFS) and the rest of the Infant Feeding Team (IFT) in order to initiate new ideas, practices and approaches to direct clinical care of mothers and babies.
To work with the Infant Feeding Specialist and IFT to provide infant feeding training throughout the maternity service for all staff who come in to contact with new mothers so that they are confident to provide a high standard of basic infant feeding care.
About us
Here in Oxfordshire, we offer women and healthcare professionals a unique set up of our Maternity Services where around 7500 babies are born annually. We have 4 stand-alone Midwifery Led Birth units within the county based at Banbury, Chipping Norton, Wantage and Wallingford as well as offering home births to all areas. There is also an integrated birth unit where around 10% of birthing people choose to go in labour. As a large Tertiary hospital, the John Radcliffe offers a large Delivery Suite with an en-suite birthing pool room, 3 Maternity theatres and a specific Maternity Recovery Ward.
For those working with us, we have a substantial support network for staff, focusing on wellbeing and development. This includes a team of professional Midwifery Advocates, Wellbeing Champions, staff networks and a staff Maternity Psychologist. You will be supported by the Practice Development Team who provide regular study days and updates and support staff clinically. We champion diversity and strive to ensure every member of our team feels included, valued, and has the confidence to speak up and be heard.
We genuinely believe that by supporting our staff to feel happy and offering support within their work environment, we ensure the best quality of care for the women and birthing people who access our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be an effective time manager whilst working as an autonomous midwifery practitioner
To support the Infant Feeding Specialist in ensuring that midwifery practice in regards to infant feeding is both evidence based and is developed in line with best practice
In conjunction with the Infant Feeding Specialist and with her guidance, control resources related to the promotion of breast feeding.
To be recognised as a specialist professional with an increased knowledge in infant feeding and act as a resource of information and support for colleagues.
To work with colleagues and enable them to undertake midwifery led assessment of mothers and babies needs within the specialist area of infant feeding and implement and evaluate clinical care as appropriate.
To reduce the length of stay of women needing a higher level of specialist BF support by developing a follow-up system that women requiring specialist breastfeeding support can be referred to on discharge from hospital care.
To facilitate the smooth running of the any daily breastfeeding drop-in or clinic support running in the maternity service. To be responsible for the maintenance and servicing of equipment e.g. breast pumps.
Please see the attached Job Description for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be an effective time manager whilst working as an autonomous midwifery practitioner
To support the Infant Feeding Specialist in ensuring that midwifery practice in regards to infant feeding is both evidence based and is developed in line with best practice
In conjunction with the Infant Feeding Specialist and with her guidance, control resources related to the promotion of breast feeding.
To be recognised as a specialist professional with an increased knowledge in infant feeding and act as a resource of information and support for colleagues.
To work with colleagues and enable them to undertake midwifery led assessment of mothers and babies needs within the specialist area of infant feeding and implement and evaluate clinical care as appropriate.
To reduce the length of stay of women needing a higher level of specialist BF support by developing a follow-up system that women requiring specialist breastfeeding support can be referred to on discharge from hospital care.
To facilitate the smooth running of the any daily breastfeeding drop-in or clinic support running in the maternity service. To be responsible for the maintenance and servicing of equipment e.g. breast pumps.
Please see the attached Job Description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qual knowl and comps
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and a minimum of 6 months employed experience as a midwife in the UK
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Able to work as part of a team
- Demonstrates good verbal & written communication skills
- Evidence of education in the theoretical and practical teaching of breastfeeding mothers
Desirable
- Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
- UNICEF Train the Trainer
Person Specification
Qual knowl and comps
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and a minimum of 6 months employed experience as a midwife in the UK
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Able to work as part of a team
- Demonstrates good verbal & written communication skills
- Evidence of education in the theoretical and practical teaching of breastfeeding mothers
Desirable
- Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
- UNICEF Train the Trainer
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
John Radcliffe Hospital and Community Teams
Headley Way
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
