Band 6 Specialist Infant Feeding Midwife

3 months ago

Farnworth, United Kingdom Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you an experienced midwife who is passionate about supporting women and families with breastfeeding and infant feeding?

At Bolton our women and their families are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure that they receive the highest quality of care and we are guided by our Trust Values. We are committed to looking at ways to develop and improve our maternity services. We value our staff and provide an environment for nurturing and development.

We are looking for a motivated, experienced and compassionate midwife to join our service. You will have excellent communication skills & clinical knowledge and a commitment to delivering personalised care to the women and families in our community.

Join us in working towards an outstanding Maternity service.

The post holder will be a registered midwife who will act as a role model for promoting, supporting and protecting infant feeding services across Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

They will work to ensure that nationally recognised standards are met and support our journey to UNICEF BFI re-accreditation. They will advise and support all staff in relation to infant feeding and demonstrate a high level of competence in the speciality. They will be expected to broaden their remit as appropriate in line with current evidence base, knowledge and training.

They will make decisions based upon knowledge and experience in respect of the woman, her baby and family, and be accountable for those decisions. They will participate in facilitating that all staff in the service receive adequate training commensurate with their role to enable them to provide competent care in the area of infant feeding.

The post holder will promote and participate in the provision of the Midwifery/nurse led tongue tie service and will undertake training and continuing professional development as required by the post.

"The right care, by the right person, in the right place "

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the North West side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. We have recently been given a CQC rating of Good. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children's services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women's and Children's services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West Sector of Manchester and beyond.

**JOB SUMMARY**:
To participate in the drive to maintain UNICEF UK BFI Standards across maternity services.

To participate in the implementation, review and development of strategies to ensure health professionals are adequately trained in breastfeeding management, supporting optimal parent-infant relationships, and ensuring that parents are enabled to make informed choices which are fully supported.

Maximise breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates in all infants born or residing within the Trust’s catchment areas.

Provide specialist knowledge underpinned by theory relating to complex breastfeeding problems to assist resolution, whilst recognising the needs of service users, in light of developments in practice both locally and nationally.

Provide an expert resource for staff caring for mothers and babies with complex feeding issues.

Contribute to service delivery and innovation, ensuring that the service is delivered in line with national, local and trust standards.

To promote and participate in the delivery of the midwifery/nurse led tongue tie service for the Trust, ensuring safe, timely and effective treatment for babies experiencing feeding difficulties.

To participate in the development of guidelines, information and practices that will both promote and support breastfeeding locally.

Act as a role model and support for the development of staff who work within the Infant Feeding or Tongue Tie Service.

Make decisions based upon knowledge and experience in respect of patient care, and be accountable for those decisions.

Act in accordance with the NMC Code at all times.

Ensure that the Trust’s values are at the heart of all decisions made and behaviours displayed.

For further details, consult the attached job description and person specification

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