Band 6 - Infant Feeding Midwife, Maternity

1 month ago

Watford, United Kingdom West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Ensure that all families receive support and information to allow them to make an informed choice regarding feeding. Engage with colleagues and support them to enhance clinical judgement with infant feeding assessments of service users and babies needs and evaluate clinical care as appropriate. Act as a role model and demonstrate evidence-based care in relation to infant feeding and relationship building Review cases of infant feeding readmissions (maternal/newborn), completing incident reports with feedback to staff with both positive and identified learning development needs. Review trends of readmissions reports to support strategies to reduce likelihood of occurrence and present findings at relevant meeting in the absence of the infant feeding lead.

Be familiar with multi-disciplinary guidelines and policies relating to infant feeding and supporting staff to evolve if there are any changes in practice. Undertake audits, using appropriate tools to evaluate and develop infant feeding practices with maternity services both BFI and internal. Participate in group sessions for families both in pregnancy and the postnatal period where needed in person or virtually. Develop resources on infant feeding and relationship building.

Foster harmonious relationships, liaising with colleagues and other agencies. Deliver one to one support, guidance and care planning in feeding clinics for complex cases in the antenatal period. Provide a responsive service for feeding clinics postnatally and manage accordingly Delegate to other members of the team to continue ongoing support Be an autonomous practitioner providing clinical leadership and direct clinical care to families who have significant infant feeding challenges or requirements. Confident in making assessments of the clinical wellbeing of babies and making effective care plans as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Work collaboratively with the infant feeding team which includes transitional care to support continuity of care of complex cases from the antenatal to the postnatal period Support the discharge planning of women and referral process for providing specialist breastfeeding support for complexities. Actively participate in the management, assessment and diagnosis of suspected restricted frenulum Provide clinic expertise within the in-house tongue tie service. You may be required to support the unit clinically in times of escalation

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