Midwife Specialist in Infant Feeding
1 week ago
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Midwife to join our Infant Feeding team at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will be responsible for promoting and supporting infant feeding practices within our maternity department, adhering to the joint infant feeding policy of the trust.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that all families receive support and information to allow them to make an informed choice regarding feeding.
- Engaging with colleagues to enhance clinical judgement with infant feeding assessments of service users and babies needs and evaluating clinical care as appropriate.
- Acting as a role model and demonstrating evidence-based care in relation to infant feeding and relationship building.
- Reviewing cases of infant feeding readmissions (maternal/newborn), completing incident reports with feedback to staff with both positive and identified learning development needs.
- Reviewing trends of readmissions reports to support strategies to reduce likelihood of occurrence and presenting findings at relevant meetings in the absence of the infant feeding lead.
- Being familiar with multi-disciplinary guidelines and policies relating to infant feeding and supporting staff to evolve if there are any changes in practice.
- Undertaking audits, using appropriate tools to evaluate and develop infant feeding practices with maternity services both BFI and internal.
- Participating in group sessions for families both in pregnancy and the postnatal period where needed in person or virtually.
- Developing resources on infant feeding and relationship building.
- Fostering harmonious relationships, liaising with colleagues and other agencies.
- Delivering one-to-one support, guidance and care planning in feeding clinics for complex cases in the antenatal period.
- Providing a responsive service for feeding clinics postnatally and managing accordingly.
- Delegating to other members of the team to continue ongoing support.
- Being 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.
- Working 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.
- Supporting the discharge planning of women and referral process for providing specialist breastfeeding support for complexities.
- Actively participating in the management, assessment and diagnosis of suspected restricted frenulum.
- Providing clinic expertise within the in-house tongue tie service.
- You may be required to support the unit clinically in times of escalation.
Requirements
We are looking for a Registered Midwife with UK NMC Pin, evidence of ongoing professional development and training, and a willingness to undergo training relevant to the role.
Desirable qualifications include advanced clinical skills in tongue tie (Ankyloglossia), IBCLC - International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and Baby Friendly advocacy training NIPE qualification.
We welcome applicants who are positive role models, able to work in a team and independently, and have excellent communication skills.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering excellent patient care, working together as a team, and promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.
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