Community Based Complex Feeding Specialist Midwife x2

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and person to join the Infant Feeding Team within Maternity at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, as the community based lead for complex infant feeding. The role will lead the provision of complex feeding support and tongue tie release in the four community hubs within the local borough of successful post holder will work as part of a team to ensure a holistic, patient focused service that supports and promotes breastfeeding and safe formula feeding practices in line with UNICEF's Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI), consisting of infant feeding in-service support and community-based infant feeding support. They will also beexpected to support the infant feeding Programme Lead with the implementation of UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative and maintain Baby Friendly Standards within the Trust and our community areas, ensuring our community standards are sustained and embedded across maternity services.

* Please note - this vacancy isNOTsuitable for Overseas Registered Nurses/Midwives required to take the OSCE exam.*

You must have a valid UK NMC pin to apply for this job

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are as follows:

o Develop a community based specialist infant feeding service, including liaising with Family Hubs staff to establish clinics and developing a referral process for the serviceo Perform assessments of specialist infant feeding issueso Perform full tongue tie assessments in line with the latest evidence based practice and with referral for frenulotomy if indicatedo Provide support and feeding plans for families with specialist infant feeding issueso Follow up of infant feeding dyads with specialist issues (including tongue tie) with appropriate referral to other services including the Enhanced Health Visiting Service, GPs or other health professionalso Provide a joined-up service with the hospital-based infant feeding team, the health visiting infant feeding team and the Community Based Infant Feeding Peer Support Serviceo Deliver high quality patient care without direct supervision and seek guidance on actions that are outside agreed defined standardso Support community midwifery staff and peer supporters to provide high quality infant feeding supporto Help the Trust to achieve BFI accreditation including undertaking BFI audits and trainingo Promote breastfeeding as a public health initiative and work within the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

UK NMC Registered Midwife SSSA Qualified Extensive post preceptorship rotational experience Tongue tie / Frenulotomy qualified

Desirable

IBCLC qualified Baby Friendly Initiative trained

Skills / Abilities

Essential

Ability to demonstrate and impart a range of clinical and managerial expertise Able to demonstrate Advanced clinical skills Ability to exercise own initiative and lead and develop a team, drawing on strengths and weaknesses Presentation skills Effective IT Skills including K2, Datix, EPR & Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PP) Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team and outside agencies. Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff Demonstrates ability to adapt to NHS service developments & new nursing theories for use in the clinical area Sound leadership skills and can demonstrate examples of this Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Ability to manage conflict effectively

Experience

Essential

Experience of all areas of midwifery care Advanced clinical experience in relation to infant feeding Experience of performing tongue tie assessments Ability to teach, educate and facilitate training

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

Essential

Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values. Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act, diversity and inclusion

Knowledge

Essential

Full appreciation of safeguarding and mental health requirements Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues Understanding of cultural diversity Articulate & knowledgeable regarding current health and social care issues, particularly the public health and NHS agenda as it impacts on maternity services Knowledge of current research and the evidence base relevance to practice Awareness of professional codes of practice Advanced knowledge of specialist infant feeding issues including tongue tie

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