Infant Feeding Midwife

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke / County hospital Town Stoke on trent Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/08/2026 23:59

We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 midwife to support our Infant Feeding team to cover a maternity leave secondment.

Theinfantfeedingspecialistmidwifewillworkcloselywiththe Infant Feeding Lead (s) (IFLs) to assist and support the implementation of the maternity services infant feeding strategy for maintaining and sustaining the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative UK Hospital accreditation through initiating new ideas, practices and approaches to direct clinical care of mothers and babies, embedding good practice.

They will lead in the clinical area, acting as an Infant Feeding resource, providing expertinfantfeedingknowledgeandsupporttotheon-goingdevelopmentofallstaff, demonstrating commitment to best evidence-based practice, challenging staff if best practice is not being demonstrated.

Theywillalso workwiththeIFLstoprovidespecialistinfantfeedingtraining throughouttheserviceforallstaffthatmeetnewmothersandtheir families.

• ToworkcloselywiththeIFL’S toinitiateandembednewideas,practices and approaches to direct clinical care of mothers and babies
• Toensurethatallstaffencourageandsupportwomentodevelopanearly relationship with their unborn baby.
• Toensurethat allfamiliesreceivesupport andinformationtoenablethemtomake an informed choice regarding feeding.
• Toworkasanautonomousmidwiferypractitionerandprovideaneffectivelinktothe wider networks for breastfeeding support
• Toundertakeclinicalauditusingappropriate Baby Friendly Initiativeaudittools  to evaluate and develop infant feeding practices with maternity services.
• Tofacilitategroupsessionsforfamiliesbothinpregnancyandthepostnatal period
• Supportwomeninfeedingtheirbabiesusingevidence-based information,inlinewith the Trust Infant Feeding Policy
• Supportwomenwithmorecomplexbreastfeedingneeds e.g.;multiplebirths, premature babies
• Instigate&implementfeedingmanagementplanswhererequiredand review.
• Ensureaccuraterecordkeepingiskeptonthe Maternitynotes system
• Providebreastfeedingsupportinallotherclinicalareaswhenrequired e.g.;

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Please see attached job description for full details of the post.

• A minimum of 12 months band 6 experience within UK maternity services
• Willingness to undertake training specific to role
• Experience of working within an infant feeding team

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• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome…