Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site John Radcliffe Hospital and Community Teams Town Oxford Salary per annum pro rata Closing 16/05/2025 23:59
Infant Feeding Team Coordinator
Band 7
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
The Infant Feeding Coordinator’s key role is to lead the implementation, delivery and monitoring of the OUH FT infant feeding strategy for the Maternity Directorate. Leading to an overall improvement in breast feeding rates and an organisational culture that successfully supports women in their choice of infant feeding.
Please Note: This job is not eligible for overseas sponsorship or for international educated midwives without a current full NMC Pin or new to midwifery practice in the UK.
This role is mainly weekdays with some weekend working required. You will be required to work flexibly to support the service demands. This job advert is for 22.5 hours per week, job sharing with another midwife who is working 15 hours per week in the role.
Main duties of the job
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinate the development and implementation of the Infant feeding strategy across areas and disciplines within the maternity services, leading to an overall improvement in breast feeding rates.
To provide expert and professional leadership and support for staff by demonstrating a commitment to best practice in infant feeding
To oversee the monitoring, audit, action planning and evaluation of the infant feeding strategy across areas; to include regular feedback reports to the service on progress
Lead the infant feeding team to include the coordination with, and the management of, the infant feeding leads in each area, Breastfeeding Clinic and other infant feeding support services.
Coordination and development of an infant feeding training programme across disciplines and areas which meets the Baby Friendly Initiative standards for education. To include evaluation of the effectiveness of the programme including audit, modification and updating as required .
To provide expert feeding advice and support in all clinical areas and Breast-Feeding Clinic. To include the organisation and delivery of supervision of practical breastfeeding skills to staff in clinical areas.
To develop close working links with the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
To be responsive and involved in the investigation of complaints regarding feeding.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and personal specification for further information about this role. Alternatively, please contact Amanda Lee, Maternity Matron for public Health if you would like to discuss further.
Person specification
Qual knowl and comps
* Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and a minimum of 6 months employed experience as a midwife in the UK
* Evidence of leadership
* Train the trainer or equivalent
* Evidence of education in the theoretical and practical teaching of breastfeeding mothers
* Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
* UNICEF Train the Trainer
Skills/Knowledge
* Knowledge of key national policy drivers for infant feeding
* Presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to enthuse and motivate others.
* Teaching expertise (Desirable)
* Experience with audit (Desirable
Communication
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively with people from varied social, cultural & professional backgrounds
* Ability to challenge constructively and assert the authority of the role
* Experience with report writing (Desirable)
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team (Desirable)
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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