Job overview
We are looking for a driven and hard working individual to lead our infant feeding team and help the department meet the standards required for BFI. You will work closely with the matrons and ward staff across both Basingstoke and Winchester sites along with other key members of the department.
They will lead and support on the strategic planning, implementation, and maintenance of UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Accreditation, ensuring that the infant feeding services within the HHFT are to the highest standard possible.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Portsmouth Local Maternity System (SHIP LMS) Infant Feeding Lead to ensure that the national deliverables for infant feeding (drawn from NHS Better Births Report (2016), the SHIP LMS Implementation Plan, the NHS Long Term Plan and the Maternity response) are applied in HHFT, in a manner that is sympathetic to our local community needs.
Main duties of the job
1. Lead on the achievement of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation and the maintenance of this when acquired
2. To work closely with each clinical area within the maternity service, engaging with the Matrons and PN Lead Midwives and assist with implementation of standards and policies. To actively participate in influencing any policy/guideline developments and attend the Maternity guidelines meeting. Ensuring that the highest quality of care is offered to our women and babies
3. To evaluate standards and policies to ensure they are cost effective, support service improvement, provide the best clinical outcomes and provide a good experience for women and their families working collaboratively with the Quality Assurance Matron
4. Lead on audit, data collections and formulate reports, gaining support from the Audit Midwife. The post holder will be responsible for identifying gaps in areas of service provision and developing creative strategies to address areas of deficit
5. The post holder will support the Associate Director of Midwifery/Deputy Heads of Midwifery/Clinical Matrons/Senior Midwifery Managers to deliver all aspects of the service. They must have an oversite on how resources are used to deliver affordable healthcare
6. Working in partnership with stakeholders to ensure a co-coordinated approach to infant feeding support. Developing effective partnerships with primary health care colleagues, health visitor, local maternity system, statutory and voluntary agencies
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training and Qualification
Essential criteria
7. Registered Midwife
8. Educated to degree level or equivalent
9. Evidence of ongoing CPD
10. Leadership qualification
11. Practice Assessor qualification
Desirable criteria
12. Frenotomy trained
13. QI qualification
Expereince and Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Clinical leadership experience
15. Self-motivated and committed to continuous professional development
16. Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for healthcare professionals
17. Group education and presentation skills
18. UNICEF BFI knowledge
19. Experience of audit process
20. Experience of implementing policy and planning strategy
Desirable criteria
21. Experience of research process
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
22. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
23. Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
24. Ability to motivate others and manage change
25. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
Desirable criteria
26. Experience of Word, Excel and Powerpoint
27. Experience of using databases to input and analyse data