The Infant Feeding Coordinator’s key role is to lead the implementation,deliveryand 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 also be expected to work night shifts as the post holder will be required to work 0.2 WTE of their hours on the Maternity bleep holder rota. You will be required to work flexibly to support the service demands.
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 bydemonstratinga 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, BreastfeedingClinicand 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 asrequired.
• 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 complaintsregardingfeeding.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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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.
This advert closes on Friday 15 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr