Infant Feeding Midwife
The closing date is 13 May 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Band 6 Midwife to join the Infant Feeding Team at Epsom and St Helier!
Working cross-site, the post holder will promote and support the Trust infant feeding practices, adhering to the blended infant feeding guidelines and wider Trust guidelines related to infant feeding and responsive parenting. The primary responsibility of the post holder is to ensure the complete implementation and maintenance of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards, thereby ensuring the preservation and retention of the Trust BFI Gold Award status.
The post holder will be a recognised specialised professional with advanced knowledge in infant feeding and will serve as a valuable source of information and support for colleagues and parents. The role involves the provision of education and clinical supervision to assist staff in implementing evidence-based approaches to infant feeding and relationship building. It aims to align with the government health promotion agenda and the NHS Long Term Plan vision for the Baby Friendly Initiative and to maintain the Trust's BFI Gold status. Establishing and maintaining a visible presence in the clinical setting is crucial.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure that all families receive support and information to allow them to make an informed choice regarding feeding.
* Engage with colleagues and support them to enhance clinical judgement with infant feeding assessments and breastfeeding observations of service users and babies' needs and evaluate clinical care as appropriate.
* Confident in the documentation of feeding plans and management plans in the electronic notes.
* Act as a role model and demonstrate evidence-based care and practices in relation to infant feeding and relationship building.
* Interview mothers/parents of infant feeding readmissions (maternal/new born), completing incident reports with feedback to staff with both positive and identified learning development needs.
* Be familiar with multi-disciplinary guidelines and policies relating to infant feeding and supporting staff to evolve if there are any changes in practice.
* Undertake interviews for audit, using appropriate BFI audit tools to evaluate infant feeding practices within ESTH maternity services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Band 6 registered Midwife with UK NMC Pin.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development and training.
* Completion of BFI 2 day Breastfeeding and relationship management course.
* Completion of BFI train the trainer course.
Experience
* Experience working as a Band 6 midwife.
* Demonstrate experience in Infant feeding and UNICEF Baby Friendly Standards.
* Experience in support in an infant feeding role.
* Experience in teaching Parent education regarding Infant feeding.
* Demonstrate experience of change management.
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent clinical midwifery skills.
* Skilled practitioner in Infant feeding.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Willingness to undertake training on appointment for any skills in which not already competent.
* Experience using electronic patient record systems (e.g. Badgernet, CERNER).
* Understanding of the current public health agenda in relation to infant feeding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
£45,953 to £54,254 a year Per annum pro rata inc HCAS (outer London).
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