Specialist midwife for infant feeding

£47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year, £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

28/02/2026

• Clinical Responsibilities Audit, valuate and improve midwifery care for mothers and babies .
• Provide clinical expertise, support and professional direction to both Midwifery and Medical staff on the care in relation to responsive feeding and parenting for all women and babies.
• Prioritize and develop care pathways to reflect women and babies feeding journeys based need following risk assessment.
• Facilitate antenatal and postnatal care plans within the hospital/community environment.
• Analyses and evaluates the effectiveness and highlights modifications to Midwifery care pathway, giving professional support and advice as required.
• Maintain accurate and legible records/documentation in accordance with Trust and national professional policies and guidelines.
• Use of expert interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with issues such as child protection, sexual health matters, domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse and mental health issues.
• Effectively communicate complex and sensitive condition-related information to clients and relatives which requires empathy and reassurance.
• Use of counselling skills dealing with issues relating to parenting journeys.
• Participate in programmes of parent and staff education for women in relation to infant feeding and responsive parenting within the hospital/community setting.
• Keep up to date and act consistently within quality standards and guidelines within own clinical area and associated areas.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the quality of work against quality standards in own area and take effective action to address them.
• Leadership Service Delivery & Improvement Leadership and Management Responsibilities.
• Ensure that the day to day service delivered as required by the service needs.
• Promote best practice in health, safety and security.
• Monitor and maintain the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources within the current financial constraints reporting any deviances to the community midwife manager promptly.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team and multi-agencies co-coordinating and participating in case discussions as required.
• Ensure that the service is a positive learning experience for students and junior staff and meet the necessary standards for placement.
• Identify and manage challenging behaviours as directed by trust policies.
• Recognize, communicate and reward the achievements of staff in a learning capacity and provide constructive feedback, advice and on-going practice.
• Provide professional Leadership and support to colleagues.
• Lead and develop the implementation of care pathways for the services of vulnerable women and babies.
• Ensure that essential information on the clients condition and progress is recorded appropriately according to NMC guidelines.
• Monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people.
• Act as a mentor and assessor to assigned learners and teach and support them through their competency assessments as required.
• Lead in the appraisal process for a defined group of staff in accordance with trust policies.
• Communicate clearly with colleagues and provide them with opportunities to contribute to the planning and organisation of work.
• Deal personally with clients, families and carers in order to aid resolution of complaints.
• Report all incidents, complaints or accidents to the Matron and assist in their investigation and resolution.
• Monitor and manage sickness and absence in accordance with trust policies.
• Have active involvement in the recruitment and selection process.
• Monitor, control and store resources/supplies according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment.
• Maintain own vehicle to comply with road safety legislation.
• To ensure provision of care in the community in all weather conditions.
• Maintain accurate records of resource use, i.e. personal expenses, team members expenses in relation to pay, mileage and on calls.
• Implement and propose changes to policies/practices in own area.
• Participate effectively to evaluation studies (e.g. patient satisfaction surveys and audit).

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

• Ensure that the day to day service delivered as required by the service needs.
• Promote best practice in health, safety and security.
• Monitor and maintain the efficient use of physical and/or financial resources within the current financial constraints reporting any deviances to the community midwife manager promptly.
• Liaise with the multidisciplinary team and multi-agencies co-coordinating and participating in case discussions as required.
• Ensure that the service is a positive learning experience for students and junior staff and meet the necessary standards for placement.
• Identify and manage challenging behaviours as directed by trust policies.
• Provide professional Leadership and support to colleagues.
• Lead and develop the implementation of care pathways for the services of vulnerable women and babies.
• Ensure that essential information on the clients condition and progress is recorded appropriately according to NMC guidelines.
• Monitor progress of work recognising changing priorities and implement corrective actions within own limits and informing the relevant people.
• Act as a mentor and assessor to assigned learners and teach and support them through their competency assessments as required.
• Lead in the appraisal process for a defined group of staff in accordance with trust policies.
• Communicate clearly with colleagues and provide them with opportunities to contribute to the planning and organisation of work.
• Deal personally with clients, families and carers in order to aid resolution of complaints.
• Report all incidents, complaints or accidents to the Matron and assist in their investigation and resolution.
• Monitor and manage sickness and absence in accordance with trust policies.
• Have active involvement in the recruitment and selection process.
• Monitor, control and store resources/supplies according to the requirements and specifications of the clinical environment.
• Maintain own vehicle to comply with road safety legislation.
• To ensure provision of care in the community in all weather conditions.
• Maintain accurate records of resource use, i.e. personal expenses, team members expenses in relation to pay, mileage and on calls.
• Implement and propose changes to policies/practices in own area.
• Participate effectively to evaluation studies (e.g. patient satisfaction surveys and audit).

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