Band 6 Infant Feeding Midwife

NHS Jobs; Walsall; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Infant Feeding Practitioner to support breastfeeding across the maternity service. The role includes promoting the Baby Friendly standards, advising midwives and teams, and ensuring accurate records within the Maternity Unit and related services.

The post involves conducting audits, providing training, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to improve infant feeding support and outcomes for mothers and babies in line with Trust policies and BFI

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CLINICAL RESPONSBILITIES

To: monitor and maintain standards of care in accordance with the Trusts policies, Guidelines, Protocols and Professional Regulations actively participate in the promotion of breastfeeding and increasing the initiation and maintenance of breast feeding provide infant feeding support in line with the BFI Standards and WHT Infant Feeding Guidance obtain skills and knowledge to advise and support midwives, neonatal nurses, clinical support workers and volunteers with infant feeding in line with the BFI Standards ensure a high level of clinical visibility in the clinical areas, working alongside staff and supporting women ensure all Maternity staff are competent in supporting mothers/parents with positioning and attachment of the baby at the breast and assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of infant feeding have the skill to recognise feeding complications and deal with clinical problems in a safe and appropriate manner including making appropriate feeding plans provide support to women with complex feeding difficulties (following appropriate training) liaise with and advise members of the multidisciplinary team on the individual needs of mothers in relation to infant feeding and ensure that each mother has access to appropriate services make direct referrals to the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife, consultant obstetrician, paediatrician, safeguarding team as determined by the health needs of the mother and baby give information on accessing breastfeeding supporters/support groups when appropriate maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records using computer based clinical information system when appropriate identify and report any risk management issues, in accordance with trust procedures ensure timely referral of babies to the Tongue Tie clinic where tongue immobility is suspected to be contributing to feeding problems

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Infant Feeding practitioner will: ensure that consistent care is provided throughout the maternity service in line with the BFI standards contribute to the creating and updating of evidenced based guidelines to support clinical practice and the BFI Standards assist to manage the BFI Audit programme, collate the information obtained and submit it to Unicef conduct Unicef BFI Audits of staff, mothers/parents, supplementation rates and the environment in all areas of the Maternity Service and ensure findings are discussed with the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife assist the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife in making Action Plans to achieve any BFI Standards which Audits indicate arent being met take responsibility for ensuring effective communication about relationship building and infant feeding with pregnant women/individuals and parents through approved social media platforms, including the Maternity Electronic Healthcare Record and visual displays in the Maternity Unit assist the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife with ordering, distributing and monitoring equipment and resources for infant feeding purposes ensure the safe working order of infant feeding equipment and teach and advise staff and families how to use equipment safely and appropriately following local guidelines and infection control policies assist in the training for the Volunteer Infant Feeding Childrens Champions programme liaise with Maternity staff to advise on changes to care plans provide regular feedback to staff on an individual basis with regards to compliance with BFI Standards through Practical Skills Reviews manage complaints sensitively and in accordance with Trust policy, referring to the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife and Maternity Service managers when appropriate. attend and contribute to BFI project meetings establish good communication/working relationships with multi-disciplinary agencies both internal and external to the department with the aim of providing a seamless service for women and their families

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Infant Feeding practitioner will: participate in regular reviews of antenatal classes, ensuring they meet the needs of the women, partners and families attending and are consistent with the Baby Friendly Initiative Standards assist the Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife with the review of infant feeding information available for staff and parents, ensuring all literature is based on the BFI standards and is available in languages appropriate to the local population take responsibility for maintaining and developing clinical skills and practices which enhance the role of the midwife and improve the care to the mother develop, deliver and monitor mandatory training programs for all staff involved with infant feeding fulfil the role of mentor to colleagues and student midwives by teaching, assessing and evaluating their skills and knowledge in relation to infant feeding advise and support clinical support workers in assisting mothers/individuals with their chosen method of feeding their babies, in accordance with the BFI standards advise and support the clinical support workers to demonstrate the principles of sterilisation, expressing breastmilk and safe preparation of formula milk apply evidence -based knowledge to practice update their own knowledge by continuing education and through personal and professional development

General Duties

To provide short-term cover for colleagues during periods of leave. Undertake clinical shifts to fulfil the needs of the service at times of escalation. To maintain confidentiality at all times. To be fully aware of and adhere to the Trusts Policies and Procedures. To ensure that all Trust standards are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all whom come into contact with services provided by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Every employee has a duty to take reasonable care of the health and safety of him/herself and of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work, and to co-operate with the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust to ensure that statutory and Trust regulations are complied with. To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and work to achieve agreed set objectives. To participate in team, professional and personal development activities and promote commitment to continuous development and improvement. Ensure that all staff consciously review mistakes, complaints and incidents/near misses as well as successes to improve performance and the level of customer care. All employees will have an organisational and individual responsibility towards safeguarding vulnerable adults, young people and children. Where employees are working with children, young people and families they have a responsibility to cooperate in national safeguarding policy around early intervention activities appropriate to improving health outcomes. As a major provider of health care, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust operate a Smoke Free Policy by providing a totally smoke free environment to help aid patients recovery, promote health and wellbeing and minimize the risks of complications attributed to smoking tobacco and second hand smoke. Ensure that the Trust Smoke Free Policy is adhered to and that staff, patients and visitors are signposted to smoking cessation services. Identify any appropriate support or interventions for staff to support their wellbeing. To abide by Infection Prevention and Control policies relevant to their area of work, and undertake the necessary level of training. This will be appraised through the KSF review process or other relevant professional review process. To accept responsibility for the provision of effective infection prevention and control within the Trust in liaison with the Trust's Infection Control Team. To act as a role model in applying good infection control practice and ensure compliance with all Infection Control policies.

Other Duties

The information supplied above is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and duties of the role. The post holder may be required from time to time to carry out other reasonable requests and duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of their Banding and development as agreed between employee and manager.

Job Design and Review

This job description may be subject to change in the future. Any proposed changes will normally be discussed fully with the post holder with the AfC job evaluation process applied and confirmed via the issue of an updated job description.

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