Breastfeeding Support Project Midwife (Band 6)

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Project Midwife– Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (Band 6) to join the Maternal and Infant Nutrition team within Public Health and Health Policy in Lothian. The role is 36 hours per week, for three years, with occasional Saturday hours and travel to NHS Lothian.

You will join a project team expanding DEBS, working with neonatal, maternity, family nursing and health visiting services to promote longer breastfeeding.

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with current practice status.
• Experience in breastfeeding support is desirable.
• Comfortable with data entry and using spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (DEBS) project within MIN.
• Support families to breastfeed for longer.
• Collaborate with acute and community midwives, health visiting colleagues and medical staff.
• Collect and input data to monitor project outcomes.
• Travel to NHS Lothian as required.

Skills

Data collection

Spreadsheets

Education

Registered Midwife

Job description

NHS Scotland is seeking a Project Midwife– Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (Band 6) to join the Maternal and Infant Nutrition team within Public Health and Health Policy in Lothian. The role is 36 hours per week, for three years, with occasional Saturday hours and travel to NHS Lothian.

You will join a project team expanding DEBS, working with neonatal, maternity, family nursing and health visiting services to promote longer breastfeeding.