Infant Feeding and Nurture Team Midwife

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recherche un(e) sage-femme pour rejoindre son Infant Feeding and Nurture Team, avec un engagement à offrir des services de qualité tout en adoptant une approche flexible. Vous aurez un rôle central dans la formation et le soutien des équipes pour assurer une prestation de soins exemplaire aux nourrissons et à leurs familles.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 ans d'expérience en tant que sage-femme de Band 6.
• Passion pour l'alimentation infantile et la prise en charge.

Responsibilities

• Faire partie de l'équipe sur la prestation de services de maternité spécialisés.
• Contribuer à l'évaluation et à la gestion des services de qualité.

Skills

Communication

Gestion du temps

Résolution de problèmes

Education

Enregistrement de sage-femme avec NMC et minimum 3 ans d'expérience

Qualification reconnue d'enseignement et d'évaluation

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol

GBP 38,000 - 47,000

Be among the first applicants.

7 days ago

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Infant Feeding and Nurture Team Midwife

Band 6

Main area Specialist Midwifery Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 27 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 387-WC5598-HN

Site St Michael's Hospital Town Bristol Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

To be a competent midwife working flexibly across the maternity service a as member of the Infant Feeding and Nurture Team based at St Michaels' hospital.

We may close this vacancy early due to high volumes of applications received.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be part if the team responsible for providing the Trust specialist infant feeding and nurture midwifery service, and the midwife led tongue tie assessment and frenulotomy service. The team are led by the Infant Feeding and Nurture specialist midwife (IFSM) and the service is currently Monday to Friday.

You will work with the team to enhance service provision in alignment with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards supporting the IFSM to lead the service in achieving and maintaining BFI accreditation. You will contribute to service evaluation and change management to continually improve quality. You will also assist the IFSM in the provision of training, guidelines and other tools to support staff knowledge and skills in order to facilitate excellent service provision.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to deal with sensitive and difficult situations
• Ability to provide valuable and constructive feedback to the multidisciplinary team
• Competent in IT: able to use Microsoft Office 365 and other clinical and non clinical software
• Able to evidence problem-solving and care planning skills including in complex / acute clinical scenarios
• Evidence of planning, designing and/or facilitating training / staff teaching resources
• Proven time management skills in order to autonomously manage own and teams diary/workload
• Able to collate interpret and present audit data

Qualifications and Training

• Registered midwife with NMC and minimum 3 years’ experience as a Band 6 midwife
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Quality Improvement project involvement
• Flexible and adaptive in approach and attitude
• Shows a passion for infant feeding and nurture
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Proactive positive approach to organisation, prioritisation and team working. Uses own initiative and a considerate communicator
• Creative and innovative
• Ability to remain calm when under pressure
• Skilled in providing non-judgemental support in sensitive and complex situations
• Enthusiasm for evidence-based care and commitment to staff development

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kate Hewitt Job title Infant Feeding and Nurture Specialist Midwife Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01173425164 Additional information

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