Infant Feeding Team Coordinator

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Infant Feeding Team Coordinator to lead the infant feeding strategy within the Maternity Directorate and drive improvements in breastfeeding rates.

You will provide expert leadership, oversee audits and develop a training programme, while coordinating with Breastfeeding Clinic and NICU. The role includes flexible hours, weekend work and a 0.2 WTE night rota to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and UK midwifery experience.
• Evidence of leadership and ability to train others in breastfeeding.
• Experience in education of breastfeeding and supervision.
• UNICEF/IBLCE breastfeeding qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate infant feeding strategy development and implementation across maternity services.
• Provide expert leadership and staff support for best practice in infant feeding.
• Oversee monitoring, auditing, action planning and reporting on progress.
• Lead the infant feeding team and coordinate with Breastfeeding Clinic and other services.
• Develop and evaluate an infant feeding training programme across disciplines.

Skills

Leadership

Train the trainer

Teaching

Audit

Education

Registered Midwife with UK NMC

UNICEF Train the Trainer

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Infant Feeding Team Coordinator

The closing date is 25 October 2026

The Infant Feeding Coordinator's key role is to lead the implementation, delivery and monitoring of the OUH FT infant feeding strategy for the Maternity Directorate. Leading to an overall improvement in breast feeding rates and an organisational culture that successfully supports women in their choice of infant feeding.

Please Note: This job is not eligible for overseas sponsorship or for international educated midwives without a current full NMC Pin or new to midwifery practice in the UK.

This role is mainly weekdays with some weekend working required. You will also be expected to work night shifts as the post holder will be required to work 0.2 WTE of their hours on the 24 hour Maternity bleep holder rota. You will be required to work flexibly to support the service demands.

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Coordinate the development and implementation of the Infant feeding strategy across areas and disciplines within the maternity services, leading to an overall improvement in breast feeding rates.

To provide expert and professional leadership and support for staff by demonstrating a commitment to best practice in infant feeding

To oversee the monitoring, audit, action planning and evaluation of the infant feeding strategy across areas; to include regular feedback reports to the service on progress

Lead the infant feeding team to include the coordination with, and the management of, the infant feeding leads in each area, Breastfeeding Clinic and other infant feeding support services.

Coordination and development of an infant feeding training programme across disciplines and area which meets the Baby Friendly Initiative standards for education. To include evaluation of the effectiveness of the programme including audit, modification and updating as required.

To provide expert feeding advice and support in all clinical areas and Breast-Feeding Clinic. To include the organisation and delivery of supervision of practical breastfeeding skills to staff in clinical areas.

To develop close working links with the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

To be responsive and involved in the investigation of complaints regarding feeding.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and personal specification for further information about this role.

Alternatively, please contact Bronwen Eadie Matron for In-Patient Sercices and Infant Feeding.

Person Specification

Qual knowl and comps

• Registered Midwife with current UK Registration and a minimum of 6 months employed experience as a midwife in the UK
• Evidence of leadership
• Train the trainer or equivalent
• Evidence of education in the theoretical and practical teaching of breastfeeding mothers
• Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
• UNICEF Train the Trainer

Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of key national policy drivers for infant feeding
• Presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to enthuse and motivate others.
• Teaching expertise (Desirable)
• Experience with audit (Desirable

Communication

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from varied social, cultural & professional backgrounds
• Ability to challenge constructively and assert the authority of the role
• Experience with report writing (Desirable)
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team (Desirable)

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital and Community Teams

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearPer annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-SW-8257704-B7

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital and Community Teams