Lead Midwife for Infant Feeding

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Hazel Grove; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance

Stockport Credit Union

27–33 days annual leave

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust seeks a lead for the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation in maternity services. The role aims to increase breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates across Stockport’s maternity units, including Stepping Hill.

You will develop infant feeding policies, provide training to maternity and neonatal staff, and collaborate with the Infant Feeding Co-ordinator to ensure policy compliance and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience leading UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation processes.
• Strong ability to develop and implement infant feeding policies.
• Ability to deliver infant feeding training across maternity and neonatal staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UNICEF BFI accreditation process within maternity services, increasing breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates across Stepping Hill and Stockport.
• Update infant feeding policy and communicate effectively with all staff groups.
• Develop and deliver infant feeding training to all maternity and neonatal staff groups, working with Startwell Stockport and Neonatal infant feeding Links.

Skills

BFI accreditation

Policy development

Staff training

Clinical review

Tools

Training delivery

Job description

Job Description and banding subject to Agenda for Change review*

To lead the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation process within maternity services, increasing breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates across Stockport.

Support with the frenulotomy service (undertaking training as necessary) to be able to review for restricted lingual frenulum in a clinical setting. Perform frenulotomy divisions appropriately and ensure that all documentation is completed in line with Trust Guidelines.

To lead the review, development and implementation of infant feeding policies, ensuring effective communication and compliance across all staff groups

To develop and deliver infant feeding training to all maternity and neonatal staff groups, working closely with the Infant Feeding Co-ordinator.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

• To lead the UNICEF BFI accreditation process within maternity services, increasing breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates across Stepping Hill and Stockport.


• To update infant feeding policy and communicate effectively with all staff groups

To develop and deliver infant feeding training to all maternity and neonatal staff groups, working closely with Infant Feeding Co-ordinator (Startwell Stockport) and Neonatal infant feeding Links

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays


• NHS pension scheme membership


• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further


• NHS Staff discounts


• Cycle to work scheme


• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt


• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Ingleby Job title: Community Maternity Matron Email address: [e-mail]

Aimee Hodgkiss

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