Specialist Midwife (Infant Feeding)

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Exeter; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Devon is seeking a Specialist Midwife (Infant Feeding) to lead the Infant Feeding Service. You will work collaboratively to ensure evidence-based, family-centered care while promoting breastfeeding and supporting staff training. This role requires an experienced midwife passionate about making a difference in infant feeding practices. The position is part-time, comprising 18.75 hours per week, with a Monday to Friday working pattern.

Qualifications

• Experience as a midwife with a focus on infant feeding.
• Ability to lead and train teams in infant feeding practices.
• Understanding of UNICEF BFI standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Infant Feeding Service in line with UNICEF BFI standards.
• Deliver inspiring training and provide expert advice to families.
• Promote breastfeeding and responsive parenting.

Skills

Compassionate care

Leadership

Breastfeeding promotion

Job description

Go back Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Midwife (Infant Feeding)

The closing date is 29 October 2025

Are you an experienced Midwife with a passion for infant feeding, leadership, and making a real difference to families' lives? We are looking for someone inspiring, compassionate, and forward‑thinking to take the lead on our Infant Feeding Service – helping us achieve and sustain UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) accreditation and drive meaningful change across our maternity and neonatal services.

This is your opportunity to be part of something truly special – supporting our teams and families to give every baby the very best start in life.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients stay healthy when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services cover more than 615,000 people across more than 2,000 square miles of Devon, with specialist services extending to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and homes.

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities enable us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Job responsibilities

In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of the Trust‑wide Infant Feeding Service in line with UNICEF BFI standards, working collaboratively with maternity, neonatal and community teams to ensure consistent, evidence‑based, family‑centred care. You will champion quality improvement through audits and feedback, deliver inspiring training to build staff confidence and competence, and provide expert, compassionate advice to families, helping them make informed choices and feel confident in feeding their babies.

You will promote a culture that celebrates breastfeeding, responsive parenting and the reduction of health inequalities, ensuring every family receives best possible support from the very start.

Additional duties include representing the service at Trust meetings, developing policy and supporting service delivery across the Trust, leading and mentoring staff and working across the Trust and the wider community to support best practice infant feeding.

Working Pattern

18.75 hours per week. Monday – Friday.

Interview Date

To be confirmed.

Contact Information

Charlotte Kilvington – Infant Feeding Specialist – 01392 406663 – [e-mail]
Hannah Readfern – [e-mail]

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Person Specification

General Requirements – see full job description above.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.