Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0250
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Specialist Infant Feeding Nurse/Midwife, Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Are you passionate about neonatal care and infant feeding? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your skills and dedication can truly make a difference? if yes, then we are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Neonatal Specialist Feeding Nurse/Midwife to join our exceptional team.
Main duties of the job
This exciting role is responsible for promoting effective infant feeding support to all new parents in the neonatal unit and transitional care, ensuring that breast-feeding is actively promoted.
You will be responsible for promoting effective infant feeding support of all new parents in transitional care and the neonatal unit, ensuring that breast feeding is actively promoted. Ensuring that all new parents receive support and advice on: the importance of breastfeeding, the benefits and impact breastfeeding will have on short- and long-term health and wellbeing for the mother and baby, maximising milk supply by hand expressing and using the breast pump, safe breast milk storage and support with responsive bottle feeding if that is the parental choice or clinically indicated.
Additionally, you will support the Infant Feeding Team in achieving full UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation for LNU and re-accreditation for Maternity with a view to a whole service accreditation of the gold award.
Working for our organisation
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive. We endeavour to ensure each and every person working in our organisation feel respected and valued. Respecting and valuing differences will help to ensure that our policies and services reflect the needs and experiences of the people and community we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide specialist expertise and advice in the clinical areas with regards to infant feeding alongside practical help where necessary.
Adopt a multi professional approach to care with mothers, families, health care professionals and other agencies and organisations e.g. UNICEF, BLISS
Be responsible for ordering, distributing and monitoring of equipment and resources for infant feeding purposes. Monitor and contribute to budget control of infant feeding equipment and resources.
Ensure the safe working order of infant feeding equipment. Teach and advise staff and parents how to use the equipment safely.
Provide clinical expertise and practical assistance on the unit to assist women to overcome complex feeding issues and provide specialist input developing plans of care.
Monitor and maintain standards of care in accordance with the Trust policies, Guidelines, Protocols and Professional Regulations. Contribute to the development of clinical governance systems and structures, ensuring clinical area representation as appropriate
Contribute to and support clinical effectiveness and innovative practice within the provision of care
Develop and undertake clinical audit. Evaluate local services against national standards/recommendations to ensure we deliver evidenced based care and best practice including establishing and implementing protocols and guidelines for the trust
Coordinate and support the development of services that promote and increase breastfeeding rates and support mothers to continue to breast feed.
Advise the clinical areas to provide care that is family focussed and developmentally supportive working closely with the FIC (Family Integrated Care) and developmental care lead.
Lead, implement and evaluate UNICEF programs and initiatives that ensure best practice standards. Ensure maintenance and sustainability of UNICEF BABY FRIENDLY accreditation.
Responsible for policy development and implementation regarding infant feeding. Ensure that service development protocols are in line with national and local guidelines.
Respond to relevant Clinical Incident Reports and develop strategies to address deficits in practice
Raise the professional profile of infant feeding throughout the Neonatal Unit
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Degree or equivalent training and experience
- Qualified in Speciality course; ENB405/904 or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Current training or willingness to undertake UNICEF Baby Friendly Training
- International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) accreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of UNICEF Baby Friendly compliance
- Significant experience in Neonatal Care setting, including experience in neonatal infant feeding management and promotion
- Post registration management and leadership course or experience
- Experience of delivering training
- Demonstrate experience of undertaking audit processes
Desirable criteria
- Ability to successfully manage people and change, including conflict management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and skills required to deal with Infant feeding problems and solutions
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of audit tools to support good practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Luckie or Kate Horton
- Job title
- Matron Neonatal Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 5129
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