Lead Midwife for Infant Feeding

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.

Main Duties

1. Leadership

1.1 Be a visible, accessible, credible and assertive leader to whom women, relatives and staff can turn for assistance, advice and support.

1.2 Lead the staff and build successful links between midwifery and other professions to support and promote effective multi-disciplinary team working.

1.3 Lead and support staff through the process of change, demonstrating tenacity, drive, professional integrity, balance and perspective.

1.4 Develop the role of other staff members, supporting them in gaining the appropriate competencies to achieve the required standard of care.

1.5 Motivate all staff members and lead innovation and expertise in clinical practice by example.

1.6 Take responsibility for ensuring that all Learners in their area are appropriately supported and competently assessed in line with new NMC guidelines and other professional bodies.

1.7 Through effective communication, disseminate information across the health care teams and directorates.

1.8 Communicate and share clinical experiences and good practice within and across directorates.

1.9 Resolve conflict as speedily as circumstances allow and ensure feedback and planning for the future.

2. Planning, Development and Delivery

2.1. Take the lead for planning, setting, maintaining and evaluating standards for infant feeding that includes:

• Compliance and sustaining the UNICEF Baby Friendly awards and accreditations
• Active participation in infant feeding committees, implementing recommendations and policies at local and national levels
• Undertaking gap analysis and benchmarking and formulating action plans, where required to support service development and excellence.

2.2. Plan, deliver and evaluate care which is responsive to the needs of women and allows for informed choice.

2.3. Provide a specialist support clinic for infant feeding advice.

2.4. Communicate effectively and in a timely fashion with members of the multi-disciplinary team and liaise with other agencies related to the provision of maternity care particularly in relation to infant feeding.

2.5. Promote reflective practice in clinical care, and ensure that clinical governance requirements are met.

2.6. Practise within a legal and ethical framework that ensures the primacy of patient interest. Ensure that appropriate measures are taken to safeguard patients rights and confidentiality.

2.7. Demonstrate clinical expertise in infant feeding, provide supervision and give support and advice to maternity and medical staff as required.

2.8. Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation of evaluation of patient care. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy.

2.9. Prioritise workload effectively according to the needs of the service.

2.10 To use Baby Friendly Initiative audit tools to assess and audit efficacy of service provision and quality standard, including undertaking of audits of compliance against BFI standards.

2.11. Liaise with data analysts to collect relevant statistical information.

2.12. Act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct/Midwives rules and code of practice

3. Communication

3.1. Maintain accurate records that reflect planning, communication and management of care.

3.2. Maintain accurate contemporaneous records.

3.3. Communicate effectively and timeously with members of the multi-disciplinary team and liaise with other agencies related to the provision of maternity care particularly in relation to infant feeding.

4. Patient Safety

4.1 Proactively seek feedback on patient and public experience in order to address concerns in a timely manner and build on success.

4.2 Manage any accidents/incidents in conjunction with senior midwives and the Clinical Governance Team, ensuring adherence to the Directorates Risk Management Strategy.

4.3 Maintain professional and patient advocacy at all times

Person Specification

Behaviours and Values

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate effect written and verbal communication skills
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Demonstrate basic IT skills using Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, prioritise and evaluate work load
• Demonstrate self awareness and understanding of personal accountability
• Able to respond to problem situations to ensure effective interventions are put in place
• Demonstrate an ability to organise own work schedule, managing time effectively and display initiative
• Set and achieve high standards for own behaviour and personal presentation
• Delegate appropriately

Desirable

• Highly motivated individual demonstrating enthusiasm and a conscientious approach to work, advocating this to others

Experience

Essential

• Managed a team of staff
• Change management initiatives and leadership skills
• Ability to manage workloads efficiently and effectively
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff
• Experience of managing complaints

Desirable

• Experience of writing staff rosters
• Management of staff through a HR process
• Risk management experience
• Clinical governance experience
• Shared governance experience
• Audit experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification / Possession of a mentoring course

Desirable

• Formal leadership and management training
• Masters degree

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Across both campus

Derby Road/Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)