Infant Feeding Team Coordinator

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

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 be required to work flexibly to support the service demands. This job advert is for 22.5 hours per week, job sharing with another midwife who is working 15 hours per week in the role.

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 areas 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.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

321-SW2-7116274-B7

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital and Community Teams

Headley Way

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and personal specification for further information about this role. Alternatively, please contact Amanda Lee, Maternity Matron for public Health if you would like to discuss further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qual knowl and comps

Essential

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

Desirable

Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
UNICEF Train the Trainer

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of key national policy drivers for infant feeding
Presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to enthuse and motivate others.

Desirable

Teaching expertise (Desirable)
Experience with audit (Desirable

Communication

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience with report writing (Desirable)
Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team (Desirable)

Person Specification

Qual knowl and comps

Essential

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

Desirable

Recognised lactation or peer supporter qualification / IBLCE / UNICEF
UNICEF Train the Trainer

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of key national policy drivers for infant feeding
Presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to enthuse and motivate others.

Desirable

Teaching expertise (Desirable)
Experience with audit (Desirable

Communication

Essential

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

Desirable

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.

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).