Job summary
Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Midwife with a special interest in infant feeding to lead our Infant Feeding Team at our Oxford Road site.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to offer early interventions for families experiencing urgent or complex feeding challenges during the initial postnatal period.
You will be a specialist in your field, with extensive experience supporting families with infant feeding.
The post holder will work alongside an established team to offer support to the maternity team and families. You will collate data, and formulate associated action plans to support and improve care and service provision within infant feeding. You will be required to lead a programme of training to support the maternity team to maintain their knowledge regarding infant feeding. This training may be face to face or virtual.
There is an expectation within your role, to maintain your clinical skills to support the maternity wards as required.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a band 6 midwife
- Knowledge of the public health agenda
- Experience of teaching
- Works with MFT Values and Behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist infant feeding experience
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level
- Teaching and experience in supervising students
Desirable
- Evidence of study within the speciality of infant feeding
- Lactation Consultant
- Specialist infant feeding experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to infant feeding.
- Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection.
- IT skills including and ability to use Excel data for reporting on infant feeding statistics
Managment Style
Essential
- Team player
- Adaptable/ flexible approach
- Encourages participation from all staff
- Ability to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver quality service
Desirable
- Can evidence involvement with the IQP displays and improvement work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as a band 6 midwife
- Knowledge of the public health agenda
- Experience of teaching
- Works with MFT Values and Behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist infant feeding experience
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level
- Teaching and experience in supervising students
Desirable
- Evidence of study within the speciality of infant feeding
- Lactation Consultant
- Specialist infant feeding experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of National and local health policy relating to infant feeding.
- Knowledge of multi-agency working together in child protection.
- IT skills including and ability to use Excel data for reporting on infant feeding statistics
Managment Style
Essential
- Team player
- Adaptable/ flexible approach
- Encourages participation from all staff
- Ability to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver quality service
Desirable
- Can evidence involvement with the IQP displays and improvement work.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).