Specialist Infant Feeding Midwife

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infant Feeding Team to appoint a Band 6 Specialist Infant Feeding Midwife to support the Specialist Infant Feeding Coordinator and Infant Feeding Team. You will provide support to develop and implement infant feeding policies and practice within the Trust, in-line with UNICEF requirements and to meet national and local breastfeeding targets and help to address health inequalities. You should be passionate and have experience in breastfeeding practice and management. You will work as part of team dedicated to improving breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates, supporting Trust staff to develop their knowledge and ensuring that babies receive continuous good feeding support in both the Acute and community settings., As the successful candidate for this position, you will have an important role working within the Infant Feeding Team to support the development and strategic development of infant feeding initiatives both nationally and locally. Influencing infant feeding practice both within the hospital and community environments. You will provide expert clinical care and offer infant feeding support in complex situations with families and colleagues. Referring as necessary to community partnerships and other disciplines. You will support the Infant Feeding Coordinator with the maintenance and development of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) across maternity and neonatal services and the wider Trust. Reflecting the philosophy of BFI throughout midwifery care and local maternity policies. Providing support to regularly Audit staff and mothers and ensuring we meet the recommendations to maintain our BFI accreditation. You will support the Infant Feeding Frenulotomy Service. Undertake training if necessary to be able to review and divide restricted lingual frenulum in a clinical setting. Providing families with the relevant information to support them to make decisions about feeding and the care pathway their baby is receiving.

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too., Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff shoulld be computer literate. Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including: + Flexible working opportunities + Free counselling service + NHS Pension scheme + Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access

• + Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause + Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks. We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.