Infant Feeding Team Coordinator

• 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.

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

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