Senior Midwifery Practitioner - Infant Feeding Lead

Our Maternity Service at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be recruiting a full time band 7 midwife to our Infant Feeding Team.

Do you have a passion for providing evidence-based feeding support within a multi-disciplinary team? Are you keen to offer appropriate advice and management of feeding issues where interventions may support an effective feeding journey for our families?

Do you have a calm approach while being visible and providing professionally strong role-modelling?

If so, we would love to speak with you to understand how you would be the best fit for this well-regarded service.

UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care.

We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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