Job vacancy: Infant Feeding Nurse, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton

Job summary

Main area: Midwifery
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 188-NM4741

Employer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: W&N Maternity Public Health and Education
Town: Southampton
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 PA Per Annum
Closing: Today at 08:00
Interview date: 29/05/2024

Infant Feeding Nurse

Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What you will do:

• In this role you will work in the Infant Feeding Team to help support with the day-to-day running of the infant feeding service.
• You will provide direct feeding support in the ward areas for families and staff, including supporting colleagues within the Infant Feeding Team.
• You will be involved in the referrals made for complex support and suspected tongue tie, responding to these appropriately with the support from the Infant Feeding Team lead.
• You will be closely involved with the ongoing work of implementing the Baby Friendly Standards, which will include education for families and staff.
• You will gain experience in service audit identifying key areas of focus to improve the service
• You will be able to work inter-professionally with voluntary and statutory groups across Southampton City and New Forest to protect and promote breastfeeding in Southampton.
• You will need to have a driving licence or have the ability to travel between the Princess Anne Hospital and the New Forest Birth Centre.

We are looking for:

The candidate will be expected to demonstrate:
o Competency and skills acquisition within the band 5 nurse role.
o Passionate about infant feeding.
o Sound infant feeding knowledge.
o Ability to communicate effectively and compassionately.
o Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise workload.
o Good interpersonal skills.
o Ability to make decisions.
o Ability to work effectively in a team.

The role is for 22.5 hours per week over 3 shifts working flexibly to cover service needs between Monday - Friday.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
Understanding of personal accountability
Knowledge of own role within the team
Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
Awareness of evidence-based practice
Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
Evidence of on-going personal development
Able to use initiative

Desirable criteria

Evidence of recent study
Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
Teaching experience

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Job description & Person specification (PDF, 296.4KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Lorna Bird
Job title: Senior Midwifery Practitioner
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 02381206834

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