Infant Feeding Specialist
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Brighton, BN2 9QE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9150-25-0935 |
Summary
Infant Feeding Leadership Support the Infant Feeding Coordinator in the implementation of the infant feeding strategy for maintaining the Baby Friendly Initiative's full accreditation status Be recognised as a specialist professional with an increased knowledge in infant feeding and act as a resource of information and support for colleagues Act as an effective role model and demonstrate effective evidence-based care in relation to infant feeding and relationship building. Promote, support, protect and normalise breastfeeding in line with the Trust Infant feeding procedure Implement and embed new ideas, practices and approaches to care of mothers and babies, followed by evaluatio,n ensuring care is evidence-based and effective Work with the infant feeding lead to support the development and integration of infant feeding allies within the Healthy Child Programme Work with staff to encourage and support women to develop early relationships with their unborn baby Ensure all families receive information to allow them to make informed choices about feeding and are fully supported in their chosen method of feeding Be familiar with multi-disciplinary guidelines and policies relating to infant feeding and support staff awareness of and adherence to these guidelines Undertake audit in order to evaluate and develop infant feeding practices. Actively contribute to the improvement of service and quality of care provision to meet the needs of the child, parents/carers and their families As appropriate review cases relating to infant feeding, completing the Datix review and feeding back to staff with both positive and identified learning developments Participate in locally agreed schemes or projects to support breastfeeding continuation, if/as specified by the Trust Clinical Maintain a visible presence in the HCP teams Aim to guide and educate colleagues when working alongside them in the clinical areas, turning tasks into learning opportunities for others. Support care planning for families where there are known or potential challenges to their feeding journey. Be an autonomous practitioner providing clinical leadership and direct clinical care to families who have significant infant feeding challenges or requirements Provide direct care to families who have significant infant feeding challenges or requirements, in the most appropriate environment, the family home or the childrens centre Work with colleagues and support them to undertake assessment of mothers and babies' needs within the specialist area of infant feeding and plan, implement and evaluate clinical care as appropriate Make assessments of the clinical well-being of babies and make effective care plans as part of the multidisciplinary team, making referrals as appropriate. Work collaboratively with Maternity staff to support continuity of care of complex cases from the antenatal to the postnatal period Ensure anxieties, problems, any changes in the mother or complaints from women are reported promptly to the Infant Feeding Lead and referrals made as appropriate. Support the development of training resources to update the peer supporters, contribute to the selection, recruitment and retention of peer supporters. Take a lead role in providing child protection training to peer supporters. Educational Review outcomes for mothers and babies who have accessed the specialist service Provide infant feeding training throughout the service for all staff (relevant to their role) who come into contact with new parents to empower meaningful conversations and care plans, under the guidance of the infant feeding team lead Training could be as part of a formal face-to-face or virtual study session/day, but it maybe smaller group training sessions, one-to-one and ad hoc Identify learning needs through verbal, written, audit or InPhase and utilise them to nurture staff development Provide mentorship and guidance to students and newly qualified staff Support the infant feeding coordinator with raising staff BFI knowledge / providing training as required Take responsibility for identifying own personal development needs and actively work towards professional development Professional Work as an assertive, organised, autonomous practitioner with effective time management Promote harmonious relationships, liaising with colleagues and other professional groups and external agencies Foster a culture of openness, kindness and approachability within their role Ensure all communication, which may be complex, contentious or sensitive, is undertaken responsively and inclusively, focusing on improvement and ways to move forward Ensure all communication is presented appropriately to the different recipients, according to levels of understanding, type of communication being imparted and possible barriers such as language, culture, understanding or physical or mental health conditions Ensure the safety of the child and mother at all times and contribute to the areas clinical and non-clinical risk management through documenting untoward incidents