Infant Feeding Lead Midwife | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 PA PRO RATA |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Cwmni: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7752069/356-26-7752069 |
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We are looking for an enthusiastic, kind and inclusive Infant Feeding Lead Midwife to join our fantastic public health team.
You will take the lead to promote, protect and sustain best practice in relation to infant feeding issues across maternity services.
The post holder will be responsible for co-managing the infant feeding team.
You should:
• Act as a clinical expert and resource for first line information for families and professionals in promoting, supporting and normalising breastfeeding, safe infant feeding practices and responsive parenting.
• Ensure the infant feeding team offers appropriateemotional support and practical adviceto families within the care of the maternity services where needed.
• Promote and maintain the ethos of Family Integrated Care
• Strive to increase breastfeeding numbers in line with government targets, nationalspecifications and locally recommended guidelines
• Ensure policies and trust guidelines are upheld in order to promote and maintain a quality service
• Audit and monitor initiatives and quality improvements to increase breastfeeding and breast milk numbers and standards of care within the service.
• Provide education and training for the multi-disciplinary team working across the Maternity services.
• Work as part of the infant feeding team to continue initiatives towards achieving full UNICEF baby-friendly accreditation and other quality improvements within the maternity services.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026