Infant Feeding Support Worker | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG7 2UH |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7623976/164-7623976-VC |
Summary
· To work collaboratively as an integral part of the midwifery team.
· To assist and support the midwife in the care of the mother and baby throughout the pregnancy and postnatal period.
· To support and promote breastfeeding; this will focus on the needs of individuals and the community, respecting diversity and equality.This will include health promotion and the prevention of ill health.
· To deliver high standards of physical, psychological and social aspects of careunder the supervision of, and being accountable to, a registered midwife.
· To carry out administrative duties as required by the infant feeding midwifery team.
· To share impartial, evidence-based information about infant feeding with antenatal and postnatal women to enable them to make a fully informed choice as to how they feed and care for their babies in accordance with the Trust Infant Feeding Policy, associated guidelines, and Baby Friendly Standards.
· Support mothers experiencing difficulties with infant feeding using evidence-based practice, working closely with midwives, maternity support workers, neonatal/paediatric teams, healthy family teams, and infant feeding specialists.
· Assist midwives and infant feeding specialists to care for babies with complex and challenging feeding problems including those not latching at the breast, jaundice, excessive weight loss up to the age of 28 days and tongue tie up to the age of 6 weeks. This will include managing referrals from the community via the specialist service pathway and tongue tie clinic.
· To maintain quality standards by working to policies, procedures and guidelines.
· Undertake a range of physical measurements and assessments for babies, recording and reporting results to appropriate professionals.
· To assist the midwife in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
· To support the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative within NUH, undertaking staff and mother audits and assisting with staff training where necessary.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job Description
· To work collaboratively as an integral part of the midwifery team.
· To assist and support the midwife in the care of the mother and baby throughout the pregnancy and postnatal period.
· To support and promote breastfeeding; this will focus on the needs of individuals and the community, respecting diversity and equality.This will include health promotion and the prevention of ill health.
· To deliver high standards of physical, psychological and social aspects of careunder the supervision of, and being accountable to, a registered midwife.
· To carry out administrative duties as required by the infant feeding midwifery team.
Main Responsibilities
· To work collaboratively within the wider midwifery team to ensure a high standard of feeding advice and care for women and families.
· To share impartial, evidence-based information about infant feeding with antenatal and postnatal women to enable them to make a fully informed choice as to how they feed and care for their babies in accordance with the Trust Infant Feeding Policy, associated guidelines, and Baby Friendly Standards.
· Support mothers experiencing difficulties with infant feeding using evidence-based practice, working closely with midwives, maternity support workers, neonatal/paediatric teams, healthy family teams, and infant feeding specialists.
· Assist midwives and infant feeding specialists to care for babies with complex and challenging feeding problems including those not latching at the breast, jaundice, excessive weight loss up to the age of 28 days and tongue tie up to the age of 6 weeks. This will include managing referrals from the community via the specialist service pathway and tongue tie clinic.
· To follow the midwives’ guidance and instructions.
· To adhere to NUH policy on documentation.
· To complete the health care academy, induction training and attend mandatory study days.
· To maintain quality standards by working to policies, procedures and guidelines.
· To demonstrate an awareness of, and work within, Trust health and safety policies with particular reference to fire, incident reporting, infection control, lone working, and tracking procedures.
· To act within NUH and Local Safeguarding Boards Child Protection procedures. To report child protection concerns immediately to the appropriate person/agency andsupport any child protection plans in collaboration with other health and social care professionals.
· Undertake a range of physical measurements and assessments for babies, recording and reporting results to appropriate professionals.
· To assist in facilitating the infant feeding specialist clinic and tongue tie clinic, working with the infant feeding leads and paediatric surgeon to deliver safe and effective care.
· To assist the midwife in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
· To assist in the teaching and demonstrating of basic parenting skills on a one to one basis and in group sessions.
· To support the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative within NUH, undertaking staff and mother audits and assisting with staff training where necessary.
· To support new parents to meet the needs of their baby.
· To ensure the protection of confidentiality, sensitive information and data at all times
This advert closes on Monday 30 Mar 2026