Infant Feeding Midwife | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Posting date:	30 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	29 April 2026
Location:	Aylesbury, HP21 8AL
Company:	Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7891671/434-SCS7891671

Summary

In this role you will be part of the team responsible for providing the Trust’s Maternity Specialist Infant Feeding service. You will support families with infant feeding with the specialist team. This could be within the specialist infant feeding clinic, group drop in support, parent education or support on the ward. The team currently work Monday-Friday.

You’ll work with the team to enhance service provision in alignment with UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards, supporting the BFI accreditation journey. You will contribute to service evaluation and change management to continually improve the service. You’ll assist in the provision of training, guidelines and other tools to support staff knowledge and skills in order to facilitate an excellent service.
1. Know and work in accordance with the BFI standards, acting as an example of good practice and supporting others to do the same.

1. Have a robust knowledge of protocols, policies and procedures, particularly in relation to infant feeding. Be able to support staff to understand the associated evidence and background behind guidance and its rationale.

1. Triage referrals to the service and organise effective support.

1. Provide intensive specialist infant feeding support to families throughout the perinatal period across both inpatient and outpatient maternity settings.

1. Be open to becoming a tongue tie practitioner

1. Demonstrate the ability to publicly assess and devise safe and appropriate plans of care for families with complex feeding challenges and work with the MDT to practice safely, advocate for families and protect breastfeeding.

1. Take on difficult conversations and demonstrate excellent communication skills.

1. Educate staff regarding infant feeding, supporting PROMPT, Clinical Update Day and the Breastfeeding and Building Relationship workshop.

1. Support parent education.


What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.



Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?
• Ourvisionis to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Ourmissionis to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Ourcarevalues are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.




This advert closes on Monday 13 Apr 2026