Senior Midwife – Lead for Infant Feeding | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mawrth 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Aylesbury, HP21 8AL |
| Cwmni: | Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7890925/434-SCS7890925 |
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Through strong clinical leadership and visibility, the post holder will lead the infant feeding service team in developing and improving the infant feeding service provided at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT).
The post holder is required to work in, and provide care in, all areas within the Maternity Services and participate in future service developments, providing midwifery care in line with National and local recommendations.
The post holder is responsible for the effective management of staff within the clinical area and has clinical responsibility for women during pregnancy, labour and postnatally.
The post holder will provide specialist services for complex breastfeeding problems, including leading the existing frenotomy service.
• Manage the clinical area of responsibility, leading on infant feeding.
• Lead and support a tailored education programme in line with national and local agendas and recommendations.
• Manage and lead a team of registered and non-registered staff to support the Trust feeding agenda, ensuring management of staff is in line with Trust guidance.
• Assess the full range of care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period for women and their babies with a focus on infant feeding.
• Work autonomously within guidelines and sphere of professional practice.
• Act as a mentor for midwives and other staff providing leadership within the practice environment with a focus on infant feeding.
• Provide a full range of Health Education and social care advice to women in the hospital setting.
• Promote commitment to the Trust.
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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.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
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