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Are you a midwife with a keen interest in Infant Feeding ?

We are seeking an experienced, proactive midwife with a good knowledge base in this interesting area of midwifery to be part of a small team, serving both Rochdale and Oldham Care Organisations. As the Infant Feeding Midwife you will assist in providing birthing people with feeding support and will contribute to the public health agenda.

No two days are the same in the Infant Feeding service. You will need to be naturally responsive to the changing demands on your priorities and workloads. The post holder will need to be confident enough to assist in driving local change to meet the expectations and standards set by the national programmes.

The role will be cross-site to cover both The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary. You will need to be willing to travel flexibly to both sites and to outside events/meetings/visits as and when necessary.

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Demonstrate clinical expertise and knowledge with a positive approach to infant feeding across maternity and neonatal units.

Offer infant feeding support to women and their families.

Support colleagues to manage complex feeding issues.

Ensure infant feeding practice/plans are evidence based and is appropriate for each family.

Participate in implementing the UNICEF BFI UK programme across maternity and neonatal units (policies, guidelines, audit and training).

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website: 
https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/