Specialist Midwife - Infant Feeding Coordinator - 34.5 hpw

Job summary

Closing Date: 26.08.26

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 27.08.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 31.08.26

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for babies and families through high-quality infant feeding support? Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Infant Feeding Coordinator to lead and develop our infant feeding service.

You will provide expert leadership across maternity services, promoting evidence-based infant feeding practices and ensuring families receive compassionate, consistent, and inclusive care. You will lead the implementation of the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards, deliver education and training for staff, provide specialist support for complex infant feeding cases, and drive quality improvement through audit, evaluation, and service development.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations, you will help ensure families receive high-quality infant feeding support throughout their care journey.

If you are an experienced, motivated leader with specialist knowledge of infant feeding and a passion for improving outcomes for women, babies, and families, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Infant Feeding Co-ordinator is responsible for providing strategic, professional and clinical leadership for infant feeding services across Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will lead the development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of evidence-based infant feeding services to ensure women, babies and families receive safe, personalised and compassionate care.

The post holder will lead the Trust's implementation and ongoing compliance with the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) standards, ensuring the organisation achieves and maintains accreditation through robust governance, education, quality improvement and clinical leadership.

The post holder will act as the Trust's expert practitioner for infant feeding, providing specialist advice and support in complex clinical situations, leading the specialist frenulotomy service and ensuring practice reflects current national guidance, research evidence and professional standards.

The role will provide visible clinical leadership, supporting the delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives for maternity services through education, service development, audit, governance, innovation and continuous quality improvement. The post holder will work in partnership with multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies to ensure infant feeding services remain responsive, effective and centred on the needs of women, babies and their families.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The Infant Feeding Co-ordinator will work autonomously, exercising professional judgement and decision-making within agreed professional and organisational policies.

The post holder will provide leadership and line management to the Infant Feeding Team, including Band 6 Infant Feeding Support Midwives.

The role will coordinate the Trust's Baby Friendly Initiative programme, leading preparation for accreditation and re-accreditation visits, monitoring compliance with standards and providing assurance to senior management through regular reporting, audit and performance monitoring.

The post holder will influence practice across maternity and community services, working collaboratively with clinical leaders, operational managers and external partners to improve infant feeding outcomes.

The role requires highly developed communication, leadership and influencing skills, with responsibility for developing education programmes, implementing service improvements and leading change across multidisciplinary teams.

Please see attached job description for further details.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working as a Registered Midwife in a wide range of settings
• UNICEF Breastfeeding & Relationship Training
• Practical background in protecting, promoting, and supporting complex breastfeeding and infant nutrition
• Experience of facilitating teaching and training

Desirable

• UNICEF Train the Trainer
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• Good understanding and experience of assurance processes/audit/change management

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of recent breastfeeding training and ability to apply specialist assessment, planning, and evaluation skills
• Well-developed skills in communication to effectively deliver information to women, families in consultation with professional colleagues, verbally, in writing and using digital /technical methods.
• High level of organisational skills, self-motivation, drive for performance and quality improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Awareness of key issues and drivers within the National Maternity Agenda

Qualifications

Essential

• First level Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
• First Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained in a relevant environment
• Teaching Qualification as defined by the NMC e.g. SLIP/FLIP
• Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice, particularly in relation to infant feeding

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
• A Masters level qualification in relevant subject or evidence of equivalent knowledge or working towards qualification