Senior Midwifery Practitioner – Infant Feeding Lead: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trustis delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title:Senior Midwifery Practitioner – Infant Feeding Lead

Contract Type:Permanent

Please be advised that thisvacancy may close earlier thanstatedif we receivea large number ofapplications.

Main duties of the job

Our Maternity Service at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be recruiting a full time band 7 midwife to our Infant Feeding Team.

Do you have a passion for providing evidence-based feeding support within a multi-disciplinary team? Are you keen to offer appropriate advice and management of feeding issues where interventions may support an effective feeding journey for our families?

Do you have a calm approach while being visible and providing professionally strong role-modelling?

If so, we would love to speak with you to understand how you would be the best fit for this well-regarded service.

UHS offers fantastic training and development giving you the best possible opportunities to achieve the career you want. Development of our staff is central to the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care.

We can offer opportunities to develop within a supportive environment, and our staff survey results reflect our commitment to facilitate your career progression.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Registered Midwife on relevant part of the NMC register
  • Significant clinical experience
  • Evidence of continual professional development
  • Associate/mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
  • Relevant and recent clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in midwifery practice and responsibility for managing a clinical team
  • Expert clinical skills relevant to speciality and achievement of all midwifery competencies

Desirable

  • Experience of writing protocols, guidelines and integrated care pathways
  • High dependency course
  • Team leadership role
  • Evidence of audit
  • Examination of the newborn qualification
  • Understanding of local and national NHS initiatives

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 14 September 2026

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