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Job overview
An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Midwife to join our Infant Feeding Team on a secondment basis. This role offers the chance to develop specialist skills while supporting our journey towards UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative re-accreditation.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively across maternity and neonatal services to promote evidence-based infant feeding practices and deliver high-quality, compassionate care for families. You will support education and training for staff, contribute to audit and quality improvement activities, and provide specialist clinical support for families with complex feeding needs.
We are seeking a midwife who is passionate about improving infant feeding outcomes and committed to delivering excellent care in line with NHS values. This is a fantastic development opportunity to make a real difference to babies, parents and the wider team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the delivery of safe, high-quality and evidence-based infant feeding care in-line with NHS values and national guidance. They will play a key role in achieving and maintaining a UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative re-accreditation, supporting education, audit and service improvement across the maternity service.
The role involves providing specialist clinical advice and hands-on support to families with complex feeding needs, ensuring compassionate, person-centred care. The Post holder will contribute to policy development, data collection, and quality improvement projects and act as a role model and resource for colleagues, collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team will be essential to promote consistent, equitable and sustainable infant feeding standards across the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 23rd August 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 03 September 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- To be able to practice in all areas in accordance with the NMC
- Well-developed interpersonal and counselling skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent teaching skills
- Able to demonstrate contribution to changing practice
- Demonstrate effective clinical leadership ability
Desirable
- Well-developed leadership skills
- Ability in perineal suturing, cannulation, IV drug additives and epidural management Demonstrate commitment to the implementation of evidence based practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Aware of current research and its impact on evidence based care Conversant with NMC rules governing practice
- Conversant with the aims and objectives of the Baby Friendly
- Initiative and the Standards for maternity care
- Demonstrate awareness of clinical governance
- Knowledge of current reports/guidelines relating to maternity care and their implications
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate an expert working knowledge of Infant Feeding in all areas of maternity services.
- Commitment to promotion of breastfeeding and public health issues
- Evidence of leadership, management and/or team development at a clinical level.
- Evidence of relevant clinical updating
Desirable
- Involvement/leading clinical audit and research
- Use of computerised information system
- Participation and contribution to local
- Regional/National maternity forums
- Evidence of expertise in infant feeding including attendance at certified Baby
- Friendly Initiative training
- NHS Experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Professional Portfolio demonstrating evidence of relevant on-going professional development
- Mentorship qualification or working towards achieving
Desirable
- Diploma / Degree in Midwifery or equivalent
- Lactation Consultant Qualification or equivalent, or working towards this
- ALSO
- NLS
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to travel between the Trust and the community services as required
- Support and develop midwifery led care
Desirable
- Ability to provide leadership for a multidisciplinary team
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This advert is for Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E. It is listed as a Band 6 Midwife role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 p.a pro rata. The contract type is 7 months (Secondment/Fixed Term to 31.03.2027). The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.
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