# Neonatal Infant Feeding Lead Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-infant-feeding-lead-nurse/a3032fce-235a-4344-a1a9-e719c4f1210e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neonatal-infant-feeding-lead-nurse/a3032fce-235a-4344-a1a9-e719c4f1210e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (neonatal) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum / Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Minimum 30 hours/week) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T08:13:06.809Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Nursing/Neonatal_Nursing-v8030440 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8030440?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about providing the best neonatal care?  Do you want to make a difference to babies and their families? This is a key leadership role, providing specialist clinical expertise in infant feeding to support babies and families across the Neonatal Unit.  The postholder will play a central role in promoting evidence-based practice, enhancing family integrated care, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, individualised feeding support for premature and sick neonates. The Neonatal Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is one of the largest in the country, and provides specialist level 3 medical and surgical ICU, HDU and LDU care for babies across the Thames Valley Neonatal Network. If you are an experienced neonatal practitioner with a passion for infant feeding and family-centred care, we would love to hear from you.   We would advise any applicant to arrange an informal visit to the Neonatal Unit - please see details below. Full time and part time hours available (Minimum 30 hours/week) ### Main duties of the job The postholder will: - Provide clinical expertise and practical assistance on the unit to overcome complex feeding issues and provide specialist input developing plans of care. - Lead on the implementation of and maintain the UNICEF Baby friendly accreditation on the neonatal unit. - Promote a clinical environment and culture that facilitates ongoing learning about infant feeding and supports relationship building between parent and baby. - Provide and facilitate staff education on breastfeeding and infant feeding. - Uphold the Neonatal Unit’s Ethos. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder will provide specialist feeding support to babies on the Neonatal Unit.  They will be a highly competent, knowledgeable and visible practitioner setting the highest standards of care and ensuring the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for all patients and their families. See job description and person specification for full details. ## Job Details Are you passionate about providing the best neonatal care? Do you want to make a difference to babies and their families? This is a key leadership role, providing specialist clinical expertise in infant feeding to support babies and families across the Neonatal Unit. The postholder will play a central role in promoting evidence-based practice, enhancing family integrated care, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, individualised feeding support for premature and sick neonates. The Neonatal Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is one of the largest in the country, and provides specialist level 3 medical and surgical ICU, HDU and LDU care for babies across the Thames Valley Neonatal Network. If you are an experienced neonatal practitioner with a passion for infant feeding and family-centred care, we would love to hear from you. We would advise any applicant to arrange an informal visit to the Neonatal Unit - please see details below. Full time and part time hours available (Minimum 30 hours/week) ## Job Description The postholder will: Provide clinical expertise and practical assistance on the unit to overcome complex feeding issues and provide specialist input developing plans of care. Lead on the implementation of and maintain the UNICEF Baby friendly accreditation on the neonatal unit. Promote a clinical environment and culture that facilitates ongoing learning about infant feeding and supports relationship building between parent and baby. Provide and facilitate staff education on breastfeeding and infant feeding. Uphold the Neonatal Unit’s Ethos. ## Responsibilities The postholder will provide specialist feeding support to babies on the Neonatal Unit. They will be a highly competent, knowledgeable and visible practitioner setting the highest standards of care and ensuring the provision of excellent, evidence-based care for all patients and their families. See job description and person specification for full details. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate knowledge of Baby Friendly Initiative standards - Significant experience in Neonatal Care setting, including experience in neonatal infant feeding management and promotion - Experience of delivering training - Ability to successfully manage people and change, including conflict management - Specialist knowledge and skills required to deal with Infant feeding problems and solutions - Evidence of research and audit in relation to infant feeding - Team management skills including rotas, teaching, appraisals and overall responsibility for ongoing knowledge and effectiveness of the infant feeding team. **Desirable** - Post registration management and leadership course or experience - Evidence of developing and implementing guidelines and policies ### Qualifications **Essential** - NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife - Neonatal Qualified in Speciality Course - Degree level education - Evidence of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Master’s Degree - International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) accreditation - Current training or willingness to undertake UNICEF Baby Friendly Train the Trainer course ### Personal Skills **Essential** - Enthusiastic and self-aware - Ability to manage change and deliver quality service - Autonomous practitioner who is resilient under pressure - Ability to work on own initiative, but also as part of a multidisciplinary team - Excellent verbal and written communication skills **Desirable** - Coaching skills ### Technical Skills **Essential** - Competent IT skills in digital systems ### Behavioural Skills **Essential** - Aligned to the Trust values. - Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times. - Flexible in approach to work ## Documents - [nnu b7 nift jd& ps (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10318143) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.