Infant Feeding Clinical Advisor (Triage)

The Infant Feeding Clinical Advisor (Triage) will provide advanced autonomous clinical practice within the Maternity Neonatal Triage service, undertaking expert assessment, triage and management of babies under 28 days presenting with feeding concerns, jaundice, weight loss, vomiting and other neonatal conditions. The post holder will deliver both telephone and face-to-face clinical assessments, using advanced clinical judgement to determine the most appropriate care pathway and ensuring babies receive timely intervention within maternity, community or paediatric services. They will act as the lead practitioner for infant feeding within the service, providing specialist advice to families and healthcare professionals whilst promoting breastfeeding, safe formula feeding and positive parent-baby relationships. Working across organisational boundaries, the post holder will establish strong collaborative relationships with maternity, neonatal, paediatric, emergency department, health visiting, primary care and community teams to support seamless care and reduce avoidable hospital attendances. The successful candidate will provide professional leadership through education, supervision and support of the multidisciplinary team, promoting evidence-based practice and contributing to the continuous development of staff knowledge and competence in infant feeding and neonatal assessment. The role will have a significant focus on service development, governance and quality improvement, including audit, data collection, evaluation of outcomes, pathway redesign and implementation of service improvements. The post holder will contribute to the Trusts Baby Friendly Initiative standards, support clinical governance processes and ensure practice remains compliant with national guidance, professional standards and Trust policies. This is an autonomous, specialist role requiring excellent communication, advanced clinical assessment skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams to improve outcomes and experience for babies and their families. Job description Job responsibilities The Infant Feeding Clinical Advisor (Triage) will provide advanced autonomous clinical practice within the Maternity Neonatal Triage service, undertaking expert assessment, triage and management of babies under 28 days presenting with feeding concerns, jaundice, weight loss, vomiting and other neonatal conditions. The post holder will deliver both telephone and face-to-face clinical assessments, using advanced clinical judgement to determine the most appropriate care pathway and ensuring babies receive timely intervention within maternity, community or paediatric services. They will act as the lead practitioner for infant feeding within the service, providing specialist advice to families and healthcare professionals whilst promoting breastfeeding, safe formula feeding and positive parent-baby relationships. Working across organisational boundaries, the post holder will establish strong collaborative relationships with maternity, neonatal, paediatric, emergency department, health visiting, primary care and community teams to support seamless care and reduce avoidable hospital attendances. The successful candidate will provide professional leadership through education, supervision and support of the multidisciplinary team, promoting evidence-based practice and contributing to the continuous development of staff knowledge and competence in infant feeding and neonatal assessment. The role will have a significant focus on service development, governance and quality improvement, including audit, data collection, evaluation of outcomes, pathway redesign and implementation of service improvements. The post holder will contribute to the Trusts Baby Friendly Initiative standards, support clinical governance processes and ensure practice remains compliant with national guidance, professional standards and Trust policies. This is an autonomous, specialist role requiring excellent communication, advanced clinical assessment skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams to improve outcomes and experience for babies and their families.