Job summary
- Main area
- Tongue-Tie Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 205-7875645
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Staffordshire Children's Hospital @Royal Stoke
- Town
- Stoke On Trent
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Tongue Tie Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting babies and families with feeding?
Are you ready to lead an exciting new development within UHNM?
Staffordshire Childrens Hospital@Royal Stoke University Hospital (SCH@RSUH) are launching a brand‑new Tongue‑Tie (Infant Frenulotomy) Service, and we are looking for skilled and motivated practitioners to help shape and deliver this vital service.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join SCH@RSUH as a Tongue‑Tie Practitioner. As a tongue tie practitioner, you will provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and perform frenulotomy for infants with ankyloglossia and feeding difficulties.
Main duties of the job
At UHNM we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
SCH@RSUH is committed to improving infant feeding outcomes and enhancing family experience throughout maternity and child health. This brand‑new service gives you the chance to:
· Shape and influence a developing specialist pathway
· Build a service that makes a real difference to families
· Work as part of a dedicated, supportive multidisciplinary team
If you’re ready to take on a rewarding and innovative role that champions early feeding and supports our youngest patients, we’d love to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details, or contact Emma Kelsall, Matron.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Midwife/ Nurse/Allied Health professional with current NMC or HCPC registration.
- Advanced Tongue Tie Management course at level 7 or willingness to undertake.
- Experience in assessing and managing feeding difficulties in babies and infants.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously and be accountable for own actions
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of the wider team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Consistently professional, collaborative and compassionate in their approach.
- Experience of delivering a quality improvement project
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Kelsall
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 675125
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