Clinical Midwife - Lactation Consultant

Queensland Health; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Career development opportunities

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Queensland Health’s Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service Maternity Unit seeks a Clinical Midwife - Lactation Consultant to provide woman-centered, evidence-based lactation care to women and their neonates in a tropical Cairns region.

You will lead lactation education, support complex breastfeeding needs, and contribute to high-quality maternity services that promote informed decision-making and family-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide direction to Registered Midwives in complex lactation situations.
• Lead and evaluate patient care activities at an advanced practitioner level.
• Assist in implementing quality standards, safety policies and clinical governance within the unit.

Skills

Lactation support

Clinical leadership

Patient care coordination

Job description

Make the move. Make a difference.

Care that stays with families forever.

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Maternity Unit as a Clinical Midwife - Lactation Consultant and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters - while living in one of Australia's most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. You will provide woman-centered, family-oriented evidence-based and contemporary lactation education and clinical care to women and their neonates.

About us:

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) Maternity Unit provides safe, responsive and woman-centered care to women and their families throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Through a collaborative multidisciplinary approach, our team delivers high-quality maternity services that promote positive health outcomes, support informed decision-making, and provide continuity of care across the maternity journey. Our service is committed to delivering sustainable, effective and culturally responsive care, with a focus on health promotion, early intervention, clinical excellence and supporting families as they transition to parenthood.

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will:

• Support and provide direction to Registered Midwives and other staff in complex situations related to Breastfeeding and lactation concern
• Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate patient care activities at an advanced practitioner level within the specified clinical setting.
• Assist the Midwifery Unit Manager to implement and monitor the organisation's quality standards, work health and safety policies, procedures and programs and provide clinical governance in the relevant work area.

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What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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