Become a part of an exciting opportunity as Lactation Consultant with Maternity Unit Mareeba. You will provide clinical expertise in the management of breastfeeding and lactation within the Maternity and Paediatric Unit at Mareeba Hospital. This role is responsible for providing woman-centred, family-oriented evidence-based and contemporary lactation education and clinical care to women and their neonates.

Job details

About us: Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you:

In your new role you will:

• Act as a role model for Registered Midwives, Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, and unregulated healthcare workers in the provision of holistic healthcare.
• Participate in developing, evaluating, and updating clinical service procedures, protocols, standards, and guidelines.
• Engage in incident reporting/investigation and conduct and apply quality improvement frameworks and audits and develop risk minimisation strategies/activities to promote safe and/or rectify unsafe practice.
• Provide support, guidance, mentoring, preceptorship, role modelling and promote cooperation and collaborative teamwork.
• Lead a team in conjunction with a Nurse Grade 7 to assist and support with the following activities:
• Performance management/review.
• Change management.
• Workplace culture.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CAH644389 Role Description (PDF, 546KB)
  Role Description
  
  CAH644389 Ward Statement (PDF, 207KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants