Lactation Liaison Consultant

East Melbourne - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

In this Part Time/Full Time roles based in East Melbourne you will be joining our growing lactation service at Epworth Freemasons and be responsible for providing quality care to women their families and health professionals who seek advice and assistance with the establishment of lactation and breastfeeding management. You will be part of the Epworth Freemasons Maternity Services team and report to the Postnatal Nurse Unit Manager.

The Maternity Services department consists of 9 birth suites 10 bed special care nursery 34 bed postnatal unit and a 6-bed hospital in the Park Hyatt Hotel and currently accommodates approximately 3000 births per annum.

You will make an impact by:

Delivering an exceptional mother baby and family experience within the Postnatal Unit in accordance with Epworth HealthCare values
Preventing recognise and solve breastfeeding challenges
Promoting excellence in clinical practice and family centred care
Promoting and supporting ongoing breastfeeding learning and education for all staff within the maternity unit
Acting as a resource for patients and staff
Managing the outpatient breastfeeding service provided by Epworth Freemasons

To be successful in this role

An excellent communicator and experienced clinical leader you have an empathetic supportive and engaging style that enables you to easily build rapport with the team medical staff patients and their families. You are highly accountable and place the patient at the heart of all your decisions. Flexibility in your thinking patience and the ability to manage multiple priorities is vital to your success.

You will have

Current unrestricted nursing and midwifery registration with AHPRA
Hold an up to date International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) qualification
Experience with the unique feeding needs and capabilities of the sick or pre-term infant
Contemporary knowledge of best practice in maternity and newborn nursing care lactation consultancy and the patient journey

Position Description Inherent Requirements

We will review applications as we receive them.

About Epworth Freemasons

Located in East Melbourne close to public transport and the CBD Epworth Freemasons provides a range of world-class health services. As one of Victorias leading maternity hospitals Epworth Freemasons specialises in womens and mens health services including breast and gynaecological surgery endoscopy and urology. Epworth Freemasons also offers comprehensive cancer care and a full range of surgical services including robotic assisted surgery orthopaedics and ICU care.

Epworth Freemasons has recently upgraded and expanded its operating theatres and admissions facilities along with major refurbishments of patient rooms and building infrastructure.

Additional Information :

Why Join Epworth

At Epworth its a community.

Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient addition to this you will have access to:

Salary package up to $15900 pre-tax annually leading to greater take home pay
The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples people with disability mature-age and young job seekers members of the LGBTIQA community and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable inclusive and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

Ready to Make a Difference

To apply click the Im Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information about the role refer to the attached position description or contact or call (03).

Apply now weve over 8000 perspectives at Epworth and were ready to welcome yours!

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.

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In this Part Time/Full Time roles based in East Melbourne you will be joining our growing lactation service at Epworth Freemasons and be responsible for providing quality care to women their families and health professionals who seek advice and assistance with the establishment of lactation and brea...