Lactation Consultant

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:

- The Lactation consultant (LC) will rotate through the Postnatal Ward, Nursery, Out patients Clinic, and Milk Bank at Mercy Hospital for Women.
- Provide Quality Breastfeeding support to mothers, babies and their families who seek assistance with the establishment of lactation and ongoing management to achieve holistic family centred care
- Support Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in both the antenatal and postnatal period regarding infant feeding.
- Work autonomous in your role as a consultant to support the Women’s and children’s Program.
- Develop and deliver education programs for all staff. Review and update all policy and procedures across Mercy Health.
- Fixed term part time role
- 0.6 EFT

**ABOUT YOU**:

- Nursing /Midwifery Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner regulation Agency (APHRA)
- International Board certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
- Minimum of 1 years’ experience as a Lactation Consultant.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with a diverse, multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work within the guidelines of the BFHI
- Strong advocate for education and the ability to impart your knowledge and teach all health professions and patients.

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.
- Mercy Health is committed to the safety of all children and vulnerable people across our services. We recognise the importance of listening to the voice of children and vulnerable people and have a zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

**CONTACT DETAILS**:

- Ingrid Ridler
- Manager Ambulatory care Services
- Phone: (03) 8458 4956

Ingrid Althea Ridler

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