Registered Nurse Breast Feeding Support Nurse

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire. We are located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.

Clinical Nurse Consultant – Breast Feeding Support Services

Join CGH as a permanent part-time Clinical Nurse Consultant within the Breast-Feeding Support Services Team!

About Central Gippsland Health 

Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is a sub-regional health service and the major provider of health and aged care services in the Wellington Shire.

CGH is located in the City of Sale which is 215 km east of Melbourne. The City of Sale is an ideal access point for the magnificent Gippsland Lakes, 90 Mile Beach and the Victorian Alps.

CGH provides acute care as part of an integrated service delivery model across Wellington Shire and beyond. The service provides beds across three campuses (Sale, Maffra and Heyfield).

 Acute services include a full-time emergency department, critical care unit, neonatal critical care unit, three operating theatres, day procedure unit, oncology and dialysis services in addition to general medical and services and sub-acute services including rehabilitation.

CGH also provides aged care and community services in the Wellington Shire and beyond.

We operate four residential aged care homes located in Sale, Maffra, and Heyfield delivering high-quality, person-centred care in supportive and homelike environments.

CGH provides a wide range of community-based services that support people to remain healthy, active, and independent in their own homes. This includes the provision of Support at Home, Commonwealth Home Support Programs, and other in-home services tailored to individual needs.

Our integrated model of care is supported by a multidisciplinary allied health team offering physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and social work. We also provide accessible public dental services to enhance community wellbeing.

CGH is also a leading teaching hospital, affiliated with Monash University's School of Rural Health and provides placements and clinical experience for students.

CGH encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to consider application to this position

About Department

The breast-feeding support service is based at Sale and works closely with the Women’s and Childrens Unit and our Maternal Child and Health Service teams. Face to face and telephone consultations are conducted through the consulting suites by appointment. 

About the Role

Opportunities exist for experienced and motivated Lactation consultant to Coordinate the Central Gippsland Health Service Breastfeeding Support Service.  This will involve supporting the establishment of breast feeding and helping to overcome breast feeding difficulties, with the mother being the key person setting goals.

• Assisting women in the Wellington Shire, to enhance their health and wellbeing, as well as the health and wellbeing of their children, by providing accessible community based education around supporting the nutrition of babies/young children.
• Leading and supporting the implementation of contemporary breast feeding practices across Central Gippsland Health Service, through working collaboratively with relevant clinical areas, including the Women’s and Children’s Unit, the Maternal and Child Health Service and with the Professional Development Unit. This will include taking a leadership role in policy and procedure development.
• This position is for a total of 12 hours per week – 8 hours of this time will be spent in the community setting providing client consultations; the remaining 4 hours will be spent linking with the acute setting to both assist inpatients in breastfeeding practices, and also to work with the relevant staff to implement contemporary breast-feeding practices across the organisation.

Duties

• Leading and supporting the implementation of contemporary breast-feeding practices across Central Gippsland Health Services, in consultation and collaboration with the key stakeholders (as above).
• Complete appropriate client documentation, ensuring progress notes and regular evaluation criteria are met.
• Ensure that the mother is at the centre of setting goals for their care, which will involve ensuring that they mother receives and understands the information they require about the service.
• Promote the use of available community resources to complement the program.
• Ensure the timely completion of relevant reports, including regular internal client activity reports and data reports for funding bodies.
• Communicate/liaise effectively to ensure that the organisational goals and objectives are met.
• Promote a team work environment.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Registration with the Victorian Nurses Board as a Registered Nurse Division 1
• Current Lactation Consultant certificate
• Experienced in research and program management
• A commitment to empowering the individual to take control of their own situation, and providing the skills and knowledge to do this, in relation to this service
• Sound judgement, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Organisational and time management skills
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility, creativity and initiative within the work role
• Efficient and effective computer skills, particularly Microsoft Word; and the relevant data management systems to the area of work

Benefits

• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Social Club

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application

To obtain a copy of the position description, please reach out to the HR team at 03 5143 8530 or hradmin@cghs.com.au 

For questions regarding the position, contact Nurse Unit Manager, Kim Costin at 03 5143 8150 or kim.costin@cghs.com.au 

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate and obtaining a Working with Children Check.

At CGH we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive. We value inclusion and diversity and encourage applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.