Breast Feeding Support Lactation Consultant

at  Central Gippsland Health Service

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Gippsland
Job type: Part time
Organisation: Central Gippsland Health Service
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 13916

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Friendly and dynamic team
• Permanent part-time hours available

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Registration with the Victorian Nurses Board as a Registered Nurse Division 1
• Current Lactation Consultant certificate or working towards

ABOUT THE ROLE

Coordinate the CGHS 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. This will primarily be done by:

• 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

• 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.