Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 - Lactation Nurse NICU

at  Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $55.45 - $57.27 per hour
Hours Per Week: 28
Requisition ID: REQ495140
Applications Close: 11/07/2024
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.

ABOUT US

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.
Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.
A fabulous opportunity is available to join the NICU Nursing Workforce in the role of Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Grade 2 - Lactation at Nepean Hospital.
The Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Grade 2 - Lactation is a member of multidisciplinary team who functions within the Division of Women’s and Children. The role provides a lactation service to mothers & families of Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Nepean Hospital and guidance/support and education for nursing, midwifery, and medical health professionals. The position ensures provision of individual patient lactation care and exercises extended autonomy of decision making within a therapeutic environment.
You will be working within the team environment acting as an advocate for women/ families, a role model, resource, and mentor to multidisciplinary team members (undergraduate and qualified health professionals including nursing, midwifery, and medical). In this position, you will participate in and facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and clinical practice guidelines / procedures in relation to lactation.
We invite you to take the next step in your career with us. Apply Today!

• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation, Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders. colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
• Registered Nurse/Midwife with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant certification or equivalent experience. Relevant post registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualifications or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated change management skills in the provision, improvement, and monitoring of care outcomes within a multidisciplinary care setting.
• Demonstrated ability to practice safe nursing/midwifery care in line with policies and clinical practice guidelines.
• Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to promote the values of the service i.e., respect, communication, empathy, honesty, trust & leadership.
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