Clinical Nurse/Midwife Consultant-Lactation Consultant

Clinical Nurse/Midwife Consultant - Lactation Consultant

Department of Health

Burnie, Tasmania

Salary: $118,297 to $125,543 pro rata, per annum + 12% superannuation. Salary packaging options are available.

Work Type: Part-time, permanent, day worker. Hours are up to 38 per fortnight and to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Location: Onsite, Burnie.

The Department of Health seeks a Clinical Nurse/Midwife Consultant – Lactation Consultant to join the North West Maternity Services (NWMS) team. This is an opportunity to advance your career in a region renowned for its exceptional lifestyle, offering a gentler pace, affordable living, and short commutes. Experience the natural beauty of North West Tasmania, from its beaches and mountains to its welcoming communities, all while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance.

The Team: North West Maternity Services operates across multiple sites, including the North West Regional Hospital, Mersey Community Hospital, and district hospitals on King Island, Smithton, and the West Coast. The team provides comprehensive maternity care, encompassing antenatal services, parenting education, birth, postnatal care, home support, and a Midwifery Group Practice model. The service includes a 4-bed birthing suite, a 20-bed inpatient ward, and an 8-bed special care nursery. Midwives collaborate closely with allied health professionals, such as lactation consultants, social workers, women’s health physiotherapists, diabetes educators, and perinatal mental health specialists. The team is dedicated to contemporary, woman and family-centred care and enhancing patient outcomes.

The Role: This position offers an exciting prospect to provide clinical leadership in contemporary lactation care within a progressive maternity service.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver advanced clinical care and specialist lactation consultancy within Women’s and Children’s Services in the North West.
• Support and empower midwifery and nursing teams through education, mentorship, and skill development.
• Build strong partnerships with women, families, and multidisciplinary teams to enhance care outcomes.
• Collaborate across Tasmania to improve access to and continuity of lactation services.
• Lead innovation, quality improvement, and research to strengthen clinical practice and service delivery.
• Develop and implement evidence-based clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Contribute to maintaining Baby Friendly Health Initiative accreditation across our services.

This role is for a clinician ready to make a significant impact within a close-knit team and a broader health service.

Details of Appointment: This is a permanent, part-time, day worker position, working up to 38 hours per fortnight, commencing from a mutually agreed date. Hours are to be negotiated with the successful applicant. This selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full-time, part-time, and casual vacancies for a period of twelve months from the date of publication.

Why Tasmania: Working within Tasmania’s public health system means being part of a connected and meaningful service. The Department of Health provides care across over 300 sites, supporting the health and wellbeing of Tasmanians statewide. Choosing Tasmania offers a life move, fostering genuine relationships with colleagues and patients, enabling rewarding patient-centred midwifery practice, and supporting a lifestyle that allows for recharging, exploration, and thriving outside of work.

Benefits:

• Salary packaging is available for living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year, plus other benefits if eligible.
• Travel and relocation assistance support is available: up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Access to professional development opportunities.
• Post Graduate Allowance of up to 10% based on qualification type may be available, calculated on the salaried incremental point.

Application Instructions: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all selection criteria to address in your application.