Job Description

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Clinical Midwife - Lactation Consultant | Make a Lasting Impact!

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Join the Mount Isa Hospital Maternity Service as a Clinical Midwife – Lactation Consultant, where you'll provide specialist, evidence‐based infant feeding support while leading clinical practice, education and quality improvement across a busy regional maternity service.

This is a pivotal role supporting women, families and clinicians across the continuum of care.

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About The Role

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As the lactation consultant you will protect, promote and support breastfeeding by educating women, families, health professionals and the community about lactation and artificially feeding newborns, infants and children.

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In this role you play a key leadership role within the Mount Isa Hospital Midwifery Service, delivering specialised lactation and infant feeding care to women and their families across inpatient, outpatient and outreach settings.

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Working autonomously and collaboratively, you'll promote best practice, support complex feeding needs, and contribute to achieving Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation, while mentoring and guiding the broader maternity team.

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Working with us

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- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (pro rata for part time employees).

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- In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.

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- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.

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- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.

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- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.

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- Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.

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- We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

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Requirements

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- Current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).

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- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.

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- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.

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- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.

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- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.

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- A period of probation may apply.

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About

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About North West Hospital and Health Service

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The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the prospect to make a real and positive difference...

and want to stay.

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- Unique locations

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- Friendly communities

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- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

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Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

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Interested?

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Contact: Julie Hurst on (07) 4744 4496.

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Applications close: Friday, 30 October 2026.

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This is a 3 month campaign process which is used to collect applications for current and upcoming Lactation Consultant positions. Applications will be assessed regularly throughout this campaign.

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Occupational group

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Health - Midwifery

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📌 Lactation Consultant (Clinical Midwife) (Mount Isa)
🏢 North West Hospital and Health Service
📍 Mount Isa