Clinical Midwife – Lactation Consultant | Make a Lasting Impact!

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.

Job details

- Position status: Permanent
- Position type: Full-time
- Occupational group: Health - Midwifery
- Classification: Nurse Grade 6 (1)
- Workplace Location: North West Qld
- Job ad reference: QLD/MI
- Closing date: 10-Jul-2026
- Job duration: Permanent, Full-time
- Contact person: Julie Hurst
- Contact details:
- Contact details: Access the National Relay Service

About the role

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. 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.

Responsibilities

- Provide expert lactation and infant feeding support, using evidence‑based practice to care for women and babies with both routine and complex needs across the maternity continuum.
- Lead and influence clinical practice, offering advanced clinical decision‑making, mentorship and support to midwives, nurses and students within the service.
- Drive quality, education and improvement initiatives, including BFHI standards,



clinical audits, data collection and service development activities.

Working with us

Advantages and incentives include:

- Isolation bonus of AUD$3,605 for the first year, AUD$10,815 for the second year, and AUD$7,210 for the third year and every year thereafter (pro rata for part‑time employees).
- Two return airfares per annum for full‑time employees (including spouse/dependents) or one return airfare per annum for part‑time employees to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with recreation leave.
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options available.
- Participation in travel as required.
- Enrollment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
- Staff accommodation if eligible or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.
- Two weeks per annum paid leave.

Requirements

- Current International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
- A relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre‑employment screening, including criminal history checks.
- Evidence of vaccination or immunity to Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis may be required.
- Probation may apply.

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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📌 Lactation Consultant (Clinical Midwife) (Mount Isa)
🏢 North West Queensland
📍 Mount Isa