Locum Anaesthetic Technician

• Jan 2023 - Present

Providing high level technical, professional and clinical assistance to the anaesthetist, supporting and advocating for patients, setting up equipment and lines for safe anaesthetics and responding to clinical emergencies. Providing high level technical, professional and clinical assistance to the anaesthetist, supporting and advocating for patients, setting up equipment and lines for safe anaesthetics and responding to clinical emergencies.

Anaesthetic Technician Team Leader

• Jul 2020 - Jan 2023

The four main aspects of this position are coordinating staff, managing my team, maintaining portfolio items and participating in an on-call roster.1. Coordinating staffLiaising with other leads to oversee the daily allocation of Anaesthetic Technicians to staff up to 44 locations across 3 campuses, while troubleshooting logistical and technical issues, providing pastoral care to staff and completing administrative duties. I really enjoy the challenge of what is often a giant logic puzzle to get the right staff to the right place at the right time, prioritising tasks as things get busy and making a difference to someone's day!2. Managing my teamFostering and facilitating the needs and development of my team and undertaking performance reviews. It's extremely satisfying to build goals with a team member, facilitate their needs to be successful and watch them achieve it!3. Maintaining and growing my portfoliosThese are Infection Control Liaison, rostering, Fit Testing Lead, Pharmacy Liaison and maintenance of DI and warming equipment. Examples of my larger projects include launching an electronic Section 29 drug-use recording method to improve engagement and ease by users, assisting in the production of local COVID-19 policies and creating multiple "COVID Boxes and Resource Folders" to make managing these cases faster and less stressful, and creating an annual Fit Testing program for Anaesthetic Technicians.4. On-call commitmentParticipating in the after-hours on-call roster to ensure advice, cell-salvage and an extra pair of hands are available 24/7. Show less

Anaesthetic Technician Cardiothoracic Specialty

• Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

Regular sessions in the Cardiothoracic Theatre and Cath Lab and an on-call commitment after-hours. Additional skills learned for this role included operating the Cell Saver machine, running TEG and ACT tests, working in the Cath Lab, liaising closely with ICU and working with additional lines and monitoring devices.Additional duties: mentoring and assessing trainees, teaching CPR L4, lecturing students

Anaesthetic Technician

• Mar 2017 - Sep 2019

Providing high level technical, professional and clinical assistance to the anaesthetist, supporting and advocating for patients, setting up equipment and lines for safe anaesthetics, daily checking of the anaesthetic machine, responding to clinical emergencies, participating in ongoing education to meet registration requirements of continued professional development, IV cannulation, transfusing blood products. Additional duties: mentoring and assessing trainees, teaching CPR L4, lecturing students Show less

Anaesthetic Technician (Trainee)

• Jan 2014 - Mar 2017

Pharmacy Technician (Locum)

• Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

During this time I balanced freelance locum work in-between periods of travel. My main contracts included a 4 month fixed-term full-time contract with Life Pharmacy Riccarton and I was hired via my locum advertisement by St Martins Pharmacy on a full-time ongoing contract from approx. June 2013 until I left to pursue anaesthetics in 2014. During this time I balanced freelance locum work in-between periods of travel. My main contracts included a 4 month fixed-term full-time contract with Life Pharmacy Riccarton and I was hired via my locum advertisement by St Martins Pharmacy on a full-time ongoing contract from approx. June 2013 until I left to pursue anaesthetics in 2014.

Pharmacy Technician

• Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

Duties included processing prescriptions and dispensing medicines in a timely manner, compounding, blister packs, assisting customers with health and medication queries and general dispensary maintenance such as cleaning, ordering, banking and administrative tasks.

Pharmacy Technician (Trainee)

• Jan 2011 - Jun 2012