Experience

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  Bravehearts

  • Australia
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Director of Therapeutic and Support Services

    • Sep 2018 - Present

  • Director of Operations

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2018

    Within the role of Director of Operations I currently provide leadership and oversight to all of our client services, including Intake, Counselling, Advocacy and Support, Training, ChildPlace and Education. I am committed to extending the reach of all of these services to enable us to meet our mission and protecting children across Australia and also hold the responsibility for writing tender submissions and grant applications.

  • National Manager Therapeutic Services

    • Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

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  Life Without Barriers

  • National Manager Practice and Programs

    • Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

    My role included leading a team of National Organisational Experts who were responsible for the development and maintenance of sound and contemporary practice across the client service streams across the organisation in each state and territory. These areas included but were not limited to Out of Home Care, Disability, Mental Health, Refugee and Asylum Seekers, Aged Care. I was responsible for the development and implementation of the Client Death in Care Review Committee as well as the establishment of a client high risk register and associated practice protocols and strategies.

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  Life Without Barriers

  • Life Without Barriers

  • National Clinical Services Practitioner

    • Oct 2006 - Jul 2012
    • Life Without Barriers

    Within this role I was responsible for the oversight of all clinical services within Life Without Barriers and providing clinical supervision to all State and Territory Clinical Services Managers and senior clinicians. I developed a best practice approach to the governance and management of all Restricted Practices instances within the organisation across jurisdiction and sector. In addition to this I undertook the development and implementation of a National approach to the review and management of clients deemed as presenting high risk to themselves, others or the organisation. Within this role I also developed the organisations approach to Therapeutic Residential Care including the framework, associated policies and approaches as well as a unique interactive experiential training program for prospective and existing therapeutic residential staff.

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  Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care NSW

  • Hunter/Central Coast

  • Regional Manager Community Access

    • May 2003 - May 2006
    • Hunter/Central Coast

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  Calderstones Hospital

  • Clinical Psychologist

    • 1997 - 2000