Experience

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Retrieval Nursing Director

  • Nov 2020 - Present



The Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health (CEIH)

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • May 2019 - Nov 2020



Central Adelaide Local Health Network

• Nursing Director Emergency Services

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2019

  Accountable for the governance, innovation and practice standards, leadership, financial management and workforce development of nurses within Emergency Services and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine across Central Adelaide LHN and Trauma Services at RAH. Ensure the provision of professional high quality health care aimed at improving patient health outcomes. Ensure the efficient and effective management of the nursing services. Responsible for the overall maintenance of safe standards of patient care, for priority setting, development, implementation and evaluation of programs of Nursing Services practice, education and research.



SA Health

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• EPAS Adoption Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for leading adoption of the EPAS within SA Health at an operational level; facilitating effective resolutions of issues, communication decisions regarding system design & work with key stakeholders providing leadership and support to ensure the clinical design supports safe, efficient, effective patient care. Responsible for leading adoption of the EPAS within SA Health at an operational level; facilitating effective resolutions of issues, communication decisions regarding system design & work with key stakeholders providing leadership and support to ensure the clinical design supports safe, efficient, effective patient care.



SALHN

• Spain
• Software Development

• Emergency Department Nursing Director

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

  Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department is a tertiary centre managing 72,500 presentations annually both adult & paediatrics. As Nursing Director I am accountable for the governance, innovation and practice standards, leadership, financial management and workforce development of nurses within Emergency Services at Flinders Medical Centre. I am responsible for leading the development and ensuring the effectiveness of systems to support, evaluate and consistently improve the service, ensure a healthy work environment is maintained and work collaboratively to develop a strategic approach to service delivery in the Emergency Care setting.



Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2013

  As one the first SALHN position my role was responsible for supporting the single service multiple site model of emergency care. This included developing, implementing & embedding a Network Governance structure to support a single service multiple site network. I developed, monitored & measured Key Performance Indicators for a Network Emergency Service; including developing a sustainable quality improvement process to deliver better patient outcomes. As one the first SALHN position my role was responsible for supporting the single service multiple site model of emergency care. This included developing, implementing & embedding a Network Governance structure to support a single service multiple site network. I developed, monitored & measured Key Performance Indicators for a Network Emergency Service; including developing a sustainable quality improvement process to deliver better patient outcomes.



Flinders Medical Centre

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Patient Safety Coordinator

  • Oct 2007 - Jul 2010



Flinders Medical Centre - Emergency Department

• Clinical Nurse Consultant

  • 2002 - 2007