Experience

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  Department of Health, Queensland

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

  • Library Manager, Redland Hospital

    • Nov 2012 - Present

    - Provision of library services to the staff of Redland Hospital, Wynnum Hospital, Casuarina Lodge, Marie Rose Centre, Dunwich Health Service Centre.- Creation and delivery of training programs for multidisciplinary care teams (including literature searching, library orientation, the use of health related databases, e-journals and ebooks)- Proactive member on relevant committees to supply support and advice - General Clinical Education Committee (GCEC)- Budget management- Assist in the generation of business cases, grant applications, staff publications and research

  • Library Manager - CYMHS, Royal Children's Hospital

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2012

    -State wide provision of library services to the QLD Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Registrar Training Unit.-Creation and delivery of training programs for multidisciplinary care teams (including literature searching, library orientation, the use of health related databases, e-journals and ebooks)- Establishment of state-wide shared computer ‘drives’ or ‘directories’ containing an interactive EndNote X4 resource to provide an accessible, evidence-based resource to inform best practice in specialist areas (Speech Pathology and Therapeutic Services)- Proactive member on relevant committees to supply support and advice - Research Interest Group and Education Sub-Committee-Implementation of marketing tools and extension activities to increase awareness of Library Services, (e.g. library newsletters, library website, brochures, library week promotion)-Assist in the generation of business cases, grant applications, staff publications and research-Implementing new technology - Embedding eReaders across five clinical sites, (including the development of instructions and promotional materials and the delivery of training in their use)-Provision of access to ebooks on a state-wide basis-Development of specialist resource collections

  • Librarian

    • Feb 2005 - Dec 2009

    Short-term contracts-Acquisitions (ordering and processing) -Circulation-Original Cataloguing (MARC, AACR2)-Copy Cataloguing (Library of Congress, NLM)-Serials Management-Literature searches and user education using medical databases, eg CINAHL, Medline, PsychInfo,-Inter library loans-Shelving and Display-Understanding of Health libraries and resources.-One person and team library experience

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  State Library of Queensland

  • Librarian

    • 2013 - 2013

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  Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Liaison Librarian

    • May 2009 - Nov 2012
    • Brisbane, Australia

    -Statewide provision of library services to QCPIMH Management, Perinatal nurses and Infant Mental Health clinicians.

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  Network Ten

  • Mt Cootha, Brisbane, QLD

  • Media Librarian

    • 2006 - 2007
    • Mt Cootha, Brisbane, QLD

    News Librarian-Research for news reporters. -‘Vision’ experience - cueing tapes, ingesting selected ‘vision’ into server for news editors.-‘Shot list’ news stories into databaseChildren’s TV Programme Librarian-‘Shot list’ unedited tapes into server, for children’s TV programme, ‘Totally Wild’. -Source ‘vision’ for presenters both local and interstate.

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  Catholic Education Office

  • Bendigo - Victoria, Sydney - NSW, Darwin - NT

  • Primary School Teacher

    • Jan 1989 - Dec 2001
    • Bendigo - Victoria, Sydney - NSW, Darwin - NT

    -Team Teaching-Curriculum Planning and Evaluation-Report Writing-Creating educational policies and procedures-Teaching composite classes-Organising and participating in school functions, sports days, camps and excursions-Able to plan and teach lessons on short notice-Experience in behaviour management/difficult behaviours-Extensive organisational and communication skills (e.g parent-teacher interviews)-Sound knowledge on a wide spectrum of subjects