Experience

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service

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

• Safe Care Clinical Nurse Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Present

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2019

• Director

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  Enhanced Clinical Services

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Access and Flow

• Principal Advisor Redesign

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2018



ACT Health

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

• Critical Care Network Coordinator

  • May 2015 - Apr 2017

  Canberra Hospital is the major tertiary referral centre for Canberra and the surrounding region (Southern NSW) consisting of approx. 650 beds.As a senior RN I am responsible for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of major service delivery projects improving access and whole of hospital initiatives that affect patient flow to and from Canberra Hospital & Health Services (CHHS).Responsibilities include:Manage the ACT/SNSW Critical Care Telehealth Service - Manage, analyse and report on ACT Health’s commitment and engagement levels in delivery of an agreed Critical Care Telehealth service for regional NSW hospitals. - Provide reports and feedback on strategic planning documents to inform local and national use of Telehealth.Represent CHHS on a number of Executive Cross-Border Committees/Taskforce Strategy development and implementation for patient flow initiativesLink between clinical and corporate divisions through advice, liaison, networking, relationship management to improve strategic and operational policy development and assist with identifying priorities for improvement for better patient experience and outcomes. Show less

• ICU Network Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Chairing and coordinating the functions of the monthly ICU Network meetings which comprised of senior staff from intensive care services from Southern NSW and the ACT public hospitals.• Liaising and working closely with other critical care services within the ACT/NSW region to identify quality improvement initiatives that would improve access to intensive care services in the ACT including changes to service delivery and integration of clinical systems.• Representing ACT Health on a number of external committees and working groups at a local and national level.• Providing expert advice to the strategic policy and planning unit on factors affecting intensive care service delivery and highlighting requirements for managing a future service including: infrastructure, budget, work force planning and innovative initiatives. Show less

• Clinical Review Coordinator

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

  • Use Root Cause Analysis methodology to investigate clinical incidents. • Conduct high level inter-divisional, inter-jurisdictional and interagency root cause analysis investigations.• Acted in the Clinical Review Manager (RN4.3) role which involved team supervision, issues management, performance management, budgeting and Ministerial briefings. • Prepare formal clinical review reports and recommendations.

• Clinical Nurse Consultant (NUM)

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

  • Day to day management of the Neurology/Acute Stroke Unit & Infectious Diseases (32 beds) ward including patient flow in and out of the ward as well as flow to the Acute Stroke Unit.• Managing 90 FTE nursing staff.• Budget and finance responsibilities.• Performance management of nursing staff

• Clinical Development Nurse

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2009

  In my role as one of the CDNs for the New Graduate Program for Registered Nurses I was responsible for: ensuring that new graduates worked within the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council competencies, mentoring and documenting each graduates progress, provide professional feedback and reflective practice sessions, mediating conflict between new graduates and other staff members and providing structured clinical teaching sessions.