Experience

Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority

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

• EL1 Project Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Manage development of the Australian Hospital Patient Costing Standards V4.2 and the associated business rules and guidance. Achievements: Contract management, reporting, governance, papers, and appropriate escalation. Ensuring the standards capture best practice in costing health services and products to consistently and comprehensively cover costs in Australia.

• EL1 Policy Manager,

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  Lead and coordinate policy development and review.Achievements: Updated policies in compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements, production of corporate plan, managed financial dispute resolution between states, coordination and production of national efficient cost, briefs and papers, evaluation design for projects.

• EL1 Project Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  Manage National Hospital Cost Data CollectionAchievements: Production of private sector report and public release management of collection, presentation of findings, papers, correspondence and briefings. This is a voluntary collection that produces a range of hospital cost and activity information by the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (AR-DRG). This report includes the findings from Round 22 (financial year 2017-18) of the NHCDC for acute admitted care provided by overnight private hospitals.



NSW Department of Customer Service

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Policy Project Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

  Policy and project management. Achievements: International trade agreement compliance – TPP 11, establishing legal instruments and process. Established Centre for Work Health and Safety Data Science and Analytics Scholarship program. Finalisation of Aboriginal Participation in Construction policy, FAQ, and guides. Developed OneGov Data Protection Framework. Policy and project management. Achievements: International trade agreement compliance – TPP 11, establishing legal instruments and process. Established Centre for Work Health and Safety Data Science and Analytics Scholarship program. Finalisation of Aboriginal Participation in Construction policy, FAQ, and guides. Developed OneGov Data Protection Framework.



NSW Data Analytics Centre

• Princiapl Policy Officer, NSW Treasury

  • 2016 - Feb 2018

  Executive officer duties for tech start-up including compliance, organisational risk management, governance, Ministerial liaison, GIPA, Annual Report and corporate planning. Achievements: Developed Data Protection Framework (Australian first), developed Data Science and Analytics Scholars program (Australian first), managed Board meetings and expert working groups, developed to the organisational culture series and introduced the ethical practice series (Australian first). Executive officer duties for tech start-up including compliance, organisational risk management, governance, Ministerial liaison, GIPA, Annual Report and corporate planning. Achievements: Developed Data Protection Framework (Australian first), developed Data Science and Analytics Scholars program (Australian first), managed Board meetings and expert working groups, developed to the organisational culture series and introduced the ethical practice series (Australian first).



NSW Department of Customer Service

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Policy Project Officer

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Managed five consultation processes including high profile industry, government, research and community representatives for a: fit-for-purpose review of the intent of NSW Open Data Policy and the developing maturity of the field; and to improve implementation and legislative compliance. Achievements: NSW Open Data Policy reviewed and reissued: Policy on a Page developed, Action Plan developed, coordination of implementation, design and deliver Data Science and Analytics Scholars program (Australian first).



Department of Family and Community Services

• Principal Policy Project Officer

  • 2014 - 2015

  Lead strategic projects related to developing the viability of the Aboriginal NGO sector, approaches to implementing the OneFACS reforms, and positioning workgroup within the new structure. Achievements: Developing the FACS and Division position on strategic commissioning, project managing the Aboriginal OOHC Co-design Project, leading the Modelling Project: Aboriginal Population Projections, business modelling for sustainability and viability, developing the FACS policy on ‘Services for and by Aboriginal People: Identifying Aboriginal Organisations, developing Branch outcome indicators and measures.



Centre for Aboriginal Health, NSW Health

• Senior Policy Analyst

  • 2012 - 2014

  Manage policy and planning on strategic and operational issues and identifying initiatives to Close the Gap. Achievements: Development of integrated eyecare framework for NSW. Manage policy and planning on strategic and operational issues and identifying initiatives to Close the Gap. Achievements: Development of integrated eyecare framework for NSW.



Office of Health & Medical Research, Ministry of Health

• Principal Policy Aanalyst

  • 2012 - 2012

  Lead support for insurers, industry, government and the sector with the legal and regulatory compliance system and process. Achievements: Ongoing advice, liaison and negotiation with National Health and Medical Research Council, pharma companies, lawyers and clinicians. Lead support for insurers, industry, government and the sector with the legal and regulatory compliance system and process. Achievements: Ongoing advice, liaison and negotiation with National Health and Medical Research Council, pharma companies, lawyers and clinicians.



Ministry of Health

• Senior Policy Analyst, Violence Prevention & Response

  • 2010 - 2012

  Manage domestic violence risk assessment research project and evaluation, JIRT and sexual assault responses. Achievements: Implementation of the CARAM project and development of the Ministry’s position on reporting under age consensual sexual activity. Manage domestic violence risk assessment research project and evaluation, JIRT and sexual assault responses. Achievements: Implementation of the CARAM project and development of the Ministry’s position on reporting under age consensual sexual activity.



UNSW, University Sydney, Charles Stuart

• Academic

  • 1993 - 2012

  Course Coordinator, Professional Ethics, UNSW 2009-2012 School of Philosophy, post-graduate applied ethics for board and trust fund members and mid-level executives in law, medicine, accounting and engineering. Senior Lecturer, Sydney University 2003-2007 School of Education and Social Policy, social policy and research methods. Lecturer, Charles Stuart University 1993-2000 School of Nursing, undergraduate and graduate ethics, research methods and legal studies.



MInistry of Health

• Senior Policy Analyst, Health Research and Ethics

  • 2009 - 2010

  Lead systemic changes and manage communication and relationships with stakeholders. State advisor to national working group. Achievements: Development of a learning and development strategy for the sector and IT platform development, also part of Swine Influenza pandemic response team. Lead systemic changes and manage communication and relationships with stakeholders. State advisor to national working group. Achievements: Development of a learning and development strategy for the sector and IT platform development, also part of Swine Influenza pandemic response team.



Aboriginal Housign Office

• Principle Policy Analyst, relief Director

  • 2008 - 2009

  Lead team of nine policy and research staff. Achievements: Reestablishment of work processes and priorities after major organisational restructure. Lead team of nine policy and research staff. Achievements: Reestablishment of work processes and priorities after major organisational restructure.



Ministry of Health

• Senior Policy Analyst, Aboriginal Health Branch

  • 2006 - 2008

  Manage stakeholders to develop strategic and operational responses to Aboriginal health issues. Achievements: Development of Branch position on evaluation, and manage Aboriginal Health Awards. Manage stakeholders to develop strategic and operational responses to Aboriginal health issues. Achievements: Development of Branch position on evaluation, and manage Aboriginal Health Awards.



MInistry of Health

• Executive Manager, Strategic Development

  • 2005 - 2005

  Manage Deputy Director General’s policy, projects, GIPA, HRIPA and budget team. Achievements: Short listed Australian Harkness Fellowship. Manage Deputy Director General’s policy, projects, GIPA, HRIPA and budget team. Achievements: Short listed Australian Harkness Fellowship.



Ministry of Health

• Senior Policy Analyst, Violence Prevention & Response

  • 2003 - 2004

  Manage projects and research, and develop responses on a range of clinical, legal and medical issues.Achievements: Working with stakeholder groups to improve data collection and analysis, and supporting forensic medical training.

• Senior Policy Analyst, Child Death Review Team

  • 2002 - 2003

  Manage ministerial correspondence and advice, contracts, analysis and interpretation of data and reports, briefs, database development, speeches and conference presentations.Achievements: Implementation of changes to the Coroner’s Act and development of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Guidelines which reduced number of heroin related deaths of children and became the blueprint for policy in other states and nationally.



MACQUARIE AREA HEALTH SERVICE

• Hospitals and Health Care

• Team Leader, Psychological Services (children)

  • 1995 - 2001

  Lead six professional staff, provide clinical supervision and advise on complex cases.Achievements: Piloting the Domestic Violence Screening research now implemented throughout NSW, advisor on organisational restructure, developed alternative business models and child protection trainer.

• Manager, Sexual Assault

  • 1993 - 1995

  Lead 15 clinical staff located across 2/3rds of NSW. Coordinating coverage of medical, therapeutic and forensic services.Achievements: Development of a recruitment and retention strategy which shortened vacancy periods and increased rates of retention, establishment of a student unit, development, implementation and crowd funding to resource a preschool protective behaviours program, and completion of a research project on alternative service delivery models.