Larissa Baker (formerly Ferguson)

Focused people manager offering 7 years of success in leading highly effective teams within the Healthcare setting. Well-versed in leading teams in a high pressure environment, and a proven history of collaborating and engaging with stakeholders to achieve optimal outcomes. Dedicated to developing efficient working relationships to guide teams through change processes. Energetic and organised, with proficiency across many technology based platforms.

• BOLD! Performance Conversations
• Foundations of Management – Counties Manukau Health. This course was an introduction to all aspects of leadership and management of teams within the Counties Manukau Health organisation.
• CALD training – Managing Culturally Diverse Teams – Counties Manukau Health
• Leading Our Values – Counties Manukau Health
• Patient Safety Training – CPR, airway management, medication safety.
• Preceptor Course – Counties Manukau Health
• Treaty of Waitangi Training 2010
• Tikanga Best Practice Training – Counties Manukau Health
• Pacific Cultural Competency Training – Counties Manukau Health
• Current Practicing Certificate – Registered Comprehensive Nurse

• Health Quality & Safety Commission Co-design ‘Partners in Care’ project 2019-2020. Lead Sponsor for Counties Manukau Health’ project: ‘Walking with you – Preparing for cancer treatment’. The project team included clinicians from multi-disciplinary services investigating various factors impacting access and timely care for Pasifika women on endometrial cancer pathways. Focus groups and interviews of patients and clinicians were conducted over several months. A co-designed information pamphlet was developed, tested, and implemented in Women’s Health and the project was published on the HQSC website. This was a very rewarding project to lead, and the patient stories gave us rich insight into improvement of care delivery for all patients.
• Leading Quality Care – 2019. I was put forward for this very rewarding course, which was facilitated by external training providers, and which covered all aspects of effective management of teams. There was a strong focus on leading healthcare teams through change and quality improvement work from concept to implementation.
• Staff Values Award – nominated and awarded in 2020 for demonstrating the value ‘Kotahitanga - Together’ in my everyday practice and leadership.

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