Linda Chalmers
Auckland,Mangere East
Summary
Established & extensive experience as a values driven public health service professional underpinned by professional nursing registration & practice. Clinician, educator, manager & director experience. Developing & applying evidence to practice, planning and leadership. Leading & managing health workforce recruitment & development. Strategic systems thinker & sensemaker in health service & workforce growth & development. Monitoring performance – facilitating & advising improvement. Leadership of Māori health services in equity and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Director
Lowie Recruitment International
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Clinical and strategic direction to international health workforce recruitment
- Developing and implementing standards for recruitment
- Assuring highest quality due diligence and screening to recruitment
- Advising recruitment operations and business proposals
- Engaging and influencing sector partners and customers
Principal Policy Advisor
Te Aka Whai Ora New Zealand
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Health policy and strategy advisor for Pae Ora Act 2022 implementation
- Primary and community care policy advisor
- Analysis and application of health outcome data for policy advice
Clinical Director - Pou Haumanu
Bay Of Plenty District Health Board
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Leadership and management of clinical nursing, administration and tikanga staff (4.0FTE direct reports, 1.8FTE shared reports, 35-40 FTE indirect reports.
- Monitoring and directing health service budgets
- Leading change and improving performance of health services for Maori health gain and equity
- Quality, safety and risk management
- Management of research and evaluation review for Maori health
- Advising clinical and service policy and procedure across organisation
- Clinical governance leader across organisation for Maori health gain in mortality review, acute demand, renal services, planned and palliative care
- Secondments 0.5 FTE as advisor on National Planned Care Taskforce and Project Manager senior nursing restructure
Associate Nurse Director
Auckland DHB
08.2016 - 12.2019
- Directing nursing workforce programme for undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment, learning and development
- Engaging and influencing across organisation nursing directors and managers on new graduate and postgraduate nursing workforce growth and development
- Managing and reporting evaluation of learning systems and clinical strategic initiatives
- Planning, leading and implementing earn and learn cadetships
Senior Advisor Nursing
Ministry Of Health Office Of The Chief Nurse
02.2014 - 07.2015
- Development and delivery of policy advice across ministry, and across government
- Managing research & evaluation contracts and delivery
- Research and writing of health reports for Ministers
- Maintained an extensive professional network and leveraged connections to secure new business leads, contributing to sustained growth over time.
Health Management, Research & Education Roles
Multiple
01.2001 - 06.2016
- Duty Nurse Manager Middlemore Hospital 2001-2003
- Charge Nurse Manager Dunedin Hospital ED 2008
- Co Principal Investigator HRC funded Shorter Stays in ED National Research Project - February 2011 - December 2013
- Graduate Assistant and Professional Teaching Fellow in health management and health policy via multiple semester based contracts 2011 - 2016
- Senior Academic Nursing Wintec for Master of Nursing Science (Pre-registration) April -December 2020
Registered Nursing
Health Employers In New Zealand, Australia & KSA
01.1984 - 12.2000
- Registered nursing practice and experience in multiple clinical specialties including emergency care, general medical, general surgical, orthopaedics, paediatrics and primary care
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Education
Certificate NZQA 4 - Te Reo Māori
Te Wananga O Aotearoa
Auckland12.2016
Ph.D. - Health Policy
University of Auckland
Auckland05.2015
Master of Management (with Distinction) - Health Service Management
Massey University
Palmerston North04.2009
Bachelor of Laws -
University of Auckland
Auckland09.2006
PG Diploma Health Service Management (Distinction) -
Massey University
Palmerston North05.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing & Māori Studies
Massey University
Palmerston North07.1999
Hospital Certificate - Registered General & Obstetric Nursing
Palmerston North Hospital Board
Palmerston North New Zealand12.1983
Skills
- Clinical expertise
- Quality, safety & risk management
- Relationship building & influencing
- Project management
- Budget and funding management & accountability
- Clinical governance leadership
- Public speaking & presentation
- Health research & evaluation
- Team & staff Leadership & management
Affiliations
- Whakapapa - Ngāti Pū, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Rangitihi
Timeline
Nurse Director
Lowie Recruitment International
10.2023 - 03.2024
Principal Policy Advisor
Te Aka Whai Ora New Zealand
05.2023 - 09.2023
Clinical Director - Pou Haumanu
Bay Of Plenty District Health Board
01.2021 - 05.2023
Associate Nurse Director
Auckland DHB
08.2016 - 12.2019
Senior Advisor Nursing
Ministry Of Health Office Of The Chief Nurse
02.2014 - 07.2015
Health Management, Research & Education Roles
Multiple
01.2001 - 06.2016
Registered Nursing
Health Employers In New Zealand, Australia & KSA
01.1984 - 12.2000
Certificate NZQA 4 - Te Reo Māori
Te Wananga O Aotearoa
Ph.D. - Health Policy
University of Auckland
Master of Management (with Distinction) - Health Service Management
Massey University
Bachelor of Laws -
University of Auckland
PG Diploma Health Service Management (Distinction) -
Massey University
Bachelor of Arts - Nursing & Māori Studies
Massey University
Hospital Certificate - Registered General & Obstetric Nursing
Palmerston North Hospital Board
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