Professional Development of 16 direct reports including staff nurses, Expert nurses and healthcare assistants
Mentorship and facilitation of training for Shift Coordinators.
Participation in staff recruitment & retention strategy.
Management of resources to meet service requirements.
Participation in analysis and learning from adverse events and morbidity & mortality via the Learning Review process.
Charge Nurse Manager
Totara Hospice
10.2023 - 03.2024
Professional development of over 40 direct reports including palliative care staff nurses, senior nurses, and healthcare assistants.
Active participation in recruitment processes and retention strategy.
Safe rostering as per NZNO MECA guidelines.
Oversaw budget management for the unit, tracking expenses and adjusting allocations as needed throughout the fiscal year.
Promoted a culture of teamwork by regularly acknowledging accomplishments of both individual nurses as well as team achievements.
Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
Charge Nurse Manager - Daily Operations
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
05.2014 - 05.2017
Working with key stakeholders to develop and improve operational systems and processes.
Leadership and Professional development of the Senior Nursing Clinical Nurse Coordinator team.
Professional development of over 45 direct reports including staff nurses, senior nurses, and healthcare assistants.
Safe rostering and staffing.
Mentoring and supporting nurses into senior positions.
ECMO course co facilitator.
Participation in analysis and learning from adverse events via root cause analysis and case reviews.
Level 4 - Expert Registered Nurse
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
10.2007 - 07.2014
PDRP Level 4/Expert nursing practice
Shift coordination
Holistic end of life care
CVICU ECMO Liaison
Clinical leadership
Preceptorship of new staff nurses.
Nurse Educator & BASICs Instructor
Medecins Sans Frontiere - Doctors without Borders
01.2013 - 10.2013
Development of a comprehensive training program for ICU Nurses in Gaza.
Assessed competency levels among nursing staff, identifying areas of improvement for targeted interventions.
Improved patient safety by designing and conducting simulation exercises.
Development of skill and competency assessment tools.
Development of ICU nursing protocols.
Clinical coaching and mentorship.
Teaching BASICs for Nurses course.
Proficient Registered Nurse
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
01.2010 - 01.2013
Assessment and care of the acute and chronically ill paediatric patient
Provision of holistic and culturally safe care to patients and their whanau, including end of life care
Nursing management of EVD, HFOV, CRRT and ECMO in the paediatric patient
Preceptoring and training of new staff and ECMO nurses.
Registered Nurse
General Surgery- MercyAscot Integrated Hospital
10.2006 - 10.2007
Providing a high standard of nursing care to the post operative patient
Ward infection control representative
Preceptoring and assessing new staff and student nurses.
Registered Nurse
Pulse Nursing Agency
09.2003 - 09.2006
Providing care to medical, surgical and High Dependency patients
Safe monitoring and administration of medication
Accurate and legal documentation.
Registered Nurse
NETP, Middlemore Hospital
09.2002 - 09.2003
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide quality healthcare
Provision of holistic and culturally safe care to patients and their whanau
Ensuring s safe environment for patients, whanau, and the multidisciplinary team.
Education
Master of Health Leadership - Health Management
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ
2027
Post Graduate Diploma, Health Science - Advanced Nursing
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ
01.2009
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Nursing
Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ
2002
Skills
Clinical Leadership & Management
Commitment to improving healthcare equity
Advanced communication
Critical Thinking
Team Development & Wellbeing
Performance Improvement
Recruitment & retention
Staff Coaching and Mentoring
Certification
Women in Healthcare Leadership. Monash University - 2024
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Level 6 NZRC - 2024
Leadership Development Programme. Te Toka Tumai - 2017
Building Resilience. University of Auckland Business School - 2016
References
References available on request.
Timeline
Charge Nurse Manager
Totara Hospice
10.2023 - 03.2024
Associate Charge Nurse Manager
Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital
11.2017 - Current
Charge Nurse Manager - Daily Operations
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
05.2014 - 05.2017
Nurse Educator & BASICs Instructor
Medecins Sans Frontiere - Doctors without Borders
01.2013 - 10.2013
Proficient Registered Nurse
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
01.2010 - 01.2013
Level 4 - Expert Registered Nurse
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
10.2007 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
General Surgery- MercyAscot Integrated Hospital
10.2006 - 10.2007
Registered Nurse
Pulse Nursing Agency
09.2003 - 09.2006
Registered Nurse
NETP, Middlemore Hospital
09.2002 - 09.2003
Master of Health Leadership - Health Management
University of Auckland
Post Graduate Diploma, Health Science - Advanced Nursing
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Nursing
Manukau Institute of Technology
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