Tracey Bentall

My current position is at Wellington Sexual Health Cuba Street Clinic where I work full time as Sexual Health Nurse & contact tracing nurse.

My work here is many providing PrEP to our MSM community, treating STI’s, teaching the year 5 Medical Student’s from Otago re genital examinations. I also work on the Outreach Clinic at Porirua. I am also on the on-call register for Sexual Assault services which I cover one weekend a month.

I am Cold Chain lead & an authorised vaccinator for adolescents & adults working on Mpox clinics & Hep B & Gardasil.

I worked clinically at KYS in Paraparaumu & at outreach clinic in Otaki. I did school-based nursing having a weekly clinic at Otaki College. While there I worked with many young people doing HEADSS assessments so we could best plan their care which often involved referrals to CAMHS or MAIDS.

I also provided Health Promotion & education in the college. I was very involved in supporting Gender Affirming Health Care for Project Youth (LGBTQIA)

I was lead nurse on the MMR catch up programme & planned and ran the Covid clinics.

• Delivered clinical updates for Practice Nurses & GP's working under the Sexual Health Contract for under 24 year old
• Ran UCOL Cervical Screening Course
• Ran Horowhenua Sexual Health Clinic

• Developed action plans to address gaps in immunisation coverage within specific demographics or geographic regions.
• Enhanced vaccine management by streamlining inventory processes and monitoring cold chain.
• Provided training and support to healthcare professionals on proper vaccine administration techniques and record-keeping practices.
• Conducted regular audits of immunisation records at provider offices to verify accuracy and completeness, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

Clinical Coordinator for Midcentral DHB School Based Immunisation programme roll out of HPV/Gardasil MoH Programme. 32 Hours

I was responsible for the coordination of the Public Health Nursing Team to deliver the new vaccine Gardasil in all the schools covering the Midcentral DHB. This involved extensive communication with schools & parents. I also had to rigorously manage the cold chain to ensure safe delivery of the vaccine.

Sexual Health Nurse Horowhenua Clinic 4 hours

Priority Women’s Cervical Screening Clinics Otaki/Levin 4 hours

• Collaborated with local agencies to address social determinants of health, resulting in improved overall community wellbeing.
• Improved community health outcomes by developing and implementing targeted public health initiatives.
• Reduced infectious disease spread by promoting hygiene practices and coordinating disease surveillance activities.
• Implemented school-based wellness initiatives targeting childhood obesity prevention, resulting in healthier student populations.
• Trained nursing staff on best practices in public health nursing, promoting higher quality care across the organization.