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• Contribute to strategic policy analysis and the development of policies to operationalize aged care worker screening, ensuring alignment with national health priorities
• Lead stakeholder engagement with state, territory, and Commonwealth agencies to design and implement aged care worker screening
• Lead the negotiation and development of federal funding agreements with state and territory governments, as well as Commonwealth agencies, to support their preparatory activities for aged care worker screening
• Contribute to the development of New Policy Proposals (NPPs) and drafting of high-quality ministerial correspondence to support informed decision-making at the executive level
• Manage the Branch's correspondence inbox, facilitating efficient communication and liaising with both Branch and Division staff to streamline internal processes
• Acted as Assistant Director (July to August 2024) - managed an APS6 staff member.

Managed the pharmacy

• Delivered advanced high quality, evidence based clinical services as a member of a multidisciplinary team to achieve better health outcomes for individuals experiencing alcohol and drug issues
• Provided high level clinical advice within specific expertise to professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers and other stakeholders within Metro South AMHS regarding professional standards and clinical service development
• Provided quality high level of pharmacy and alcohol, tobacco and other drug clinical advice in the development of professional standards, locally as well as at a Service and HSS level.

• Manage a state-wide project which examines the challenges facing the community mental health workforce
• Build and manage stakeholder relationships with Queensland Health and community mental healthcare stakeholders to discuss sector-wide issues.

• Oversaw, coordinated, managed all Guild CPD accreditation activities on a national level
• Developed online modules for pharmacists with a strong user experience focus
• Audited accredited CPD material to ensure compliance to relevant standards and guidelines
• Liaise with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, AHPRA and the Australian Pharmacy Council on all CPD matters
• Managed 5 full-time and 2 part-time equivalent pharmacist and one administration officer to perform CPD duties.

• Managed and coordinated a state-wide Queensland Health funded harm minimisation project worth over $800,000; increased the number of participating pharmacies by 300 pharmacies in four years (>35%)
• Managed all aspects of the project: contract negotiation, analysis of population needs, review of financial and project data, management and mitigation of project risks, implementation of project and stakeholder engagement plans, coordination of all communicational and educational activities, reporting
• Participated in various Alcohol & Other Drugs, and blood-borne viruses related working groups and steering committees
• Built and managed stakeholder relationships with Queensland Health, healthcare stakeholders, NGOs and commercial contractors to deliver effective and high-quality service across the state
• Delivered face-to-face, webinar and online education to pharmacy staff and Guild staff on alcohol and drugs, and blood-borne viruses
• Managed two staff to assist in the delivery of the PNSP.

• Delivered high quality policy development implementation responses and contributed to the delivery of complex policy projects to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists
• Undertook research and analysis to identify policy development options, extracted and summarised key information, and identified implementation risks and impacts, to inform policy and project direction to benefit the pharmacy sector.

• Delivered the PIR mental health project across the Gold Coast to better assist those living with mental illness in the Gold Coast region through successful collaboration with Gold Coast mental health services providers and stakeholders
• Delivered a range of consumer and pharmacy-staff specific workshops to provide education on the various types of social and health-related services available to facilitate a better understanding and practice change, respectively
• Winner of the Queensland Health Week Achievement Award and Earle Duus Memorial Award in 2016.

• Managed the ordering, forecasting and coordination of purchasing, storage and logistics of all veterinary medicines and supplies at the Small Animal and Equine Hospital
• Fostered strategic business relationships with wholesalers and pharmaceutical companies and negotiated contract terms and performed tender evaluation activities for procurement matters
• Conducted risk assessments and continuous improvement/quality assurance initiatives to support business improvements strategies in the hospital.