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Alana Wilson

Botanic Ridge,VIC

Summary

Committed lecturer with several years in educating nursing undergraduate students and mentoring new staff. Worked with full-time faculty to develop new and creative programs to prepare students for success in their careers and future study. Created engaging lectures and activities to explain and demonstrate difficult concepts.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Lecturer: Nursing

Holmesglen Institute
01.2018 - Current
  • Subject Coordinated NSG1101 and NSG2202 (Mental Health and nursing communication skills), ensuring high-quality lecture content, effective coordination of casual teaching staff, and provision of pastoral care to students and mentorship to new staff.
  • Managed responsibilities as BN Second Year Coordinator on a rotational basis.
  • Academic Integrity meetings
  • Simulation: writing and coordinatng Simulation scenarios and education sessions including debriefing
  • Simulation debriefing skills. Trained via Monash University in-house staff development.
  • Mentoring new staff in debriefing skills

Projects:

  • Intraprofessional Learning (IPL) Project: Mental Health and Gender Diversity, Indigenous Health. Script writer, session developer, simulation leader and debrief
  • STARS Conference 2023: Presenter. Title: “She says her name is Ella”: navigating transgender inclusion in Simulation with student nurses
  • Textbook reviewer for: Foster, K., Marks, P., O'Brien, A. J., & Raeburn, T. (2021). Mental Health in Nursing: Theory and Practice for Clinical Settings (5th ed.). Chatswood, N.S.W.: Elsevier Australia
  • Consultation and writing of Holmesglen Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion education package
  • Collaborative Online Integrated Learning (COIL) in partnership with Northwestern Polytechnic (Canada) : Mental Health, Delirium and Indigenous Health: facilitator
  • Consultation, collaboration and script writing for the Holmesglen Institute’s government-funded Virtual Reality education program (VESKI VR Mental Health Project)

Consultancy Recruitment

Attorney-General’s office
Canberra, Australia
01.2017 - 01.2017
  • Confidential and Privileged under non-disclosure agreement.

Recovery Clinician/Registered Nurse Grade 3/5

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service/ Adult Community Mental Health Program
10.2016 - 01.2017

Undergraduate Student Co-ordinator

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service (PHMHS) / Continuing Education and Development Unit
03.2014 - 11.2016

Clinical Nurse Educator

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service (PHMHS) / Continuing Education and Development
04.2013 - 03.2014

Clinical Nurse Specialist/Acting Associate Nurse Unit Manager/Recovery Clinician

Spray Street Community Care Unit, Peninsula Mental Health Service
03.2010 - 01.2013

Registered Nurse/Acting Associate Unit Manager

Aged Acute Inpatient Unit, Aged Persons Mental Health, Peninsula Mental Health Service
11.2008 - 03.2010
  • Nominated for ‘Preceptor of the Year, 2009’.

Registered Nurse (Graduate position)

Peninsula Mental Health Service
01.2008 - 11.2008
  • Recipient of the ‘Barbara Keeble-Devlin Academic Achievement’ Award/Graduate Nurse of the Year.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Part-time And Completing -

Monash University
09.2024

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education -

Deakin University
12.2016

Master of Nursing (Mental Health) -

Monash University
12.2013

Postgraduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing -

Monash University
12.2010

Bachelor of Nursing -

Monash University
12.2008

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -

Skills

  • In-class lectures and lesson planning
  • Collaboration
  • Student Engagement
  • Curriculum Creation
  • Simulation
  • Presentations

Affiliations

  • Volunteer for Mums Supporting Families in Need (Seaford): Not for profit organisation
  • Volunteer (admin) for What Were You Wearing Australia: Not for profit organisation
  • Spokesperson for Holmesglen Institute's national advertising campaign: What will your story be in 2023?
  • Mountaineering: summited Everest Base camp 2016, Mt Bogong 2016, Sister of Kintail 2016, Kosciuszko 2017, Ben Nevis 2017 in addition to 10+ munros (Scotland).

Timeline

Lecturer: Nursing

Holmesglen Institute
01.2018 - Current

Consultancy Recruitment

Attorney-General’s office
01.2017 - 01.2017

Recovery Clinician/Registered Nurse Grade 3/5

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service/ Adult Community Mental Health Program
10.2016 - 01.2017

Undergraduate Student Co-ordinator

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service (PHMHS) / Continuing Education and Development Unit
03.2014 - 11.2016

Clinical Nurse Educator

Peninsula Health Mental Health Service (PHMHS) / Continuing Education and Development
04.2013 - 03.2014

Clinical Nurse Specialist/Acting Associate Nurse Unit Manager/Recovery Clinician

Spray Street Community Care Unit, Peninsula Mental Health Service
03.2010 - 01.2013

Registered Nurse/Acting Associate Unit Manager

Aged Acute Inpatient Unit, Aged Persons Mental Health, Peninsula Mental Health Service
11.2008 - 03.2010

Registered Nurse (Graduate position)

Peninsula Mental Health Service
01.2008 - 11.2008

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Part-time And Completing -

Monash University

Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education -

Deakin University

Master of Nursing (Mental Health) -

Monash University

Postgraduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing -

Monash University

Bachelor of Nursing -

Monash University

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment -

Alana Wilson