Alexandra Read
Little Bay,NSW
Summary
My experience over the past 6 years as the Nurse Manager Child & Family Health has consolidated my leadership and management skills, particularly in relation to my ability to strategically plan and manage a diverse range of health services in line with the NSW Health First 2000 Days Framework and other initiatives.
My professional goal is to hold a position which offers professional challenges, utilising my interpersonal, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
My vision is to develop and provide high quality, contemporaneous, evidence based and ethical client focussed care in an environment that is equitable, responsive, safe and collaborative.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Manager Child & Family Health
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
07.2017 - Current
- Overall management for the Child and Family Health nurses, SNF, BSF, New Directions and Parent Support teams.
- Provides leadership as a role model for the Child & Family Health teams.
- Provides strategic direction, coordination, support and advice for the district Child Youth & Family portfolio.
- Ensures that the practice of nursing and midwifery is safe, efficient and maintains standards of care through continual quality improvement initiatives.
- Develops, implements and evaluates business plans for Child & Family Health.
- Uses critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Maintains responsibilities for personal and professional development opportunities through mentoring, guidance and support.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to work flexibly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Developed and maintains courteous and effective working relationships, both with internal and external stakeholders.
Nurse Unit Manager Child & Family Health
Northern Sydney Local Health District
12.2016 - 07.2017
Acting Nursing Unit Manager Child & Family Health
Northern Sydney Local Health District
11.2014 - 12.2016
- Provided leadership, direction and co-ordination of high quality clinical care for the Child & Family Health service.
- Provided operational support for clinical staff and 6 community based health clinics.
- Responsible for providing appropriate and safe standards of care by ensuring that all nurses in the team are competent, working within their scope of practice and within the NSW Health and NSLHD policies and procedures; the nursing professional and ACHS standards.
- Cultivation of collaborative relationships and effective team work.
- Management of KPI’s related to staff mandatory education and performance appraisals.
- Driving change and improvement through evaluation of the service and reflection on feedback.
- Participation in planning and design process through stakeholder committees for C&FH services in the Northern Beaches redevelopment.
- Adopting change management processes to assist staff transition to service delivery changes and amalgamate clinics into new Community Health Centres.
- Meeting service requirements effectively within a budget allocation.
- Commitment to advancement of the nursing and midwifery profession.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Child & Family Health Nurse
Sydney Children's Hospital Network
02.2014 - 11.2014
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Mater Mothers' Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2014
- Baby Friendly Health Initiative coordinator
- Implemented 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding to a level one tertiary maternity facility.
- member of the Maternity and Neonatal clinical Governance Advisory Committee
- Development of policies, guidelines and education packages.
- Conducted routine auditing in compliance with accreditation requirements.
Clinical Nurse Specialist 2
Mater Mothers' Hospital
09.2009 - 01.2011
Education
Graduate Certificate Child & Family Health Nursing - Child & Family Health Nursing
Royal Society For Welfare of Mothers & Babies
Tresillian Sydney2002
Graduate Certificate Midwifery - Registered Midwife
Ipswich General Hospital
Ipswich, QLD1995
Certificate of General Nursing - Registered Nurse
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Townsville, QLD1990
No Degree - Bachelor Psychology And Education
James Cook University
Townsville, QLD1986
Skills
- Leadership experience
- Innovative thinker
- Change management skills
- Critical thinker
- Interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
- Professional accountability
Affiliations
1. NSW Nurses and Midwives Association
2. Australian College of Midwives
3 . McCAFNA
4. ILCA
Timeline
Nurse Manager Child & Family Health
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
07.2017 - Current
Nurse Unit Manager Child & Family Health
Northern Sydney Local Health District
12.2016 - 07.2017
Acting Nursing Unit Manager Child & Family Health
Northern Sydney Local Health District
11.2014 - 12.2016
Child & Family Health Nurse
Sydney Children's Hospital Network
02.2014 - 11.2014
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Mater Mothers' Hospital
01.2011 - 02.2014
Clinical Nurse Specialist 2
Mater Mothers' Hospital
09.2009 - 01.2011
Graduate Certificate Child & Family Health Nursing - Child & Family Health Nursing
Royal Society For Welfare of Mothers & Babies
Graduate Certificate Midwifery - Registered Midwife
Ipswich General Hospital
Certificate of General Nursing - Registered Nurse
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
No Degree - Bachelor Psychology And Education
James Cook University
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