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Cara Banfield

Mount Duneed,VIC

Summary

An ambitious excellence-driven professional with 14 years' experience in health care. With a strong calming presence, eye for detail and motivation to achieve. Proven history to ensure consumers well cared for by effective and engaged staff, delivering personal enriching live experience for those they care for. Seeking a position in health care to use my transferrable skills to further expand and enhance my skills. Happy to consider new education opportunities both personally and internally.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Home Manager

Japara / Calvary Elouera
01.2021 - Current
  • Quality and Compliance Demonstrated governance system identify risk and effectively managed risk
  • Developed a culture of leadership and staff engagement with active movement for improvement.


Additional Roles / Secondment throughout role

  • Acting General Manager of North West / Surf Coast Region
  • Secondment Case Manager Team Leader on 2 decommissioning projects
  • Collaborative approach with business partners to drive performance for commercial outcomes in a competitive environment with maximised funding and remain flexible for adjusting commercial levers.
  • Ensured goods and services delivered in a timely manner with in a supportive and well maintained environment
  • Constantly sought feedback, to engage customers and representatives on how they would like their home to be to feel empowered and at home.
  • Ensured to have an engaged workforce to support succession planning, upskilling, and develop a culture of collaboration.

Residential Care and Services Manager (DON)

Baptcare Coasthaven Community
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Commissioning 90 bed aged care facility, from planning, implementing and reaching full occupancy within a 13 month period
  • COVID lead at Baptcare Wyndham Lodge – Werribee, Victoria, managing over 200 positive COVID cases, August-October 2020.

Residential Care and Services Manager (DON)

Baptcare Karingal
03.2017 - 01.2019

Nurse Unit Manager / ACFI Coordinator

Baptcare Karingal
01.2016 - 03.2017

Nurse Unit Manager

Baptcare Karingal
03.2013 - 01.2016

Graduate Registered Nurse

Baptcare Karingal
03.2012 - 03.2013

Extended Care Assistant

Meercroft Care Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2013

Education

Health and Safety Representative -

Recovre
01.2021

Mental Health First Aid -

Mental Health First Aid Australia
01.2021

Diploma of Leadership and Management -

Leading Aged Services Australia
01.2018

Bachelor in Dementia Care -

University of Tasmania
01.2016

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Tasmania
01.2012

Completion of Year 12 TCE -

St Brendan-Shaw College
01.2007

Skills

Exceptional organization

Behaviour Modeling

Quality service

Problem-Solving

Critical Thinking

Emotionally supportive

Aphra registration number

NMW0001684388

References

Available on request

Timeline

Home Manager

Japara / Calvary Elouera
01.2021 - Current

Residential Care and Services Manager (DON)

Baptcare Coasthaven Community
01.2019 - 12.2020

Residential Care and Services Manager (DON)

Baptcare Karingal
03.2017 - 01.2019

Nurse Unit Manager / ACFI Coordinator

Baptcare Karingal
01.2016 - 03.2017

Nurse Unit Manager

Baptcare Karingal
03.2013 - 01.2016

Graduate Registered Nurse

Baptcare Karingal
03.2012 - 03.2013

Extended Care Assistant

Meercroft Care Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2013

Health and Safety Representative -

Recovre

Mental Health First Aid -

Mental Health First Aid Australia

Diploma of Leadership and Management -

Leading Aged Services Australia

Bachelor in Dementia Care -

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Tasmania

Completion of Year 12 TCE -

St Brendan-Shaw College
Cara Banfield