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Gabrielle Alford

Bilambil Heights

Summary

To advance my career in Emergency Nursing through delivering clinical excellence, leadership, and system improvement in patient flow and emergency care within Gold Coast Health. I am committed to fostering team collaboration, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement as part of a CNC Emergency Flow Commander role.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Nurse

Robina Hospital
03.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Emergency Department
  • Coordinate and lead nursing teams in a high-acuity emergency care environment
  • Provide clinical support, education, and feedback to staff and students
  • Contribute to patient flow initiatives and operational improvements
  • Emergency Department

Clinical Teacher

Griffith University
01.2022 - Current
  • Facilitate clinical education and supervision for undergraduate nursing students
  • Promote critical thinking and support seamless transition into nursing practice

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant

Robina Hospital
03.2024 - 06.2024
  • Company Overview: Emergency Department
  • Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight of the emergency department
  • Direct interdisciplinary care delivery and nursing staff coordination
  • Lead patient flow initiatives to meet department KPIs
  • Support junior nurse supervision, resource allocation and escalation of clinical concerns
  • Actively participate in executive and operational meetings to support flow governance
  • Emergency Department

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant – Flow Commander (RAPTOR)

Robina Hospital
12.2023 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: Emergency Department
  • Coordinate patient flow in and out of ED, applying 16 and 24-hour escalation protocols
  • Liaise with CTC, QAS, Bed Managers, and inpatient teams for safe admissions
  • Pre-empt barriers to discharge and escalate appropriately
  • Lead strategies to optimise treatment space utilisation and meet ELOS/POST targets
  • Emergency Department

Clinical Nurse / Clinical Facilitator / Registered Nurse

Logan Hospital
01.2016 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: Emergency Department
  • Progressed from RN to CN and Clinical Facilitator in high-acuity ED
  • Delivered patient care including advanced assessment, triage and clinical decision-making
  • Provided education, supervision and mentorship to graduate nurses and students
  • Led quality improvement initiatives and supported operational patient flow
  • Emergency Department

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant

Gold Coast University Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: Medical Decision Unit
  • Perform advanced systems assessments and suitability for MDU referral
  • Liaise with consultants regarding patient disposition
  • Coordinate staffing, rosters and respond to MET calls with ALS skills
  • Medical Decision Unit

Education

Master of Nurse Practitioner -

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
05.2025

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing -

Griffith University
01.2020

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Queensland
01.2015

Southern Cross School
01.2012

Khemendria Bartia School
01.2004

Skills

  • Expertise in managing high-acuity adult and paediatric emergencies
  • Advanced resuscitation
  • Ventilation and airway management skills
  • Critical clinical decision-making
  • Problem solving under pressure
  • Leadership in coordinating patient flow
  • Emergency department throughput
  • Skilled in patient assessment
  • Triage
  • Interdisciplinary care planning
  • Mentorship of graduate nurses
  • Clinical facilitation of student learning
  • Proficient in SystemView
  • IEMR
  • PYXIS
  • Digital patient flow systems
  • Ability to lead clinical incident reviews
  • Quality improvement projects
  • Advanced conflict resolution
  • Difficult conversation skills with staff
  • Thorough knowledge of escalation and governance processes
  • 16/24hr ED LOS

Licenses And Qualifications

  • Open Driver License
  • Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
  • Emergency Triage Certificate
  • Adult and Paediatric Advanced Life Support (ALS) Certificate
  • Bachelor of Nursing (University of Queensland)
  • Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing (Griffith University)
  • Current AHPRA Registration

Timeline

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant

Robina Hospital
03.2024 - 06.2024

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant – Flow Commander (RAPTOR)

Robina Hospital
12.2023 - 01.2024

Clinical Nurse

Robina Hospital
03.2023 - Current

Clinical Teacher

Griffith University
01.2022 - Current

Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant

Gold Coast University Hospital
01.2020 - 12.2021

Clinical Nurse / Clinical Facilitator / Registered Nurse

Logan Hospital
01.2016 - 12.2022

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Nursing -

Griffith University

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of Queensland

Southern Cross School

Khemendria Bartia School

Master of Nurse Practitioner -

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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