Georgina Lithgow
Kington,Tasmania
Summary
Experienced health professional who is self aware and leads with purpose and vision. Motivated to champion and orchestrate change to create healthy teams and ensure excellent delivery of health care services. Values integrity, accountability, care and collegiality.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Allied Health Lead Medical and Cancer Services
Tasmanian Health Service
01.2024 - Current
- Provide interdisciplinary clinical leadership for Allied Health staff, engage at the stream level, and support an integrated approach across Hospitals South
- Represent Allied Health at the ward leadership level for Medical and Cancer Services, and act as the main contact between Allied Health staff, stream and Allied Health leaders
- Lead the development, coordination, and evaluation of educational programs and training for Allied Health staff, including onboarding and staff rotations
- Facilitate Allied Health involvement in ward-based Quality Improvement and Research activities, and support staff participation
- Monitor and analyze Allied Health activity data for accurate reporting, and advise on quality and patient safety, including clinical risks and improvement
- Advise the Executive Director Allied Health Services and the Allied Health Advisory Committee on policy, clinical activities, research, and service outcomes, and communicate relevant information to Allied Health staff on inpatient wards
Clinical Lead Social Work
Tasmanian Health Service
03.2022 - Current
- Provide clinical leadership and ensure best practice standards for Social Work Services in Acute Medical, Community Outreach, and Outpatient Service
- Develop and implement policies, practice standards, quality improvement, supervision, professional development, and research activities
- Assist in managing Social Work Services through regular communication with the Discipline Lead
- Oversee strategic and human resource management, including recruitment, training, clinical supervision and performance management recruitment
- Represent the Social Work discipline and Allied Health to medical teams and senior management in THS
Senior Social Worker
Tasmanian Health Service
04.2017 - 03.2022
- Provide casework, case coordination, and case management services to individuals and families with complex needs, utilising a variety of therapeutic models
- Conduct comprehensive assessments, plan, and implement suitable interventions to achieve the best outcomes for all stakeholders
- Triage and respond to critical incidents such as sudden death or multiple trauma
- Collaborate with medical and allied health teams to ensure safe and appropriate discharge panning practices
- Liaison with THS staff and external stakeholders to ensure effective utilisation or resources and integrated service delivery
- Provide a Social Work Service in emergency response situations such as bushfires
- Provide a Social Work Service to Covid-19 Hotel Quarantine program
- Participation in Strategic Planning, Supervision, Mentoring and Professional Development
- Contribute to the maintenance and development of high practice standards, quality service delivery and quality service outcomes
- Maintain records and data for legal, statistical and evaluation purposes and other administrative tasks
PHaMs Recovery Worker and Trauma Counsellor
Migrant Resource Centre
05.2014 - 05.2017
- Assess, plan, and deliver Social Work services to migrants and refugees with mental illness and trauma
- Conduct intake, psycho-social, and risk assessments
- Provide support on health, employment, income support, training, and skills development
- Link clients to community resources, services, and programs
- Advocate with government and non-government agencies
- Provision of specialized trauma counselling and conduct trauma-informed group work, such as yoga classes
- Develop and maintain networks with relevant organizations
- Maintain accurate case notes and record data per service requirements and contracts
- Utilize advanced IT and organizational skills
- Coordinate team activities, including debriefing, staff and student induction, program planning, and meetings
- Collect and analyze data for planning, quality improvement, and reporting to funding bodies
- Coordinate and facilitate the provision of bi-cultural workers and interpreting support services
- Supervise UTAS Social Work students on placement
Support Worker Supervisor
Relationships Australia
05.2014 - 05.2017
- Provide emotional and psychological support to children and design play-focused activities
- Assist the Team Leader with service planning and operation of the service
- Facilitate child-focused supervision of contact visits between children and parents/carers
- Ensure safe and conflict-free transfers between children and their parents or carers
- Provide support and supervision to colleagues and students
- Conduct intake assessments and evaluate families for risk and suitability for the Children's Contact Service
- Facilitate planning, negotiation, and contract arrangements, including orientation for children
- Provision of case management
- Administrative tasks such as case note writing and data collection
- Participate in and facilitate program reviews and evaluations
Playgroup Family Support Worker
Save The Children
02.2011 - 12.2013
- Development of a Family supported play group service for Tasmania modelling interstate Save The Children programs
- Deliver a family support program for newly arrived refugee families
- Deliver health promotion information
- Collecting and analyzing statistical information and report writing
- Provide practical support such as assisting with Centrelink inquiries, making health appointments, enrolments in childcare and other educational facilities
- Coordinating sustainable accommodation
- Design and deliver positive discipline workshop to colleagues and families
- Coordinated weekly playgroup with parents and children to foster secure attachment
- Coordinated weekly team meetings
Mental Health Recovery Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Mental Health Services South
02.2010 - 01.2011
- Provide a case management services to clients with complex mental health care needs
- Designing and implementing health and wellbeing programs to clients
- Referrals to other service providers
- Coordinated weekly team meetings and regular case conferences
- Maintain accurate case notes, collect statistical information and report writing
- Designing and implementing workshops for clients, including anxiety management and health promotion
- Conducting home visits and providing supportive counselling
- Conduct psycho/social assessments
- Monitoring and reviewing client needs to ensure that appropriate support is provided
- Addressing practical concerns with clients such as accessing Centrelink payments, accommodation options and legal information
Shelter Support Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Housing and Homelessness Services
10.2009 - 12.2010
- Coordinated crisis accommodation for young men experiencing homelessness and in finding long term accommodation
- Provide food, basic clothing and other practical assistance
- Mediation with family members
- Assistance with legal, educational, income support or health concerns
- Supported development of independent living skills and coordinated recreational activities
- Referrals to other services when an unmet need has been identified
- Supportive counselling
Accommodation Support Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Housing and Homelessness Services South
10.2008 - 02.2010
- Provide a Case management service to clients with complex care needs
- Coordinate crisis accommodation for people experiencing homelessness
- Liaison with Housing Tasmania and other housing services
- Coordinate case conferences and build collaborative working relationships with other services
- Maintain professional and accurate case notes and provision of statistical information for funding bodies
- Manage Social work student placements
Social Work Student Placement
Royal Hobart Hospital - Dep. Psychiatric Medicine
07.2009 - 11.2009
Social Work Student Placement
Anglicare Tasmania - Housing Support
07.2008 - 11.2008
Education
Masters of Leadership (Health And Human Services) -
University of Tasmania - Currently Studying
2027
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Tasmania
2009
Bachelor of Music -
University of Newcastle & University of Tasmania
2007
Advanced Diploma - Jazz Studies
Northern Rivers Conservatory of Music
2004
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to build excellent relationships across disciplines
- Excellent skills in mentoring, supervision and fostering leadership in others
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and build cohesive teams
- Adaptability and flexibility in response to change and crisis
- Excellent strategic and critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to manage conflict
Accomplishments
- Serve as a key member of the Medical and Cancer Services leadership team, providing Allied Health representation at the stream level.
- Providing leadership and support for implementing stream initiatives, including the rollout of a Geographical Homeward model for General Medicine.
- Development of an interdisciplinary Allied Health position in the Emergency Department to support a new general medicine admitting team, ensuring early Allied Health assessment and discharge planning and interdisciplinary care.
- Provide leadership and support for rolling out multidisciplinary meetings across wards, ensuring timely assessments, shared risk and decision-making, and effective discharge planning and flow through Hospitals South
2024 Key achievements
Timeline
Allied Health Lead Medical and Cancer Services
Tasmanian Health Service
01.2024 - Current
Clinical Lead Social Work
Tasmanian Health Service
03.2022 - Current
Senior Social Worker
Tasmanian Health Service
04.2017 - 03.2022
PHaMs Recovery Worker and Trauma Counsellor
Migrant Resource Centre
05.2014 - 05.2017
Support Worker Supervisor
Relationships Australia
05.2014 - 05.2017
Playgroup Family Support Worker
Save The Children
02.2011 - 12.2013
Mental Health Recovery Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Mental Health Services South
02.2010 - 01.2011
Shelter Support Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Housing and Homelessness Services
10.2009 - 12.2010
Social Work Student Placement
Royal Hobart Hospital - Dep. Psychiatric Medicine
07.2009 - 11.2009
Accommodation Support Worker
Anglicare Tasmania, Housing and Homelessness Services South
10.2008 - 02.2010
Social Work Student Placement
Anglicare Tasmania - Housing Support
07.2008 - 11.2008
Masters of Leadership (Health And Human Services) -
University of Tasmania - Currently Studying
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Music -
University of Newcastle & University of Tasmania
Advanced Diploma - Jazz Studies
Northern Rivers Conservatory of Music
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