Juliet Dawson
Brisbane,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Manager with extensive experience at Queensland Health, excelling in stakeholder engagement and strategic planning. Proven track record in leading teams to implement critical health initiatives, including the Queensland Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan. Adept at navigating complex regulatory environments while fostering collaboration and integrity among diverse stakeholders.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
QUEENSLAND HEALTH
Brisbane, Australia
2019.06 - 2025.03
- In this role, I was responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a Queensland Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan. This involves engaging with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders across the human health, agriculture and environment sectors.
- Medication Services QLD/Communicable Diseases Management Unit
Team Leader
QUEENSLAND HEALTH
2020.03 - 2020.12
- The Exemptions Team was responsible for assessing applications from the community to enter Queensland during the period of border closures as part of the COVID-19 response. As Team Leader, I liaised with the Chief Health Officer and supported the team to assess and respond to applications by balancing compliance with relevant directives against the often complex personal situations and wellbeing of applicants.
- COVID-19 Response (Secondment)
Manager and Acting Director
Office of Health Statutory Agencies
2012.09 - 2019.06
- As Manager and Acting Director, I successfully managed a team which provided governance advice and support to over 50 statutory agencies in the Health Minister’s portfolio. I prepared Cabinet submissions for significant appointments to meet tight deadlines and gave timely advice to the Director-General and Office of the Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services on confidential and sensitive issues relating to statutory office holders. I prepared a departmental submission to a parliamentary committee inquiry into the Office of the Health Ombudsman which was approved for submission by the then Director-General. I led a review of the organisational structure of hospital foundations in Queensland. I was also seconded to the Public Service Commission and worked on a review of the Mental Health Commission.
Manager and Acting Director
Older People’s Health and Extended Care Unit
2008.11 - 2012.09
- I successfully managed the Transition Care Program (TCP) on a statewide basis, including allocation of budgets, monitoring performance against key performance measures and reporting at a statewide level. I drafted a Queensland Health Palliative Care Strategy which was endorsed by the Director-General and submitted to the Minister for Health for approval. I represented Queensland Health on the national Transition Care working group, and the national Subacute Care Working Group (on the implementation of two National Partnership Agreements relating to subacute care).
Assistant Director
System Innovation and Reform Unit
2011.01 - 2011.07
- In this role, I led a small team which provided a high volume of briefings to the Director-General and the Minister for Health on a range of disparate topics, with extremely short timeframes for response. I also had a lead role in working with the Department of Communities to transfer two programs from Queensland Health to that Department.
- Temp SO1 position
Team Leader (AO8)
Aged & Community Care, Central Area Health Service
2006.12 - 2008.11
- I successfully managed a number of aged care programs and budgets across the Central Area Health Service (CAHS) Districts including Transition Care, the Aged Care Assessment Program and residential aged care. I also initiated the establishment of networks across CAHS Districts for these programs. I provided advice to the General Manager on aged care issues across the CAHS.
Senior Policy Officer
Queensland Health
1994.01 - 2006.01
- After joining Queensland Health in 1994 as senior policy officer I worked on the implementation of a number of incentive programs funded under the then Commonwealth/State Medicare funding agreement in the roles of Senior Policy Officer and Principal Policy Officer.
Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
1991.01 - 1994.01
- During this time, I held various roles across Medicare agreement related initiatives, program evaluation, and health policy development.
Social Worker
The Children’s Hospital Camperdown
Brisbane, NSW
1989.01 - 1990.01
- Social Worker, The Children’s Hospital Camperdown (CF and limb deficiency clinics)
Locum social worker
Department of Social Security, Canberra
1991.01
- Locum social worker, Department of Social Security, Canberra
Social Worker
community based developmental disability service, Yagoona, Sydney
1990.01
- Social Worker, community based developmental disability service, Yagoona, Sydney
Education
Certificate - Risk and Governance
Governance Institute of Australia
01.2013
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Sydney
01.1988
Skills
- Leadership and management
- Strategic planning and execution
- Stakeholder engagement
- Regulatory compliance
- Judgment and problem solving
- Risk management
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Casework expertise in healthcare
- Relationship building with stakeholders
- Report writing for executive audiences
- Team motivation and management
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Influential communication for cooperation
- Integrity and respect in the workplace
- Negotiation with challenging personalities
Other
- July 2025: completed professional development online workshop: Grief and trauma: working with sudden, unexpected loss with Dr Greg Roberts from the Centre for Existential Practice
- Current member of the Australian Association of Social WorkersNames and contact details can be provided on request.
Volunteer Experience
I am currently a volunteer at Red Nose Australia
CAREER OUTLOOK
- I am seeking to establish a career as a social worker in the non-government sector, and to continue to pursue professional development opportunities relevant to social work practice. My experience and high level skills in communication have been developed through my previous social work positions as well as my public service career.
- Through my public service career I have demonstrated skills in successfully engaging with a range of stakeholders in the public, private and non-government sectors to enhance the health of people living in Queensland.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Team Leader
QUEENSLAND HEALTH
2020.03 - 2020.12
Project Manager
QUEENSLAND HEALTH
2019.06 - 2025.03
Manager and Acting Director
Office of Health Statutory Agencies
2012.09 - 2019.06
Assistant Director
System Innovation and Reform Unit
2011.01 - 2011.07
Manager and Acting Director
Older People’s Health and Extended Care Unit
2008.11 - 2012.09
Team Leader (AO8)
Aged & Community Care, Central Area Health Service
2006.12 - 2008.11
Senior Policy Officer
Queensland Health
1994.01 - 2006.01
Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
1991.01 - 1994.01
Locum social worker
Department of Social Security, Canberra
1991.01
Social Worker
community based developmental disability service, Yagoona, Sydney
1990.01
Social Worker
The Children’s Hospital Camperdown
1989.01 - 1990.01
Certificate - Risk and Governance
Governance Institute of Australia
Bachelor of Social Work -
University of Sydney