Lee Hinchliffe
Suffolk Park,Australia
Summary
Dual-qualified Medical Officer and Senior Pharmacist with over 15 years of experience within the Australian Health system. Currently specialising in Medico-Legal Advisory for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), utilising advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) to synthesise complex medical data into concise, high-quality clinical reports. Expert in clinical reasoning, medication governance, and prompt engineering for medical documentation and assessment tools.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medico-Legal Adviser
Private Practice / Consultancy
01.2024 - Current
- Generate high-quality medico-legal reports for patients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Optimized LLM workflow by developing prompts to efficiently search medical notes and paperwork, enhancing clarity and accuracy of reporting.
- Implemented "If/Then" logic in prompts to guarantee identification of critical clinical flags (e.g., cognitive deficits, safety risks) during automated data extraction.
- Developed custom prompts within Heidi Health to automate information extraction from clinical assessment tools, improving documentation efficiency.
- Ensure rigorous fact-checking and clinical reasoning to support legal and medical evaluations.
Junior Medical Officer (JMO)
NSW Health – Tweed Valley Hospital
01.2024 - Current
- Managed patient care across diverse medical and surgical specialties, formulating evidence-based management plans to optimize patient outcomes.
- Maintained comprehensive and accurate patient records, progress notes, and discharge summaries to ensure continuity of care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, presenting cases during ward rounds and handovers to enhance patient management.
Pharmacist in Charge
NSW Health – Byron Central Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2024
- Implemented clinical pharmacy services in Emergency, General, and Mental Health wards to improve patient outcomes.
- Advised medical officers and senior nursing staff on patient disease state management and best practices to enhance care quality.
- Managed medication-related incidents, ensuring timely corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Provided oversight and governance of medication storage and usage in accordance with NSW Health Policy and legislation.
Education
Doctor of Medicine - Brisbane, QLD
Oceania University of Medicine
Brisbane, QLD01-2024
Master of Pharmacy -
Griffith University
01-2011
Bachelor of Biomedical Science -
Griffith University
01-2008
Skills
- AI & LLM Integration
- Medico-Legal Analysis
- Clinical Evaluation
- Governance & Safety
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient care management
- Clinical reasoning
- Problem solving
- Data analysis
- Critical thinking
- Solution-oriented approach
- Regulatory compliance
- Academic advising principles
Research Publications
The prevalence of frailty in a regional Australian inpatient cohort., Lead Author, Northern NSW Local Health District
Certification
AHPRA Registered Medical Practitioner & Pharmacist
Personal Information
Title: M.D | M.Pharm | MPS
Education Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), Oceania University of Medicine, 01/01/24
- Master of Pharmacy, Griffith University, 01/01/11
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Griffith University, 01/01/08
- AMC MCQ Certificate, Australian Medical Council, 01/01/24
Technical Ai Projects
- Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Implementation: Developed prompts that require LLMs to 'show their work' by explaining the step-by-step clinical reasoning behind diagnostic suggestions or medication reviews to increase accuracy.
- Clinical Tool Automation: Automated the population of standardised clinical assessment rubrics using LLM-extracted data, reducing reporting turnaround time while increasing precision.
- Hallucination Auditing: Specially trained through pharmacy and medical practice to identify subtle 'hallucinations' in AI outputs regarding drug-to-drug interactions and dosing protocols.
Timeline
Medico-Legal Adviser
Private Practice / Consultancy
01.2024 - Current
Junior Medical Officer (JMO)
NSW Health – Tweed Valley Hospital
01.2024 - Current
Pharmacist in Charge
NSW Health – Byron Central Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2024
Doctor of Medicine - Brisbane, QLD
Oceania University of Medicine
Master of Pharmacy -
Griffith University
Bachelor of Biomedical Science -
Griffith University