Michelle Butler
Leongatha,Australia
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
National Disability Insurance Scheme and Mental Health Quality Coordinator
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2022 - Current
- Monitor Quality, Risk and Safety of all Mental Health inpatient units and Community Mental Health sites including 2 x NDIS service providers
- In Depth Case Reviews, Statutory Duty of Candour, Serious Adverse Patient Safety Events and Sentinel event review panel member
- Monitor audit schedule, undertake and recommend audits
- Policy Development
- Lead on NDIS external audit for LRH Service Provider areas – Macalister Aged Care and Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Implementation lead on Aged Care Act roll out
- Assisted with Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 rollout
- Active contributor to numerous internal meetings – Mental Health Clinical Quality and Safety committee, Comprehensive Care Committee, Aged Care Quality Meeting, Aged Care Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, Governance and Mental Health huddle, Community Rehabilitation Care Unit Model of Care huddle
Social Work Manager
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Managed 13.5 EFT Social Work team
- Clinical Caseload – Maternity and Paediatric units and Gippsland Cancer Care Centre
- Monthly Reports and business cases
- Policy Development
- Family Violence lead for LRH – staff support role
- Active contributed to the MARAM alignment committee, NDIS Committee Chair, Partnering with Consumers Co-facilitator Chair
- Recruitment – all aspects of
- Facilitated Student Placements
- Facilitated staff ward/unit rotations
- Staff Supervision, including Informal Supervision and Mentoring
- Social Work Manager at inception of and during Covid Pandemic
- Revised Social Work operations for equity and capacity building
Senior Social Worker
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service Social Worker
- Maternity and Paediatric units Social Worker
- Social Work cover - Various Wards and Outreach programs including Emergency Department, Medical and Surgical Wards, Inpatient mental Health Ward, Community Rehabilitation Service (Education and Groupwork)
- Student Supervision
- Staff Supervision
- Made application to and attended Victorian Civil and Tribunal Hearings
- Liaised with Child Protection including notifications, updating the High Risk Infant Register, attending monthly child protection meetings, facilitating Child Protection interventions and planned responses (at times with police intervention) on maternity and paediatric units.
- Acting Management Coverage during Manager leave.
Carer Support Coordinator
Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS)
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Carer Support Assessment
- Therapeutic Support and Interventions
- Carer Respite for Young Carers and Adult Carers
- Facilitated facility-based respite, day events (with respite included) and education events for carers
- Facilitated LCHS community expo’s to promote Carer Support Services within the community
Social Work Student Liaison Officer
Michelle’s Consultancy Service
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Private business - Trading as ‘Michelle’s Social Work Consultancy’ ABN - 60 545 455 790
- RMIT University, Monash University, Deakin University Private contracts
- Private business - Trading as ‘Michelle’s Social Work Consultancy’ ABN - 60 545 455 790
Interprofessional Clinical Educator
Monash University Rural and Indigenous Health
01.2012 - 01.2013
- (In conjunction with P/T case management at LCHS)
- Gippsland Wide (5 Regional Partnership sites)
Case Manager
Latrobe Community Health Service
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Aged Care, Disability and Chronic Illness
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) Co-ordination
South Gippsland Specialist School
Leongatha
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Careers and Transition Planner
- Work Experience Coordinator and Education Support
Individualised Support Coordinator
Yooralla
Leongatha
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Information Assessment and Planning Team
- Disability Accommodation Within Neighbourhoods (DAWN) Project Coordinator
- Mentoring Program Coordinator
- Family Options Case Manager (including comprehensive assessment of potential Foster Carers and presentation of assessments and recommendations to departmental panel (formerly Dept.of Human Services)
- Supervision of Disability Support Workers and Disability Support Worker
Disability Accommodation Within Neighborhoods (DAWN) Project Coordinator
South Gippsland Shire Council
01.2005 - 01.2006
Futures for Young Adults (FFYA) Transition Planner
Department of Human Services, Disability Services
Warragul/Traralgon
01.2003 - 01.2005
- Case Manager – Disability Services
Education
Double Diploma - Auditing and Business Auditing
08.2025
Post Graduate Diploma - BioMedSci
Monash University of Rural and Indigenous Health
01.2013
Phd Candidate (Deferred) -
Monash University of Rural And Indigenous Health
08-2013
Bachelor of Social Work -
Deakin University
01.2004
Certificate 1V - Assessment and Training
Certificate 111 - Course in Education
Skills
- Complex Problem-solving
- Case management
- Report writing
- Risk management
- Critical thinking skills
- Training coordination
- Audit compliance
- Continuous improvement
Professional Development
- Assessing High Risk Families
- Excellence in Customer Service
- Support Needs Assessment Training
- Youth Mental Aid First Aid Course
- Case Planning Workshop 1 and 2 (RMIT)
- Koori Cultural Awareness Training
- Aboriginal Cultural Safety Certificate (Rumuhyack, Morwell)
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Creating Personalised Lifestyles
- Service Coordination
- Establish and Manage Effective Workplace Relations
- Support and Choice Facilitator
- Leadership Program - Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Health Directors Group
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement – (Current Student 2019)
- Student Supervision Training Program (Basic and Advanced)
- Professional Supervision (Monash University)
- Privacy and Health Records
- Research Methods for Health Care Professionals
- Fundamentals of Statistics
- Hand Hygiene
- Occupational, Health and Safety (OHS) training
- Acquired Brain Injury and Other Drugs
- Provide Basic Emergency Life support (accredited)
- Workplace First Aid Level 2 (accredited requires updating)
- Certificate II in Information Technology (accredited - Operate a spreadsheet application)
- Manual Handling
- Medication Training
- Personal Support and Hardships Grants
- Eliminate Workplace Bullying
- Working with Auslan Interpreters
References
- Kylie Osborne, General Manager Quality and Innovation, LRH
- Heidi Knott, Senior Quality and Safety Lead, Quality and Innovation, LRH
- Riju Philp, Acting General Manager Mental Health Acute Bed Based Services, LRH
- Emily Tuck, Nurse Unit Manager, Macalister Unit
Timeline
National Disability Insurance Scheme and Mental Health Quality Coordinator
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2022 - Current
Social Work Manager
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2018 - 01.2022
Senior Social Worker
Latrobe Regional Health
01.2014 - 01.2018
Carer Support Coordinator
Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS)
01.2013 - 01.2014
Social Work Student Liaison Officer
Michelle’s Consultancy Service
01.2012 - 01.2014
Interprofessional Clinical Educator
Monash University Rural and Indigenous Health
01.2012 - 01.2013
Case Manager
Latrobe Community Health Service
01.2010 - 01.2013
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) Co-ordination
South Gippsland Specialist School
01.2009 - 12.2009
Individualised Support Coordinator
Yooralla
01.2006 - 01.2009
Disability Accommodation Within Neighborhoods (DAWN) Project Coordinator
South Gippsland Shire Council
01.2005 - 01.2006
Futures for Young Adults (FFYA) Transition Planner
Department of Human Services, Disability Services
01.2003 - 01.2005
Double Diploma - Auditing and Business Auditing
Post Graduate Diploma - BioMedSci
Monash University of Rural and Indigenous Health
Phd Candidate (Deferred) -
Monash University of Rural And Indigenous Health
Bachelor of Social Work -
Deakin University
Certificate 1V - Assessment and Training
Certificate 111 - Course in Education
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