Samantha Stigter
Frenchs Forest,NSW
Summary
Experienced clinical practitioner who is passionate about improving health service provision to women and families across all models of care. A midwife who endeavours to give a high level of care, always seeking professional and personal opportunities to develop knowledge and skill. A strong leader, who is looking at maternity services provision from a broader perspective, across various services and disciplines. Demonstrated ability to work well within varied team environments and uphold evidenced-based care, including teaching and training implementation.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Practice Manager
North Women
10.2023 - Current
- Oversight of a private, multi-disciplinary health hub, reporting to the Directors
- Managed budget for the medical practice, reducing overhead costs through careful resource allocation
- Enhanced staff productivity through implementation of team building and skill development support
- Develop and maintained policies and procedures to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, resulting in successful audits from regulatory bodies.
- Ensuring the day-to-day functions of the Practice, allowing clinicians to provide optimal care provision to patients
Maternity Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPS)
Northern Beaches Hospital, Healthscope
09.2023 - Current
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment and within the multi-disciplinary team and relevant stake holders within the community setting, GP's and CFH
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility for a case load of women.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations, especially under a private run health system.
- Provide individualised, woman-centred care to a case load of women
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Royal North Shore Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2023
- Work closely with management to teach, orientate and provide educational support to Student Midwives, Transitional Registered Midwives and Registered Midwives in the Antenatal Clinic, Birth Unit and Maternity Unit (including Midwifery in the Home)
- A resource for clinicians and able to support best practices through clinical teaching, and program delivery, such as mandatory training days (Midskills, Psychosocial training), workshops (perineal repair, transitional skills) and the Maternal and Fetal Safety programs
- In all of maternity services provide support to student, transitional and registered midwives across the continuum of care
- Provide 1:1 support to staff for patient care, teaching and assessment of clinical competencies
- Stay up-to-date with current best practice, and support for staff to implement these appropriately and in a timely manner
- Collaborate with the other members of the multidisciplinary team and stakeholders to support clinical project improvements, clinical practice changes.
Registered Midwife
Midwifery Group Practice, Royal North Shore Hospital
10.2014 - 10.2020
- Working as a primary care provider on the low risk Midwifery Group Practice model of care, managing 38 patients per year
- Continuity of care – antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care, including care in the home
- Intravenous cannulation and venepuncture
- Support of Bachelor of Midwifery students for 3 month placements, 2016 and 2017
- Documentation champion of medical records for MGP, managing audits within the team and presenting updates and findings
- Education updates on policy and procedure on a weekly basis and implementation support of the ‘Get Healthy in Pregnancy’ program
- Collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team
- Appropriate utilisation of the ACM guidelines for consultation and referral
- Sound ability to work within the Royal North Shore and Northern Sydney Local Health District policies and procedures.
Afterhours Clinical Midwifery Educator secondment
Royal North Shore Hospital
05.2018 - 07.2018
- After-hours clinical support to Transitional Midwives, Student Midwives and Registered Midwives across the in-patient setting
- Providing in-services and training
- Meeting competency requirements for the organisation and undertaking assessment of staff
- Resource for all members of Maternity Services, after hours
Transitional Midwife
Royal North Shore Hospital
02.2014 - 10.2014
- As a transitional midwife, I have worked within my scope of practice as a Registered Midwife and consolidated on my scope of practice from a Registered Nurse and student midwife, including; provision of woman-centred care
- Antenatal care provision, particularly educating woman and working with the multidisciplinary team
- Care for postnatal women and their newborns, supporting breastfeeding, mother crafting and performing required observation and assessment
- Care of women in labour and birth
- Collaborating within a multidisciplinary team and working within the ACM guidelines for consultation and referral
Student Midwife/ Registered Nurse
Royal North Shore Hospital
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Completion of the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery course whilst employed by Royal North Shore Hospital, working under the guidance of Midwives and the Education team to achieve Registration as a Midwife
- Successful completion of Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
- Achievement of Student Midwife Portfolio requirements which included 40 normal vaginal births, 20 complex births and 20 continuity of care women.
Registered Nurse
Royal North Shore
03.2012 - 02.2013
- As a new graduate RN, the two rotations being undertaken were in Radiation Oncology and Cardiothoracic
- The job role is in these specialty areas include a variety of skills; Patient education for managing side effects of treatment
- Holistic nursing care and support for patients and their families
- Daily dressings for skin reactions
- Involvement in treatment reviews with the Doctor
- Head and neck MDT meetings
- Co-ordination of patient flow
- CT contrast
- Assisting with clinic days (pap smears, nasopharyngeal scoping)
- Assisting with brachytherapy treatment
- Care of surgical patients
- Communication within multidisciplinary team
- Managing wounds and drains
- Effective time management.
Assistant in Nursing
Royal North Shore
04.2011 - 03.2012
- As a part of the casual pool there was an opportunity to work alongside a number of nursing teams to assist in safe patient centred care
- This included; assisting the RN on duty and working within a team
- Patient cares, personal hygiene and ADLs
- Monitoring and reporting changes in health status of patients to RN (vital signs, BSLs, mental health status, recognising deterioration of a patient).
- Establishing time management skills in the clinical setting
Community Support Worker
Sunnyfield Aged Care Disability service
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Support of adults in the community setting with high level support needs
- Encouraging independence of clients and integration into the community.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Technology Sydney
Midwifery
University of Tech Sydney
Sydney, NSW02.2014
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant -
Lactation Consultant
IBCLC12.2023
Year 12 HSC -
Northern Beaches Christian School
12.2008
Skills
Passionate about excellence in Midwifery
Strong leadership within public and private health settings
Understanding of Public and Private sector health care
Demonstrates strong relationship building with women, disciplines and stake holders
Ability to understand, implement and promote strong evidence-based care
Expert knowledge and skills across the continuum of care, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
Strong verbal and written communication, including during critical clinical situations
Ability to prioritise clinical care within the context of the wider maternity services
Registration Details
Registered Midwife/ Registered Nurse, NMW0001680582
Professional Development
- Clinical Midwifery Specialist Grade 1
- Teaching and Learning series (completed 2017)
- Obstetric Emergency facilitation (2017-2022)
- Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation (2017)
- Venepuncture and Cannulation
- Perineal Repair
- Speculum assessment
- CAWN (assessment of the well newborn)
- Presentation of MGP data at the 2018 Neonatal and Obstetric Academic Day
- Member of the Perinatal Research Review Committee, RNSH
- International Conferences: 'Women Deliver Conference', Copenhagen 2016
Timeline
Medical Practice Manager
North Women
10.2023 - Current
Maternity Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPS)
Northern Beaches Hospital, Healthscope
09.2023 - Current
Clinical Midwifery Educator
Royal North Shore Hospital
09.2020 - 09.2023
Afterhours Clinical Midwifery Educator secondment
Royal North Shore Hospital
05.2018 - 07.2018
Registered Midwife
Midwifery Group Practice, Royal North Shore Hospital
10.2014 - 10.2020
Transitional Midwife
Royal North Shore Hospital
02.2014 - 10.2014
Student Midwife/ Registered Nurse
Royal North Shore Hospital
02.2013 - 02.2014
Registered Nurse
Royal North Shore
03.2012 - 02.2013
Assistant in Nursing
Royal North Shore
04.2011 - 03.2012
Community Support Worker
Sunnyfield Aged Care Disability service
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Technology Sydney
Midwifery
University of Tech Sydney
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant -
Lactation Consultant
Year 12 HSC -
Northern Beaches Christian School
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