Sandra Hibberd
Summary
Professional leader with proven ability to drive team success and adapt to changing needs. Strong focus on collaboration, communication, and achieving results. Reliable and flexible, always ready to support and inspire team members.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Manager - RN 4.1
Custodial Mental Health Service - Canberra Health Services
01.2025 - Current
- Co-ordination, review and management of allocated human and material resources with the aim of facilitating safe and effective delivery of quality clinical and therapeutic mental health services within the custodial environment
- Provision of professional consultation and liaison to a range of stakeholders
- Coordination of staff performance management processes, orientation and training and provision of support for learning and development requirements of staff
- Provision of leadership and accountability for the development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality clinical and therapeutic mental health services within a complex custodial environment
- Contribution to policy development and leading of implementation; active contribution to planning and maintenance of the clinical standards for the team
- Identify and address clinical governance issues within the service to ensure best practice standard of care and safety
- Promotion of quality activities and process to support compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, active participation in service development, committees, policy development and working groups
Clinical Nurse Consultant - RN 3.2
Dhulwa Forensic Mental Health Unit - Canberra Health Services
08.2022 - 12.2024
- Provision of high level clinical leadership for staff providing mental health inpatient care
- Allocation of resources and monitoring of workload to ensure robust safety systems through the promotion of physical, procedural, and relational security measures
- Provision of professional supervision for clinical staff
- Ensuring that best evidence-based practice principles are utilised in the delivery of clinical services by assisting in the development and monitoring of relevant operating procedures and policies, participating in program evaluation and clinical review
- Lead and participate in clinical governance, quality improvement projects, research programs and health promotion programs
- Foster a working environment which is physically safe, non-judgemental, culturally sensitive, responsive to feedback and promotes high quality customer service
- Develop and maintain liaison, consultation and education with other government and non-government agencies, families and carers
Clinical Manager - RN3.1
Woden Community Mental Health Team - Canberra Health Services
05.2016 - 08.2022
- Provision of assessment, brief and longer term evidence-based intervention and clinical case management based on recovery principles for persons at risk of developing or with a mental illness
- Provision of high standard clinical expertise within the multidisciplinary team and working collaboratively with people, carers and community agencies to provide care co-ordination, education and clinical case management
- Completion fo case notes to the required standard and meeting reporting and data collection requirements, initiation, coordination and leading quality improvement activities
- Participate as an active member of the team in the monitoring, research and evaluation of mental health service provision
- Undertake and provision of clinical supervision and engagement in ongoing professional development activities
- Working within the Mental Health Act 2015 and other relevant legislation that impact on clinical service delivery
Team Leader - HP4.1
Home Assessment and Treatment Team - Canberra Health Services
02.2019 - 04.2020
- Provision of leadership and management to the multidisciplinary team
- Leadership and accountability for the development, management, reporting and evaluation of team activity against targets and governance requirements, and maximise the efficiency of financial, human and physical resources
- Contribution to policy development and lead implementation, actively contribute to planning and to the maintenance of clinical standards for the team
- Promotion of quality activities and processes that support compliance with the National Standards for Mental Health Services, and contribution to the governance structure by active participation in organisational development, committees, policy development and working groups
- Implementation of identified strategies to support health promotion and other service delivery activities identified in National and Territory plans in partnership with sector agencies
- Support clinical governance processes, continuing professional development and performance management within the team
- Active support of research, clinical supervision, teaching and training activities within and across the program
Team Leader - HP4.1
Woden Community Mental Health Team - Canberra Health Services
01.2018 - 02.2018
- Provision of leadership and management to the multidisciplinary team
- Leadership and accountability for the development, management, reporting and evaluation of team activity against targets and governance requirements, and maximise the efficiency of financial, human and physical resources
- Contribution to policy development and lead implementation, actively contribute to planning and to the maintenance of clinical standards for the team
- Promotion of quality activities and processes that support compliance with the National Standards for Mental Health Services, and contribution to the governance structure by active participation in organisational development, committees, policy development and working groups
- Implementation of identified strategies to support health promotion and other service delivery activities identified in National and Territory plans in partnership with sector agencies
- Support clinical governance processes, continuing professional development and performance management within the team
- Active support of research, clinical supervision, teaching and training activities within and across the program
Registered Nurse Level 2
MHJHADS - Canberra Health Services
01.2008 - 06.2016
- Belconnen Mental Health Team, Clozapine Assistant - October 2015 - June 2016
- Justice Health Program, Primary Health Nurse - September 2010 - October 2015
- Forensic Mental Health, Detainee/AMC Team - July 2008 - September 2010
Education
Graduate Certificate - Forensic Behavioural Science
Monash University
Clayton, VIC01-2010
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC01-2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Curtin University
Perth, WA01-2003
Continuing Education/Professional Development
- CARE Braver Leaders Programme (2024)
- People Manager Program (2019)
- Managers Orientation (2019)
- Emerging Managers Training (2019)
- Clinical Supervisor Training (2017)
Timeline
Team Manager - RN 4.1
Custodial Mental Health Service - Canberra Health Services
01.2025 - Current
Clinical Nurse Consultant - RN 3.2
Dhulwa Forensic Mental Health Unit - Canberra Health Services
08.2022 - 12.2024
Team Leader - HP4.1
Home Assessment and Treatment Team - Canberra Health Services
02.2019 - 04.2020
Team Leader - HP4.1
Woden Community Mental Health Team - Canberra Health Services
01.2018 - 02.2018
Clinical Manager - RN3.1
Woden Community Mental Health Team - Canberra Health Services
05.2016 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse Level 2
MHJHADS - Canberra Health Services
01.2008 - 06.2016
Graduate Certificate - Forensic Behavioural Science
Monash University
Post Graduate Diploma - Mental Health Nursing
La Trobe University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Curtin University