Tracey Gooding
KIRWAN,QLD
Summary
Experienced critical care nurse and educator with extensive knowledge and a compassionate approach. Demonstrated dedication to supporting and educating peers and nursing students through contributions to postgraduate and undergraduate teaching. Developed critical care guidelines, clinical competencies, and educational initiatives. Committed to promoting safe, quality, evidence-based care and empowering others to deliver exceptional healthcare. Skilled in fostering positive workplace cultures that enhance job satisfaction and retention. Combining nursing experience with a passion for education to make a positive impact on ICU patients and their families while enriching the learning experience of fellow nurses. Professional objective is to contribute significantly to excellence in nursing through research and education, serving as a role model and leader who empowers nurses to promote compassionate, safe, quality, evidence-based care within their workplaces.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Townsville University Hospital
2024.05 - Current
- Utilised critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying and escalating to senior nurses and medical staff and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Provided individualised and person-centred care to patients and their families to optimise patient care and experience.
- Supported ICU Team and multidisciplinary team through education and float role.
Lecturer – Deputy Course Coordinator, Master of Nursing
James Cook University
2022.01 - Current
- Assisting the Course Coordinator (CC) with quality and strategy to improve student and staff experience in MN
- Support of local and remote MN team including regular communication of important information, data and research
- Administrative duties including staff development and training, peer review of documents for CC, approval of sessional contracts, assistance with subject site development, and peer review of content, assessments and subject outlines to ensure curriculum alignment
- Teaching and marking including subject coordination
- Key achievements: Awarded CHS Seed grant ($7,000) - Strengthening the resilience of ICU nurses: Co-designing an online education intervention
- Awarded CHS SoLT grant ($5,000) - Comparing the effects of a simplified rubric design and standard rubric design on marker experience, efficiency and reliability in a postgraduate course assessment: A pilot study
- Awarded learning and teaching grant ($10,000) Project: Implementation and evaluation of CONNECT: A framework to build social presence and connectedness to content, peers, and staff in a 100% online postgraduate course
- Received a grant ($70,000) to build Digital Health for the Rural and Remote Health Workforce Micro-credential - Northern Australian Regional Digital Health Collaboration
- Contribution and development of quality and strategy projects to enhance student engagement through contemporary evidence-based teaching and online strategies
- Organisation of teaching sessions for all staff related to online learning and teaching
- Data collection, research and communication of findings to MN staff related to student engagement and best practice in online learning and curriculum development.
Business & Nurse Manager, Critical Care Services
Mater Private Hospital
2021.08 - 2021.12
- Daily financial activities of the Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiothoracic Unit including budget control and business planning
- Ensuring compliance with legislation, relevant clinical standards and policies and procedures
- Identifying, designing, developing and implementing business, clinical and workforce strategies to enhance performance, efficiency, and exceptional service delivery
- Facilitation of development strategies for staff with performance management issues
- Investigating, implementing, evaluating and reporting on strategies to enhance performance, safety and quality
- Liaise with hospital executive team and nursing and medical staff to facilitate delivery of national standards and critical care nursing standards
- Key achievements: Development of gap analyses with recommendations for the ICU, CCU and CTU against various relevant standards to facilitate a plan toward compliance and best practice
- Development of cardiac surgery and cardiac emergency guidelines to align with best practice
- Chairing various meetings including Chair of NSQHS Standard 8 committee and ICU management committee.
Acting Nurse Educator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2021.05 - 2021.05
- Co-ordination of the Transition Support Program and orientation programs – Intensive Care (adult & paediatric)
- Development and management of unit-based resources
- Attend and contribute to ICU and PICU management meetings and state-wide education committees
- Co-ordination and guidance of Clinical Facilitators
- Assist in delivering educational strategies in response to learning needs identified, utilising different delivery modalities
- Participate in planning, promotion, and implementation of unit-based research activities
- Facilitation of development strategies for staff with performance management issues.
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.09 - 2021.01
- Coordinate, develop, implement, translate, and evaluate clinical practice standard guidelines, procedures, protocols, and clinical competency assessments using an evidence-based approach while adhering to established guidelines as set by the unit and organisation
- Promote and support a culture of continuous quality improvement and a positive practice environment while conducting, initiating, and facilitating quality improvement activities and engaging in research projects to inform practice and achieve best practice outcomes for consumers
- Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, skills and professional leadership while acting as a clinical resource, mentor, role model and technical expert to registered nurses and the multidisciplinary team through the promotion of collaborative teamwork
- Contribute to the achievement of Townsville HHS and Surgical Service Group performance targets
- Exhibit educational leadership and expertise in determining learning needs and mechanisms to foster a culture of learning in the workplace while planning, developing, and delivering evidence-based education programs
- Key achievements: Review, update and development of various Clinical Competency Assessments, Unit Guidelines and Medication Guidelines based on latest evidence while translating and disseminating current guidelines and protocols to staff to ensure up-to-date best practice and safe, quality care
- Development and implementation of ICU ALS course using various contemporary education methods with positive evaluations
- Undertaking clinical incident analyses and using evidence-based research to make recommendations and facilitate quality improvement
- Using my well-developed communication skills and advanced knowledge of intensive care nursing, contemporary nursing practice and unit and health service guidelines to manage complex clinical situations with the multidisciplinary team.
Acting Nurse Educator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.07 - 2020.09
Clinical Nurse – Clinical Facilitator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.01 - 2021.08
- Coordination of orientation program for new staff
- Liaising in the coordination of Transition Support Program – Intensive Care (adult & paediatric) including orientation, phase progression, assignment marking, exam marking and clinical performance assessments
- Facilitation of development strategies for staff with performance management issues related to my areas of responsibility (in consultation with NUM, Nurse Educator, and other Clinical Facilitators)
- Deliver educational strategies in response to learning needs identified utilising different delivery modalities
- Participate in planning, promotion, and implementation of unit-based research activities
- Assist with development of policies, guidelines and clinical competency assessments for clinical practice based on current evidence
- Attend and contribute to ICU and PICU management meetings
- Liaise with Clinical Nurse Consultants – ICU and PICU, to facilitate educational delivery of national standards and critical care nursing standards
- Contribution and management of unit-based resources including learning packages, intranet resources, simulation equipment and clinical competency assessments
- Key achievements: Development of educational tools including various educational videos, quizzes, and posters with positive feedback from staff
- Development and delivery of training programs including various ICU and PICU workshops
- E.g., APLS workshop, ALS workshop, and Transition workshops (adult and paediatric)
- Development and delivery of simulation scenarios related to the current learning needs of the unit
- Assessment of clinical practice (transition program and mandatory assessments).
Lecturer
James Cook University
2018.07 - 2020.01
- My role as lecturer involved coordinating a second-year undergraduate nursing clinical subject (NS2882), coordinating teaching staff, teaching clinical subjects from first to third year of the Bachelor of Nursing, contributing to writing online content, leading workshops and tutorials, assessment development and marking
- This role has seen me grow as an educator and leader of both students and staff which has seen me receive excellent reviews from both peers and students
- I have been integral in developing the second- and third-year subjects, writing content and lesson plans that align with the NMBA and NSQHS standards to ensure excellence in our nursing students
- Key achievements: Subject Coordinator for NS2882 with excellent feedback ratings in both subject and personal teaching reports for 2019
- Academic Lead of Simulation
- Development of a second-year clinical subject including development of assessments and online education material
- Development of Paediatric content into the undergraduate nursing curriculum in all year levels
- Development of education materials, assessments and coordination of the nursing program for the Indigenous Summer and Winter schools in collaboration with the Indigenous Education and Research Centre and TUH.
Sessional Teaching Staff Member
James Cook University
2017.02 - 2018.07
School Nurse (Casual)
Townsville Grammar School
2017.03 - 2017.11
Clinical Nurse – Clinical Facilitator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2015.07 - 2016.12
Clinical Nurse
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2014.11 - 2015.07
Registered Nurse
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2006.10 - 2014.11
Staff Nurse, Grade E (Permanent-Full time)
Nottingham City Hospital, Critical Care Directorate
2005.11 - 2006.06
Staff Nurse, Grade E (Agency – Casual)
Medics Incorporated, Nottingham City Hospital Intensive Care Unit & Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
2004.03 - 2005.01
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
2002.08 - 2004.01
Registered Nurse (Graduate Program)
Holy Spirit Hospital
2001.01 - 2002.07
Education
Graduate Certificate of Educational Leadership -
QUT
01.2023
ALS2 Instructor Certification -
Australian Resuscitation Council
01.2022
Master of Nursing in Education -
JCU
01.2021
Post-Graduate Diploma of Intensive Care Nursing -
QUT
01.2003
Bachelor of Nursing -
QUT
01.2000
Skills
Clinical, simulation and online education
ICU clinical knowledge
Person-centred and compassionate direct patient care
Building and contributing to positive workplace cultures
Affiliations
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Registered Nurse (NMW0001453682)
- Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) - Membership Number 28740
- Australian College of Nursing (ACN) - Membership Number 483990
Continuingeducation
- 07/01/24, Presenter at the Student Success Conference, Enhancing social presence and connectedness in online learning through CONNECT: Measuring the impact on student satisfaction and staff perceptions
- 06/11/24, ECMO Workshop, TUH, ICU
- 09/01/23, Instructor - ALS2 course, TUH
- 05/19/23, Instructor - ALS2 course, TUH
- 02/17/23, Instructor - ALS 2 course, TUH
- 12/05/22, ARC ALS2 Instructor certification
- 09/01/21, Leadership Roundtable Course, Mater Education
- 08/27/21, Presenter - Tropical Intensive Care Network Meeting
- 07/16/21, Presenter - ACCCN Paediatric Critical Care Seminar
- 05/08/21, ARC ALS Instructor Course
- 03/05/21, Paediatric Critical Care BASIC Course, TUH
- 11/19/20, Advanced Life Support Level 2 Course with instructor nomination, Australian Resuscitation Council
- 10/30/20, Presenter - ACCCN Paediatric Critical Care Seminar
- 10/07/20, Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course, THHS
- 08/12/20, EEG Training Workshop, TUH, Intensive Care Unit
- 07/14/20, ECMO Training Workshop, TUH, ICU
- 09/02/19, Australasian Simulation Conference, Gold Coast
- 09/01/16, Train the Trainer - Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Paediatric Patient (RMDPP), CHQ
- 06/01/16, Simulation Lead Debriefing (SLED) Course, TUH
- 04/01/16, Simulation Coordinator Training (SCT), CSDS
- 04/01/16, Introduction to Simulation Training (IST), CSDS
- 10/01/15, Transition to Practice Nurse Education Program Assessor Preparation Module, TPNEP-IC
Publications
- CONNECT: A framework to enhance student connection to their course content, peers, and teaching staff in online learning environments, Ahern, T., Gooding, T., Biedermann, N., Teaching and Learning in Nursing, In Press, https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1557-3087(23)00215-9
- Nurses develop microcredential for digital health for rural and remote health workforce, Ahern, T., Shakes, P., Gooding, T., ANMJ, 28, 3, 54-55, https://issuu.com/australiannursingfederation/docs/anmj_2024_janmar_issuu
- Nurturing a systems approach to quality improvement in health professional education, Shakes, P., Ahern, T., Gooding, T., JBI Evidence Implementation eBulletin, 4, https://mailchi.mp/00f907b912b4/jbi-evidence-implementation-20288792?e=d4a0748c52
References
- Amanda Krauklis, Nurse Unit Manager, ICU, Tsville University Hospital, 07 4433 3526, amanda.krauklis@health.qld.gov.au
- Tracey Ahern, Course Co-ordinator, MN, James Cook University, 07 47815354, tracey.ahern@jcu.edu.au
- Patricia Robertson, Critical Care Outreach Nurse, ICU, Townsville University Hospital, patricia.robertson@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Townsville University Hospital
2024.05 - Current
Lecturer – Deputy Course Coordinator, Master of Nursing
James Cook University
2022.01 - Current
Business & Nurse Manager, Critical Care Services
Mater Private Hospital
2021.08 - 2021.12
Acting Nurse Educator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2021.05 - 2021.05
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.09 - 2021.01
Acting Nurse Educator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.07 - 2020.09
Clinical Nurse – Clinical Facilitator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2020.01 - 2021.08
Lecturer
James Cook University
2018.07 - 2020.01
School Nurse (Casual)
Townsville Grammar School
2017.03 - 2017.11
Sessional Teaching Staff Member
James Cook University
2017.02 - 2018.07
Clinical Nurse – Clinical Facilitator
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2015.07 - 2016.12
Clinical Nurse
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2014.11 - 2015.07
Registered Nurse
Townsville University Hospital ICU
2006.10 - 2014.11
Staff Nurse, Grade E (Permanent-Full time)
Nottingham City Hospital, Critical Care Directorate
2005.11 - 2006.06
Staff Nurse, Grade E (Agency – Casual)
Medics Incorporated, Nottingham City Hospital Intensive Care Unit & Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
2004.03 - 2005.01
Registered Nurse
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Intensive Care Unit
2002.08 - 2004.01
Registered Nurse (Graduate Program)
Holy Spirit Hospital
2001.01 - 2002.07
Graduate Certificate of Educational Leadership -
QUT
ALS2 Instructor Certification -
Australian Resuscitation Council
Master of Nursing in Education -
JCU
Post-Graduate Diploma of Intensive Care Nursing -
QUT
Bachelor of Nursing -
QUT
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