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Trish Roberts

Adelaide,SA

Summary

Experienced nurse consultant with a proven track record in enhancing healthcare quality through strategic planning, process optimisation, and staff development. Dedicated to delivering patient cantered care and fostering a culture of excellence. Seeking a directorial role to leverage expertise in driving operational efficiency, implementing evidence-based practices and ensuring regulatory compliance. Passionate about leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve superior patient outcomes while maintaining a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Lead, Transfusion Policy and Education

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
06.2021 - Current
  • Provide and coordinate expert clinical advice related to all aspects of transfusion education and practice for Lifeblood and external colleagues
  • Maintain currency and agility with latest digital platforms and education tools
  • Manage and coordinate nationally assigned transfusion related education projects to develop educational materials aimed at improving transfusion practice
  • Lead the development of assigned policies, best practice protocols and guidelines for transfusion aimed at improving transfusion practice including audits
  • Provide work stream oversight, actively contribute to the planning, implementation and tracking of activities to deliver and achieve TPE outcomes
  • Recent achievements include leading the development and launch of novel freely available micro credentials for Transfusion Practitioners, presenting a Masterclass at Blood 2023 National Conference in Melbourne on 'Using data to improve transfusion safety', coordinating and providing clinical support for Lifeblood's national auditing/benchmarking tool, and being a project lead for the development of a new eLearning course for midwives managing RHD Ig
  • Also, a key improvement member in the improving maternity blood management clinical practice improvement initiatives and co-author of the national resource maternity blood management toolkit.

Transfusion Nurse Consultant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
01.2013 - 06.2021
    • Provide clinical expertise in the development and maintenance of transfusion education resources and coordinate clinical practice improvement opportunities
    • Achievements include being part of the organizing team for the successful Virtual Conference Transfusion United 2020, contributing to the development of national transfusion administration resource (Blood Book Australian Blood Administration Handbook first edition), being part of the small team that developed the clinical content of patient blood management companion guidelines for the National Blood Authority, facilitating the development and maintenance of Lifeblood's clinical Audit Tool, and contributing clinical expertise in the development of the Maternity Blood Management Tool Kit
    • Also, represented Lifeblood at the ISBT Congress Toronto 2018 for the launch of itransfuse app and Maternity Blood Management Toolkit.

BloodSafe Transfusion Nurse Consultant

South Australian BloodSafe program
10.2005 - 09.2020
  • Support Private Sector in South Australian with safe blood management strategies
  • Identify opportunities for practice improvement and assist hospitals in achieving sustainable changes
  • Assist with promoting efficient use of blood products across the private sector
  • Achievements include coordinating a clinical improvement project on massive transfusion management within a private hospital, which resulted in improved processes for staff, development of a bespoke blood shipper, and a simulated training tool developed
  • Also, received the 2015 South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Clinical Practice Team award for BloodSafe nursing team.

Clinical Manager

St Andrew's Private Hospital Adelaide, 3rd Floor
01.2004 - 09.2005
  • Coordinate complex clinical nursing care and case management
  • Coordinate safety and quality activities
  • Review and manage near miss and adverse events
  • Mentorship/Conduct performance appraisals for nursing personnel
  • Coordinate staff development activities
  • Work in conjunction with the Nursing Director, nurse manager, and resource accountant to review and manage ward costs.

Registered Nurse

St Andrew's Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2003

Education

Master of Health Administration -

Monash University
09.2024

Graduate Diploma Nursing Science - Oncology

University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of South Australia, City Campus

Skills

    • Data Analysis
    • Strategic Planning
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Reviewing Risk Exposure
    • Effective Communication
    • Team Management
      • Performance Evaluation
      • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
      • Change Management
      • Quality Improvement
      • Project Management
      • Innovation and Creativity

Professional Development

  • Current Master of Health Administration, Monash University, Health system and policy grade HD, Marketing for healthcare managers grade HD, Epidemiology concepts and application grade D, Introduction to Health Law principles grade HD, Developing health systems grade HD, Leading and managing in public health and health care grade D, Safety and Quality in Healthcare grade D, Healthcare and financial management grade HD, Healthcare improvement and learning systems grade HD, Introduction to management grade HD, Healthcare and economics TBC, Biostatics concepts and application TBC
  • 2023, Blood 2023, Presented Masterclass and hosted Lifeblood exhibition.
  • 2019, Blood 2019, Perth: Co-authored oral presentation., Clinical Practise Improvement Massive Transfusion
  • 2018, International Society Blood Transfusion, Toronto: Co-authored poster (Clinical Practise Improvement Maternity Blood Management), represented Lifeblood in an exhibition and attended conference.
  • 2017, Royal Australian New Zealand College Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Adelaide: Presented oral presentation on Maternity Blood Management Tool Kit and represented Lifeblood in an exhibition.
  • 2017, Health Leadership Conference, ACHSM / ACHS, JOINT 2017 ASIA-PACIFIC ANNUAL CONGRESS

Timeline

Clinical Lead, Transfusion Policy and Education

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
06.2021 - Current

Transfusion Nurse Consultant

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
01.2013 - 06.2021

BloodSafe Transfusion Nurse Consultant

South Australian BloodSafe program
10.2005 - 09.2020

Clinical Manager

St Andrew's Private Hospital Adelaide, 3rd Floor
01.2004 - 09.2005

Registered Nurse

St Andrew's Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2003

Master of Health Administration -

Monash University

Graduate Diploma Nursing Science - Oncology

University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Nursing -

University of South Australia, City Campus

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