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Youth Advisory Board Co-Chair
St Vincent’s Health Network SydneyYouth Advisory Board Co-Chair
Jan. 2020 - Aug. 2021Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCo-Chair of health’s first youth advisory board with main objectives being • Encouraging greater youth engagement and visibility • Enabling youth participation on strategic initiatives and decision making • Harnessing new insights and fresh perspectives • Supporting leadership development • Acting as idea incubator for innovative solutions • Challenging the status quo and traditional approaches • Introducing new ways of thinking and use of a “bottom up” approach • Driving positive change across SVHN • Project Management of Sustainability Projects incorporating PRINCE2 and AGILE methodologies
Disability Network Manager
St Vincent’s Health Network SydneyDisability Network Manager
Jul. 2019Sydney, Australia- Provide a central and strategic leadership role to ensure the delivery of high quality health services to children, families and carers of individuals with disabilities within the St Vincent's Health Network (SVHN). - Lead role in the planning, development, delivery and monitoring of relevant children, young people families and carer programs throughout the SVHN, including responsibility for the Kids and Families Strategic Plan. - Resource and content expert in the identification, referral and reporting requirements for child protection cases through the provision of education for all staff who work directly with children or young people in compliance with the Child Wellbeing and Child Protection Policies and Procedures for NSW Health PD2013_007. - Support the staff of SVHS in the operational and strategic issues around access of NDIS services and will own responsibility for coordination and implementation of the Network Disability Inclusion Action Plan. - Active involvement in the St Vincent's Health Network Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability committee
Senior Speech Pathologist
Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictSenior Speech Pathologist
Oct. 2015 - Sep. 2017Mona Vale Hospital* Management of Speech Pathology Rehabilitation services based on the Mona Vale Hospital campus * Supervision of Level 1-2 Speech Pathologists in the delivery of specialised rehabilitation services. * Area-wide resource providing consultative advice regarding complex cases for peers, management and level 1/2 Speech Pathologists * Chair of NSLHD Clinical Education Network contributing to the development of area wide resources for the management of university student placements. * Provide highly specialised Speech Pathology assessment, diagnosis and intervention for inpatients and outpatients. These patients present with acquired communication and swallowing disorders across a range of areas of specialisation including Stroke, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology/surgery, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, General Medicine and General Surgery. * Delivers Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for outpatients referred with Parkinson's Disease
Trainer and Assessor - Allied Health
Open CollegesTrainer and Assessor - Allied Health
Jan. 2015The position of Trainer & Assessor - Allied Health is a key educational delivery position within Open Colleges and is part of the Faculty of Health & Wellness. This role requires a passionate and experienced educational approach, and experience in the delivery of distance learning and discipline expertise in Allied Health. The responsibilities of this role include the delivery of learning, undertaking workplace assessments, marking and grading of assessments whilst providing constructive and sufficient feedback, conducting recognition of prior learning (RPL) as applicable, validation and moderation of assessments and provision of the students’ learning support. Furthermore this role requires, attention to the quality of the student experience, student retention and completion and student satisfaction with their learning experience. This position also requires input into the continuous improvement of the course design, learning materials and assessments as well as online student support materials. Key Responsibilities: • Grading of assessments and providing constructive and timely feedback to students • Responding to student queries within agreed key performance indicators • Ensuring that the Student Portal has relevant, up-to-date and engaging content • Conducting recognition of prior learning and workplace assessments • Moderating online forums and facilitate online learning activities
Speech Pathologist
Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictSpeech Pathologist
Oct. 2014 - Jul. 2018Royal North Shore Hospital - Community- Provision of home based Speech Pathology services to aged care patients in the North Shore. - Participation in Quality improvement activities - Supervision of work experience and university speech pathology students - Education, liaison and consultation with welfare organisations and community groups to promote community awareness and favourable attitudes to communication disorders - Supervision of work experience or Speech Pathology students - Acting as a consultant on Speech Pathology practice to other staff members and providing lectures/ in-services to team as required - Under guidance, designing and coordinating quality activity projects for services in the Extended Care Team / Speech Pathology Department - Attending and maintaining knowledge of EBP principles of Speech Pathology practice. - Liaising with other Hospital staff and Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service staff in regards to referrals
Clinical Associate Lecturer
University of SydneyClinical Associate Lecturer
Mar. 2013 - Oct. 2014Cumberland CampusCasual position lecturing Graduate Entry Masters and Undergraduate Speech Pathology students in Professional Development / Issues. Topics covered include: - Quality Improvement - Outcome Measures used in Allied Health & Speech Pathology - Ethics and Mentoring - Teamwork examples and models - Case management - Health promotion - Recruitment - Working in different settings - Professional Supervision and Structures Marking has also taken place in the Professional issues / Development subjects led. This has included: - Marking of Quality Improvement projects taking place at external sights. Learning Contracts, Mid & Final project presentation updates, along with final reports have been marked - Marking of final Child Language exams
Speech Pathologist
Ageing Disability and Home Care, Department of Human ServicesSpeech Pathologist
Mar. 2012 - Oct. 2014Hornsby & ParramattaSpeech Pathologist working with children,adolescents and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities
Speech Pathologist
Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictSpeech Pathologist
Jan. 2011 - Oct. 2016Macquarie Hospital - North RydeSpeech pathologist working with adult mental health inpatients, addressing communication, social skills and swallowing difficulties in this population. Have presented at TheMHS in 2012 on Communication and AAC in Mental Health Also presented with colleague, Mary Woodward, in 2014, The role of Speech Pathology with clients with mental health disorders
Speech Pathologist
Sydney Speech and Language CentreSpeech Pathologist
Mar. 2009 - Dec. 2015Five Dock, Sydney NSWSpeech Pathologist working in private practice with children aged 0-18 years of age. Specializing in supporting children with disabilities (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodegenerative conditions) and alternative and augmentative communication. Specialist skills also provided in paediatric feeding, expressive and receptive language disorders, literacy, speech development, late talking and social communication disorders. Key Word Sign trainer as well as certified in Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Hanen It takes two to talk (ITTTT) and Pragmatic Organisational Dynamic Displays (PODD) and Sensory Oral Sequencing Feeding approach.
Speech Pathologist
Northcott Disability ServicesSpeech Pathologist
Mar. 2009 - Mar. 2012ParramattaEarly Intervention Assistive Technology (EIAT) Project through Computer Assistive Technology Service (CATS), Northcott
Speech Pathologist
Northcott Disability ServicesSpeech Pathologist
Mar. 2009 - Jun. 2011PenrithWestern Sydney Therapy Team (WSTT) and Northcott Early Childhood and Family Services (NECAFS)

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