The Practice Development Team

Vision

To advance nursing practice by encouraging a culture of life long learning, achieved through constructive collaboration with nurses at all levels of practice.

Mission

The BOPDHB Nursing Strategy will provide guidance to the Practice Development Team, whose mission is to integrate best practice and quality improvement initiatives to drive and support changes in practice.  The ethos is one of participation, inclusion and collaboration, thereby empowering, enabling and facilitating nurses in the development and advancement of their practice to enhance and improve the overall quality of care provided to patients and their families/whanau.

Liz Buckley

Nursing Co-ordinator - Practice Development and Post Graduate Education

Key Roles To provide overall coordination of the Practice Development Group ensuring all units across the district have access to appropriate education support. To co-ordinate and implement all requirements for post graduate nursing education in accordance with the Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) post graduate nursing training specifications. 

Liz

Liz Buckley
07 579 8368
021 472 843

Wendy Tustin-Payne

Nurse Coordinator - Nurse Entry to Practice and Expansion Programmes (NETP/E Programmes)

Key Roles Lead and facilitate the primary and secondary health care graduate nurse programmes within Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty. Work in partnership with both sectors' educators and key staff , and national NETP/E Coordinators so as to promote ongoing development and/or adaption of the systems to support growth of these programmes.

Wendy

Wendy Tustin-Payne
07 579 8134
1425

Debbie Coates

Paediatric Educator Tauranga/Whakatane

Key Roles To promote quality; evidence based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the Paediatric Department. To work in partnership with other internal and external educators and key operational staff to develop clinical education initiatives and clinical competencies with an organisational focus.

Debbie

Debbie Coates
021 473 582

Cindy Harper

Nurse Co-ordinator - Student Nurses

Key Roles Joint appointment with Waiariki Polytechnic.  Liaise with National and International Institutions for student nurse placements for Bachelor Of Nursing and Nursing In New Zealand Registered Nurse's and negotiate, liaise and facilitate with the Tauranga Hospital and Whakatane Hospital Clinical Nurse Leaders for clinical learning environments for students.

Cindy

Cindy
07 579 8224
1504

Andy Davies

Resuscitation Coordinator - Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles Development and coordination of the Resuscitation, including training all levels for nursing and Medical staff, auditing outcomes of emergency calls, giving advice on resuscitation equipment / defibrillators.  A resource for current international CPR guidelines. Attends and supports 777 medical emergencies where possible.  Liaise with other national Resuscitation specialists regarding best practice guidelines.

Andy

Andy
07 579 8840
027 230 0663
1203

Sandie McAdams

Resuscitation Coordinator - Whakatane Hospital

Key Roles Development and coordination of the Resuscitation training team - all levels for nursing and Medical staff.  Act as a resource for current international CPR guidelines.
Attend and support 777 medical emergencies where possible.  Liaise with other national Resuscitation specialists regarding best practice guidelines.

Sandie

Sandie
07 306 0842
1816

Sandra Gaines

Nurse Educator - Perioperative Department - Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles To promote quality, evidenced based nursing practice in the Perioperative Department through education and professional development of staff to optimise client outcomes within the clinical setting in accordance with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board policies and protocols, nursing scope of practice and nursing practice standards.

Sandra

Sandra
07 579 5271
1283

Louise Fowler

Nurse Educator - Medical Services - Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles To promote quality, evidence based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the clinical setting in accordance with Bay of Plenty District Health Board policies & protocols, nursing scope of practice, nursing practice standards and Professional Development and Recognition Programme competency framework.

Louise

Louise
07 579 8151
1426

Diane Hishon

Nurse Educator - Ambulatory Care, Wound Care Advisor (Tauranga Hospital)

Key Roles To facilitate education and learning for nurses in District Nursing Services, Outpatient Department, Radiology, Chemotherapy and Orthopaedic Outpatient Department.  Promote the use of evidence based practice whilst working in partnership with nurse educators and other key health professionals to develop clinical education.  Provide support and facilitate learning for health care professionals in wound care and tissue viability.

Diane

Diane
07 579 8627
1260

Fiona Williams

Nurse Educator - Surgical Services - Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles To promote quality evidenced based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the clinical setting. This commences at orientation and the graduate nurses programme through to advanced nursing practice ensuring staff have the skills to care for all patients in a clinically and culturally safe manner.

Fiona

Fiona
07 579 8517
1229

Rick Forster

Nurse Educator - Emergency Department -Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles To promote quality, evidenced based nursing practice in the Emergency Department through education and professional development of staff to optimise client outcomes within the clinical setting in accordance with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board policies and protocols, nursing scope of practice and nursing practice standards.

Rick

Rick Forster
07 579 8517
1266

Robyn Boladeras

Nurse Coordinator PDRP (Professional Development and Recognition Programme)

Key Roles Coordination, education, development and review of PDRP for RN’s, EN’s and Mental Health Nurses and the QLP / PDRP for Midwives within BOPDHB ie. Whakatane and Tauranga. As this is a regional programme implemented in Northland, Waikato, Lakes, Tairawhiti and BOP, I liase closely with their PDRP Coordinators in key aspects of this role. I also participate at a national level regarding the development and integration of PDRP processes nationally.

 

Robyn

Robyn
07 579 8855
021 473582

Maree Dawson

Nurse Educator - Health in Aging - Tauranga

Key Roles Promotion of quality evidenced based nursing practice through education and professional development of nursing staff within the Health in Aging service.

 

 

Maree

Maree
07 579 8148
1053

Marie Russell

Nurse Educator – Perioperative Services (Whakatane Hospital)

Key Roles To promote quality, evidenced based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the perioperative services at Whakatane Hospital, these services include Operating Theatres, DOSA, Day Surgery and Endoscopy. This is achieved by working with a multidisciplinary team of staff and liaising with internal and external educators, to develop clinical education initiatives and clinical competencies with an organisation focus.

Marie

Marie
07 306 0842
1939

Lyn Dalton

Nurse Educator - Surgical Services - Whakatane

Key Roles To facilitate education and learning for nurses in the Surgical Ward, District Nursing Services, & Outpatient Department. Promote the use of evidence based practice whilst working in partnership with nurse educators and other key health professionals to develop clinical education. Provide support and facilitate learning for health care professionals in wound care and tissue viability.

Lyn

Lyn
07 306 0675
1924

Rachel Atkin

Nurse Educator - ICU/CCU -Tauranga Hospital

Key Roles To promote quality, evidenced based nursing practice in the Intensive Care, Coronary Care Department through education and professional development of staff to optimise client outcomes within the clinical setting in accordance with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board policies and protocols, nursing scope of practice and nursing practice standards.

 

 

Rachel

Rachel
07 579 8838
1270

Sharon Coombes

Nurse Educator - Emergency Department (Whakatane)

Key Roles To promote quality evidence based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the Emergency Department in accordance with BOPDHB Policies and protocols,Nursing Scopes of Practice, Nursing Practice Standards, and Professional Development and Recognition Programme competency framework. To work in partnership with other internal and external educators and key operational staff to develop clinical education initiatives and clinical competencies with an organisational focus.

 

 

Sharon

Sharon
07 306 0710
027 357 2896

Adele Ferguson

Nurse Educator - HDU/Medical Services (Whakatane)

Key Roles To promote quality evidence based nursing practice through education and professional development of staff within the High Dependency Unit and Medical ward and to work in partnership with other internal and external educators and key operational staff to develop clinical education initiatives and clinical competencies with an organisational focus.

 

Adele

Adele
07 306 0710
027 275 8254

Angela Greetham

Co-ordinator Moving & Handling & Restraint

Key Roles Coordinate Bay of Plenty District Health Board Health systems and processes associated with restraint minimisation in order to meet the requirements of the NZ Standard Restraint Minimisation and Safe Practice NZS 8141.2.2008 and management of the Manual Handling Code of Practice and Joint ACC/OSH Guidelines on Patient Handling. Work in partnership with Practice of Restraint Advisory Group (PRAG), Manager – Employee Health and Safety Service and other internal and external key operational staff to monitor and evaluate all processes and activities related to manual handling and restraint minimisation.

 

 

Angela

Angela
07 557 5326
021 2688 775
1455

Tracey Wood

Midwife Educator Tauranga and Whakatane

Key Roles

 

 

Tracey

Tracey
07 579 8653 / 4842
 

Sally Crisford

Nurse Educator CCYHS Child & Youth Team

Key Roles

 

 

Sally

Sally
6812 / 07 577 3312 txt 3C ONLY