To advance nursing practice by encouraging a culture of life long learning, achieved through constructive collaboration with nurses at all levels of practice.
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.
Ross Turner
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 CTA post graduate nursing training specifications.
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Megan Buckley
Nurse Coordinator - Graduate Nurse Programme
Key Roles Lead the Nursing Entry to Practice Programme for Graduate Nurses employed by BOPDHB. Work in partnership with the Director of Nursing, other internal and external educators and key operational staff to develop clinical education initiatives and clinical competencies.
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Sandy Presland
Nurse Co-ordinator - NETP Expansion Programme
Key Roles Lead and facilitate the expansion of the Nurse Entry to Practice (NETP) programme – primary care, working in partnership with primary care and secondary care educators and key staff to
develop and/or adapt the systems to support this programme.
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Wendy Tustin-Payne
Nurse Educator - Paediatrics (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.
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Amber Liddle
Nurse Educator - Paediatrics (Tauranga)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Clare Swanson
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kathleen Whyte
Restraint & Manual Handling Co-ordinator
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.
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