Eastern Health

It's been a big year for Eastern Health's Haematology Clinical Nurse Consultants, Katrina Wragg RN CNC and Emily Minopoulos CNC.    Earlier this year Stem Cell Transplant Nurse Consultant, Katrina was given the Promoting and Demonstrating Excellent Patient Experience award at the Eastern Health Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards.    And more recently, Leukaemia Consultant Emily was awarded the HSANZ Nurses – Best First-Time Presenter award at the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand ‘Blood 2024’ conference.   Congratulations to our incredible team.

Join Eastern Health in this new & exciting role! The Director First Nations Health is responsible for leadership and oversight of the First Nations Health portfolio at Eastern Health. This new opportunity will have oversight of Cultural Safety at the service, including our relationship and engagement with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in the Eastern region, and also the clinical care provided to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander patients and the support and professional development of our First Nations employees. The successful applicant will work closely with all members of our Senior Leadership team to ensure our programs continue to enhance Cultural Safety and meet the needs of the community in the region. If this sounds like the role for you, click on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gS-bhxy8

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign, calling for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. On Wednesday, 27 November Eastern Health staff were joined by community partners FVREE, The Orange Door, Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) and Anglicare, to take part in the Respect Walk, in support of ending gender-based violence. Almost 1 in 3 women around the world over the age of 15 have been subjected to physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Eastern Health is committed to supporting community members experiencing family violence across the lifespan. #16daysofactivismagainstgenderbasedviolence

Victoria's Chief Health Officer today has released a statement today alerting that Victoria is currently experiencing increased COVID-19 infections in the community, which is resulting in an increase of people being hospitalised with COVID-19. Follow the link to get more information on symptoms and tips on how to protect yourself and vulnerable Victorians: https://lnkd.in/gGZH76ks

“Reform to me is about transformation and change. It's about being future focused, and how we are improving and changing what we do to meet the needs of our community.” Lisa Fedrick started her career at Eastern Health as a Senior Speech Pathologist. Her interest in the complexities of healthcare as a system has led her to undertake a master’s degree in business management, which helped shape her career. In 2021, when the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic waves arose, she went on to become the Pandemic Planning & Response Manager. “I think the pandemic response has given me great experience to bring the right people in the same room and facilitate conversations to help them look at those complex problems, and how we might shift towards what solutions we might be looking at.” Now as the Director of Pandemic and Reform Projects, her advice to others reflects this unique career path. “My advice is to be patient. Opportunities come, but they don’t always come from where you expect them to; keep learning and looking.”

Congratulations to all at the Hamilton Centre for receiving the Victorian Premier's Design Award in the Service Design category.

Healthcare professionals, researchers and the community came together at the annual Eastern Health Research Forum to showcase and celebrate collaborative research efforts across the organisation. With this years theme of "Researching Together" Director of Research and University Relations, Professor David Taylor said that the "theme highlights, that research involves many people working together to improve healthcare issues that are of interest to the community and consumers we serve and beyond. It aims to fulfil the promise of Healthier Together."   Follow the link to read more: https://lnkd.in/gsX-Mrbp We would like to thank Inner East Community Finance Ltd for their support of the 2024 Eastern Health Research Forum.

Are you a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist or Dietitian seeking additional weekend work? We have some fantastic opportunities to grow in a health service that values ‘learning and improving every day’, while experiencing work-life balance! If you’d like to learn more, click the links below: Occupational Therapist: https://lnkd.in/gg4ab6BD Dietitian: https://lnkd.in/gPEqsYb4

Congratulations to Eastern Health Clinical School Student Blake Mills.   Blake was awarded the best poster prize at the Sleep DownUnder 2024 conference on the Gold Coast for his poster "Prevalence and Predictors of Comorbid Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Chinese and Caucasian Patients".

Exciting opportunities have just opened at Eastern Health for Allied Health Graduates! We are currently looking for passionate and driven professionals to join our team in the following roles: - Graduate Neuropsychology Registrar - Graduate Occupational Therapist If you're eager to make a meaningful impact and grow within a supportive, dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you! Apply today: https://lnkd.in/gtGhQP6i