OTA Executive November 2005

Jane completed her Registered Nurse hospital training at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in the UK and also completed her Operating Theatre Certificate before moving to Australia in 1989. Jane embarked on tertiary education gaining a Diploma in Nursing Management, Graduate Diploma in Nursing Management before completing her Masters in Professional Studies majoring in Management, at the University of Technology of Sydney in 2004.

Jane commenced work at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital in August 2005 as the Nurse Manager of Perioperative Services and in May 2007 became the Divisional Manager for the Division of Anaesthetics and Surgery. Jane has been a member of the NSWOTA Executive for several years her first role was Public Relations officer before going on to be the ACORN Representative and then ACORN Director. Jane enjoys spending her free time gardening, shopping and taking her dogs out on long walks.

Education Officer, Vice President Elect Allanah Hazelgrove

Allanah is the Nurse Manager at The Calvary Mater Newcastle.

She completed her training in 1991 and after completing her post graduate year she began working the Operating Theatre at the John Hunter Hospital. While completing a graduate certificate in Perioperative Nursing in 1995 she became a Clinical Nurse Specialist. While at the John Hunter she specialise in ENT, Laser, Vascular/Transplant surgery. She also spent much of her time relieving much of her time relieving in the various Nurse Unit Managers roles.

Allanah held the position of Theatre Manager at Toronto Private Hospital for four years. Allanah is a past president of the NSW OTA Zone 1 (Hunter/central coast) a position she held for 7 years and has been a member of the OTA since 1996. She is currently completing a Masters in health Service Management. Allanah holds membership in GENCA and the Australian Day Surgery Nurses Association.

email education@nsw-ota.asn.au

Honorary Secretary & ACORN Representative, ACORN Secretary Elect,

Tracy Kerle

Tracy is the Nurse Manager of the Operating Suite at Gosford Hospital.

ACORN Director Fran O’Brien

I have been a member of the OTA for a number of years and have had the privilege of serving on the Executive at various times.

I completed my General Certificate at St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst. After completing my General Nursing, I worked for a few years in Emergency at St Vincent’s, but then went off to do my Midwifery at St Margaret’s. After working in Delivery Suite, I saw the light and decided to undertake my Operating Theatre Certificate back at St Vincent’s! Following that, I obtained my Bachelor of Health Management at UNE and my Masters of Health Administration at UNSW.

I am currently employed as Operational Nursing Unit Manager at the Prince of Wales/Sydney Children’s Hospital Operating Suite.

Assistant Treasurer, Jed Duff

My clinical experience is primarily in the areas of critical care and perioperative nursing and I have held various positions within these specialties including clinical nurse specialist, clinical nurse educator and practice development facilitator. I currently work between St Vincent’s Private Hospital and the University of Notre Dame where I coordinator the undergraduate perioperative nursing unit. I have a graduate diploma in critical care nursing from the University of Sydney and a masters in nursing leadership from the University of Western Sydney.

Project Officer, Jenny Cubitt

I am originally from South Australia and did my nursing training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). I was looking forward to my theatre placement and was not disappointed with my experience. I knew then where my future lay. I completed my Perioperative course at the RAH and stayed on to consolidate my skills. I then moved into the management stream and left the RAH 15yrs later.

I have been in NSW since 1994 and have worked in both the private and public sector in a management role. I completed my Masters in Health Administration at the University of NSW. I have always been a member of the state theatre group as I believe there are many benefits and I would recommend anyone to join and, if you find you have time to be part of the executive. I have bee on various working committees.

My interests outside of nursing include AFL, lead lighting, cross-stitch and gardening.

Public Relations Officer , Karen Hay

Zone Coordinator, Debbie Dobbs

I qualified as an RN at Concord Repatriation General Hospital in the ‘70’s and then as a Midwife at Nepean Public Hospital in 1980.

In 1995 I received a certificate in Operating Theatre Management having studied through the College of Nursing.

I am UK registered & a member of the AFPP (Association For Perioperative Nurses)

I have spent 25 years working & gaining knowledge, experience & expertise in Operating Theatres – through those years working through Anaesthetics/Recovery, Scrub & Scout roles. Working through most specialties except Cardiac& specialising in Orthopaedics’ & Trauma.

I spent 5 years in the private sector as Theatre Manager.

I have been employed by Nepean Hospital for a total of 17 years. Some would say too long, however, it’s never boring for over those years Nepean has grown from 2 theatres to 4 theatres in 1983, to 8 theatres in1993. Specialties have grown from small district cottage hospital surgery to include all specialties except Cardiac including level 3 Trauma.

I have been an active member of the OTA for approximately 17 years. I have been the Zone Co-ordinator for 3 years.

Membership Secretary, Lisa Salidyi

Having completed my undergraduate degree in Nursing at the University Of Western Sydney Macarthur – Milperra in 2001, I went on to complete a new graduate program over 2 years at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. I joined Perioperative and Anaesthetic and Recovery Room nursing in my second New Graduate year.

Whilst gaining clinical experience I took part in a Recruitment and Retention project in 2001. Following this I became part of the Inaugural Children’s Hospital at Westmead Nursing Council, and then on to the Inaugural Registered Nurses Council as Secretary, representing the Operating Suite.

In 2005, I completed a Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing with the College of Nursing, and went on to earn Clinical Nurse Specialist In 2006. I was the Public Relations Officer for the year 2007-2008 and now hold the Membership Secretary position.

Web Site Officer , Lilian Blair

I trained in the hospital based system in Tamworth to become a registered nurse and then gained my Perioperative Certificate qualification at St Vincents Public Hospital, Sydney. I returned to Tamworth where I participated in clinical & education roles and as the nursing unit manager in a Private Hospital. In 2003 my family & I moved to the Central Coast and I am now employed as the Perioperative Clinical Nurse Consultant for Central Coast Health, covering the specialities of scrub, scout, anaesthetics, recovery & endoscopy.

I have always been an active OTA member and have held executive positions in Zone 3 in the past and have been a committee member for Zone One. I presently hold the position of NSW OTA Editorial Liason Officer and I am the person who now looks after your web site for you!!! I am also the owner of the email list ORNursesDownUnder which provides a network for Australian perioperative nurses.

I received a NSW OTA Certificate of Appreciation Award in 2005.

In my “spare” time my husband & I show, breed, & do obedience with our Dalmatians and spend time with our 8year old son.

email webmaster@nsw-ota.asn.au

Assistant Education Officer, Deborah Carter

I completed my training at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals, and developed a passion for the Operating theatre from which I have not deviated. I moved to Greenoaks Private to work in the Operating theatres returning to POW and PHH to complete a Perioperative course. After consolidating what I had learnt at Prince Henry I moved to a second in Charge position at Balmain Hospital.

Marriage and children changed my focus and I spent the next few years as a full time mother. I returned to work and spent the next 13 years at Poplars Hospital in Epping.

From there I took on a full time Managerial role at an Ophthalmic Day Surgery and from there moved to the Sydney Adventist Hospital as Perioperative NUM where I have been for the past two years.

Minutes Secretary, Karen Jones

Karen is currently employed in the position of Nurse Manager, Ryde Hospital Operating Suite & Perioperative Unit.

Archival Officer, Eve Stones

Eve is a scrub/scout nurse at Westmead Hospital. She began nursing in 1967, completing her training at Parramatta District Hospital and going to work in Europe. After returning to Parramatta Hospital to complete her Midwifery training, she spent many years abroad nursing in Europe. While in Switzerland she completed a two year Operating Room Nursing Certificate. She ceased work and returned to Australia to marry and raise a family. After 18 years in the wilderness, She returned to work and completed a graduate certificate in specialty nursing in 2005. She enjoys the challenge of her work and joined the executive to give something back to the nursing community.

New Executive committee member, Brian Julien

New Executive committee member, Hayley McIntosh

NSW OTA Secretariat & Administration Assistant, Michelle Berarducci

Michelle is an integral part of our team, being the conduit for our OTA information and correspondence. Her role includes answering calls, emails, maintaining our membership database and accounts and she plays an important role in the organization of our seminar days and annual conference.