Latest news
24 July 2026
Dr Liz Rushbrook reflects on a decade at Metro North during her last week as CMO
After ten years as our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Liz Rushbrook prepares for a well-deserved break from full-time work and shares her thoughts on her unique contributions to Metro North.
23 July 2026
Finding the skills and tools to support others in their grief
A supportive and practical workshop is being held for Brisbane North and Moreton Bay residents to help them become more grief aware and gain the confidence to help others.
21 July 2026
Extremely rare identical girl quadruplets born at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital has delivered four spontaneously conceived identical quadruplet girls, sharing one placenta and split from one singular fertilised egg.
News , Metro North , RBWH
16 July 2026
Queenslanders unite to support RBWH and STARS
The generosity of Queenslanders was on full display recently as RBWH Foundation’s annual Giving Day raised funds to develop and deliver world leading care.
News , Metro North , RBWH
Events
Queensland Health Spirometry Training Program – Virtual workshop
The Spirometry training program provides clinicians with the skills, knowledge and specific competencies required to perform spirometry to international standards and Queensland Health guidelines.
Advanced Life Support – Level 1 Course
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
Queensland Health Spirometry Training Program – The Prince Charles Hospital
The Spirometry training program provides clinicians with the skills, knowledge and specific competencies required to perform spirometry to international standards and Queensland Health guidelines.
/ MetroNorthHHS
Keeping our hospitals clean is integral to ensuring the safety of everyone on campus. 🚮⚠️
Waste Officer Al coordinates the collection, handling and disposal of waste across Redcliffe Hospital and has been doing so for 20 years!
"I was a 'wardie', started that 32 years ago here at Redcliffe and then this opportunity came up to do waste and I've been doing that ever since," Al said.
"I cover all of the waste across the hospital so general waste, clinical waste, toxic waste and recycling.
"I've seen lots of changes to the hospital over the years, but I'll definitely stay in this role now, wouldn't want to change it."
👏A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Al and the waste management team across all of our Metro North facilities.
Al is one of the nicest people I know, he is always ready with a smile, a hello and wave. Thanks for all that you do.👏😊
Absolute legend.
You always do a great job Al ! Miss our chats
Good work buddy.👍
Dr Garbologist!!! Looking happy as always 😊
Hey big Al 👋 Looking sharp as always !!! Part of the integral fibre that holds the Reddie team together 😃 !!!
Good on you Al
Congrat big Al
Big Al, such a smiling and awesome part of the Reddy team
Big al remembered as wardie great worker
Hi Al! Always wearing that happy smile
Al always has a smile and a hello for everyone 😊
Such a lovely man. We are very lucky he’s part of our team.
Congratulations Big Al ! Lovely man 🎉
Big Al! Always smiling and happy - such an awesome fella 👏😊
Good on ya mate ..
Well done Al
You do a great job Al. You are a lovely person as well
Very nice human being Always has a smile on his face
good onya and keep up your good work. 🤘
Always so happy, smiley and obliging 🙌🙌
👍 Always smiling
Onya bro people proud of the job
And your doing a great job.✅
Absolute legend my friend 🙂
Did you know that the operating theatre temperature is set at up to 39.5°C whilst operating on a patient who has experienced extreme burns? 🥵 Our teams must be comfortable working up a sweat to care for those in need.
Hear from RBWH Burns and Trauma Surgeon Dr Michael Muller and find out how they deal with the extreme heat whilst still staying cool under pressure.
Worked in Michaels theatres many times, great burns specialist.
I was fine under heaters with debriding kids, day in, day out, in Sydney. But I would be saturated theatre assisting in those temps.
We both learnt from the Master Dr Stuart Pegg, working in 7GICU and Burns Unit the old hospital. The care and preparation ensuring the patient was kept warm, limbs supported out, lots of dressing, redressing, ventilation, IV fluid support and heat shields it was hard work. Indeed moving staff in/out every few hours to rehydrate, shower before returning at the end of their shift. Thank you Michael for the work you do. I maintain the vision and hope burns care keeps on improving and people stop trying to flog coal off coal trains, zapping themselves.
Been there, done that. I scrubbed as a RN for the burns theatre at the RBH, (1990s). I had good support from 'sister' Cole who kept me hydrated for the long sessions.
Love your work Prof!
I spent a lot of time in the Hot burns with Prof, we also get free Powerade to keep us hydrated!
The best burns Team❤️❤️👍
A wonderful surgeon and respected professional 👏
Omg I remember him from my early food service days in the 80s
Amazing! Thank you 🥰
So grateful for these dedicated medical professionals. Fair play!
Been a while since I last saw you Max.
Eternally grateful for the amazing care from the RBWH Burns unit 😍
My old ward!
Sophie Burke we do not deal 😂😂
Anna Muller
Adam Sochacki
You probably wouldn't expect to find a sewing machine in the RBWH Burns Unit, but these garments provide patients the comfort and relief they need while healing. ❤️🩹
Susan is a recent addition to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team as an Operational Officer Sewist, and her job involves creating interim garments for burns and acute care patients which help to support their wound healing and reduce long term scarring.
"The OT assistants were doing it before on top of having to do their jobs, they still can when required but it takes the pressure off them," Susan said.
"I've always had a manufacturing background, I did 21 years in surgical manufacturing, things like back braces, proper surgical corsetry with the boning, and liposuction gear.
"We have various types of garments, the compression type and then there are Tubi grip garments, things like bike pants, chaps, vests, singlets, gloves. The gloves are sometimes a little tricky but most of them are pretty good to work on."
Legend
🤝
I would have loved to have that job after retirement. Ex nurse.
What an amazing department you work in. Well done each and everyone.
I thank you for your dedication to doing this job. You must be a great sewer. Thank you .
How wonderful Congratuations and thank you for your wonderful work. XOXO ❤️ 😘
Well done ! You have a beautiful smile
Thank you Susan for all you do. Helping to bring some comfort to a lot of people. Another Essential service no one knows about.
Cassandra Fuimaono how cool!?
Well done
Well done & thank you to the Team for all that you do.
As someone who spent a stint in a burns ward I can tell you the appreciation I have for these recovery items goes beyond what words can explain. Thankyou to the team for all they do up there 🫶🏻
Good on you. This is a great service.
Well done Susan 🫂❤️🔥
Debbie Cameron I thought of you. A service I never knew existed on site!
Well done.
Wonderful! Thank you for the work you do!
Interesting to read
Wow, never thought of that as a health care professional. Amazing, keep up the good work.
Wow. Tku for your fantastic work and compassion.
An important job! Amazing works Susan 💜
they get so dusty too, having multiple pairs must be so nice
Fabulous!
Great work Susan - I’m sure you are a very welcome addition to the OT team. 😍🧵🪡
'Behind every compassionate and competent nurse is someone who believed in them' - and these are the words that Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator (CNCF) Rachel lives by! 👩⚕️🫶
As a CNCF within TPCH cardiology since 2016, Rachel says that she is still grateful every day for the opportunity to do what she loves.
"I have been nursing for almost 30 years, and have experience in Emergency, ICU, surgical; all of this experience and knowledge shapes how I teach people. However, this role is more than education, it's about inspiring, mentoring and supporting nurses to become the best they can be," Rachel said.
"That might mean guiding a new graduate through their first year, helping staff build their confidence in clinical practice or encouraging someone to step into a leadership role.
"I have met so many new grads that are now Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and that is so rewarding to see knowing I was able to play a small part in shaping them."
If you are passionate about leading through education and making a positive impact on staff and patient care, then click the link below and apply for the new Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator role at TPCH! 🌟 #WorkforusWednesday
apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-PCH688097
Stand proud 👏 Rachel.👍
Congratulations ❤️ 🎊
A wonderful reminder of the lasting impact that mentorship and clinical leadership have on the nursing profession. Thank you, Rachel, for inspiring and supporting the next generation of nurses while helping strengthen patient care. 👏💙
Such an advocate too🫶🏼
beautiful
Congratulations 🥳
👌❤️🥰
Beautiful Rachel 😊
Well done,Rach,of course you are the best and full of knowledge...proud of you .
We are very lucky to have you Rachel! Thank you for all your support, guidance and sharing your knowledge to make us all better in practice every day ❤️
An exceptional educator and an even more wonderful human being you are Rach😍 It’s been a privilege to learn and work with your guidance. Wishing you all the best for a long, successful, and shining career ahead 🎉👏
An absolute star and the definition of dedicated! So very blessed to have you as a colleague 💜
Rachel it’s always so great to see you on the ward. 1B are so lucky to have you 💕
Blessed with the best!! Love working with you 💕!
An incredible CNCF and beautiful person. TPCH are lucky to have such an amazing Nurse leading the way!
Congratulations! 🎊🎉
Amazing job Rach!
Congratulations Rachel❤️Best of Best
Congrats❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ninang! ❤️
Incredibly blessed to have you as our CNCF💖 Thank you for all the guidance and support you have given me x
Awwww you’re the absolute best Rachel! Thank you for always being lovely to me and everyone xo you’re simply amazing! 🤩
My favourite ❤️
The most incredible CNCF & woman! ❤️ TPCH is lucky to have you ✨✨
The best CNCF. You are excellent in every way Rach.❤️
The first global pandemic in almost 100 years, the largest flooding event since 2011 and the first South-East Queensland cyclone in almost 50 years are just a few events that Dr Liz Rushbrook has led Metro North through, always with style and grace.
As she steps away after 10 years in the job, our Chief Medical Officer Dr Liz reflects proudly on the way Metro North has embraced and matured in a disaster response space and is grateful to have supported many innovative services including the Virtual Ward and Virtual Emergency Care Service, the Patient Access Coordination Hub (PACH) and our Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) service.
However, Liz will not be too far away in retirement from her CMO role, as she will remain involved with Metro North in the medical administration space after some well-deserved travel plans.
"I would really like to remain connected to Metro North Health; I am hoping to stay connected through part-time work as a Senior Medical Officer in the specialty of Medical Administration. Perhaps through support to Disaster Response, Acute Capacity Management and Olympics preparedness," Liz said.
"There have been so many unique moments [in this role], from creating information for the first plane load of people quarantining after travel to Wuhan province, China to teaching people that 'physical distancing' of 1.5m is the length of a pool noodle."
On behalf of Metro North Health, we congratulate Liz on a wonderful career and wish her all the best on her next journey! 🫶
Congrats Liz 👏💗
Congratulations Liz, thank you for being great Leader ✨️
Happy well-deserved next chapter, my friend! 🍾🥂
Great job Liz. Very happy to have you on the Metro South Board.
Two enduring facts about Liz. No matter how busy she was she would always make the time to help you solve a tricky problem and when she gave advice you always felt safe following it. Thank you Liz!
It was such a privilege to work with you during Covid. You definitely set the gold standard for leadership. Best wishes for the next chapter.
Well deserved ma'am.
Thank you for your support & guidance in my previous role Liz, it was always much appreciated. All the very best for the future 🌟
Happy Days to you , Amazing woman, Take it easy. Thank you very much .
Congratulations Liz. Wishing you the absolute best for your future.
Thank you Liz, enjoy your next chapter !
All the best Liz.
Amazing leader. Liz you will be very missed.
An amazing doctor and leader our Liz Rushbrook was and is ❤️ Thank you For everything you have done for us in this community 💯💯💯
Legend! Enjoy the travels!
I’ll never forget my first day in Covid response and how your leadership has shaped me. Thank you Liz.
Always a pleasure to work with Liz Rushbrook. Great operator and invaluable source of advice for me over the years. Enjoy the next phase 😃
Well done Liz, you will be missed! Thanks got your leadership over the years.
Thanks Liz for looking after us during COVID n beyond 🦷 #healthcarehero
Congratulations Liz!
Such an amazing, kind and humble woman. Thank you Liz.
Liz!!!!! So many legacies and memories you have shaped! All the best xo
My cup is full and overflowing. I am humbled by the kind words, smiles and gestures (in person, PM and online) of so many amazing individuals that I have met and worked with over the past 9+ years. Today, handover of the Metro North Chief Medical Officer mantle is complete!!! I am left with so many memories and a few stories to tell. Thank you for the privilege of being a small part of the service that is Metro North Health. I cherish the moments and memories of people that I have met and worked with along the way. You and your character have supported and motivated me to come to work every day to make a difference. I look forward to the next chapter when our paths cross. Smile. Be kind. Stay weird.
Jamie Kutasovic
Julie
Latest news
Patient Initiated Follow Up putting patients first at STARS
STARS ENT patients will be offered a new pathway empowering them to request a follow up outpatients specialist appointment when required.
When lives change in seconds, RBWH social workers step up
RBWH’s hard working emergency medical and nursing staff are supported by a range of other professions, including a dedicated 24/7 team of highly skilled social workers.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 26 August 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
Keeping our hospitals clean is integral to ensuring the safety of everyone on campus. 🚮⚠️
Waste Officer Al coordinates the collection, handling and disposal of waste across Redcliffe Hospital and has been doing so for 20 years!
"I was a 'wardie', started that 32 years ago here at Redcliffe and then this opportunity came up to do waste and I've been doing that ever since," Al said.
"I cover all of the waste across the hospital so general waste, clinical waste, toxic waste and recycling.
"I've seen lots of changes to the hospital over the years, but I'll definitely stay in this role now, wouldn't want to change it."
👏A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Al and the waste management team across all of our Metro North facilities.
Al is one of the nicest people I know, he is always ready with a smile, a hello and wave. Thanks for all that you do.👏😊
Absolute legend.
You always do a great job Al ! Miss our chats
Good work buddy.👍
Dr Garbologist!!! Looking happy as always 😊
Hey big Al 👋 Looking sharp as always !!! Part of the integral fibre that holds the Reddie team together 😃 !!!
Good on you Al
Congrat big Al
Big Al, such a smiling and awesome part of the Reddy team
Big al remembered as wardie great worker
Hi Al! Always wearing that happy smile
Al always has a smile and a hello for everyone 😊
Such a lovely man. We are very lucky he’s part of our team.
Congratulations Big Al ! Lovely man 🎉
Big Al! Always smiling and happy - such an awesome fella 👏😊
Good on ya mate ..
Well done Al
You do a great job Al. You are a lovely person as well
Very nice human being Always has a smile on his face
good onya and keep up your good work. 🤘
Always so happy, smiley and obliging 🙌🙌
👍 Always smiling
Onya bro people proud of the job
And your doing a great job.✅
Absolute legend my friend 🙂
Did you know that the operating theatre temperature is set at up to 39.5°C whilst operating on a patient who has experienced extreme burns? 🥵 Our teams must be comfortable working up a sweat to care for those in need.
Hear from RBWH Burns and Trauma Surgeon Dr Michael Muller and find out how they deal with the extreme heat whilst still staying cool under pressure.
Worked in Michaels theatres many times, great burns specialist.
I was fine under heaters with debriding kids, day in, day out, in Sydney. But I would be saturated theatre assisting in those temps.
We both learnt from the Master Dr Stuart Pegg, working in 7GICU and Burns Unit the old hospital. The care and preparation ensuring the patient was kept warm, limbs supported out, lots of dressing, redressing, ventilation, IV fluid support and heat shields it was hard work. Indeed moving staff in/out every few hours to rehydrate, shower before returning at the end of their shift. Thank you Michael for the work you do. I maintain the vision and hope burns care keeps on improving and people stop trying to flog coal off coal trains, zapping themselves.
Been there, done that. I scrubbed as a RN for the burns theatre at the RBH, (1990s). I had good support from 'sister' Cole who kept me hydrated for the long sessions.
Love your work Prof!
I spent a lot of time in the Hot burns with Prof, we also get free Powerade to keep us hydrated!
The best burns Team❤️❤️👍
A wonderful surgeon and respected professional 👏
Omg I remember him from my early food service days in the 80s
Amazing! Thank you 🥰
So grateful for these dedicated medical professionals. Fair play!
Been a while since I last saw you Max.
Eternally grateful for the amazing care from the RBWH Burns unit 😍
My old ward!
Sophie Burke we do not deal 😂😂
Anna Muller
Adam Sochacki
You probably wouldn't expect to find a sewing machine in the RBWH Burns Unit, but these garments provide patients the comfort and relief they need while healing. ❤️🩹
Susan is a recent addition to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team as an Operational Officer Sewist, and her job involves creating interim garments for burns and acute care patients which help to support their wound healing and reduce long term scarring.
"The OT assistants were doing it before on top of having to do their jobs, they still can when required but it takes the pressure off them," Susan said.
"I've always had a manufacturing background, I did 21 years in surgical manufacturing, things like back braces, proper surgical corsetry with the boning, and liposuction gear.
"We have various types of garments, the compression type and then there are Tubi grip garments, things like bike pants, chaps, vests, singlets, gloves. The gloves are sometimes a little tricky but most of them are pretty good to work on."
Legend
🤝
I would have loved to have that job after retirement. Ex nurse.
What an amazing department you work in. Well done each and everyone.
I thank you for your dedication to doing this job. You must be a great sewer. Thank you .
How wonderful Congratuations and thank you for your wonderful work. XOXO ❤️ 😘
Well done ! You have a beautiful smile
Thank you Susan for all you do. Helping to bring some comfort to a lot of people. Another Essential service no one knows about.
Cassandra Fuimaono how cool!?
Well done
Well done & thank you to the Team for all that you do.
As someone who spent a stint in a burns ward I can tell you the appreciation I have for these recovery items goes beyond what words can explain. Thankyou to the team for all they do up there 🫶🏻
Good on you. This is a great service.
Well done Susan 🫂❤️🔥
Debbie Cameron I thought of you. A service I never knew existed on site!
Well done.
Wonderful! Thank you for the work you do!
Interesting to read
Wow, never thought of that as a health care professional. Amazing, keep up the good work.
Wow. Tku for your fantastic work and compassion.
An important job! Amazing works Susan 💜
they get so dusty too, having multiple pairs must be so nice
Fabulous!
Great work Susan - I’m sure you are a very welcome addition to the OT team. 😍🧵🪡
'Behind every compassionate and competent nurse is someone who believed in them' - and these are the words that Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator (CNCF) Rachel lives by! 👩⚕️🫶
As a CNCF within TPCH cardiology since 2016, Rachel says that she is still grateful every day for the opportunity to do what she loves.
"I have been nursing for almost 30 years, and have experience in Emergency, ICU, surgical; all of this experience and knowledge shapes how I teach people. However, this role is more than education, it's about inspiring, mentoring and supporting nurses to become the best they can be," Rachel said.
"That might mean guiding a new graduate through their first year, helping staff build their confidence in clinical practice or encouraging someone to step into a leadership role.
"I have met so many new grads that are now Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and that is so rewarding to see knowing I was able to play a small part in shaping them."
If you are passionate about leading through education and making a positive impact on staff and patient care, then click the link below and apply for the new Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator role at TPCH! 🌟 #WorkforusWednesday
apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-PCH688097
Stand proud 👏 Rachel.👍
Congratulations ❤️ 🎊
A wonderful reminder of the lasting impact that mentorship and clinical leadership have on the nursing profession. Thank you, Rachel, for inspiring and supporting the next generation of nurses while helping strengthen patient care. 👏💙
Such an advocate too🫶🏼
beautiful
Congratulations 🥳
👌❤️🥰
Beautiful Rachel 😊
Well done,Rach,of course you are the best and full of knowledge...proud of you .
We are very lucky to have you Rachel! Thank you for all your support, guidance and sharing your knowledge to make us all better in practice every day ❤️
An exceptional educator and an even more wonderful human being you are Rach😍 It’s been a privilege to learn and work with your guidance. Wishing you all the best for a long, successful, and shining career ahead 🎉👏
An absolute star and the definition of dedicated! So very blessed to have you as a colleague 💜
Rachel it’s always so great to see you on the ward. 1B are so lucky to have you 💕
Blessed with the best!! Love working with you 💕!
An incredible CNCF and beautiful person. TPCH are lucky to have such an amazing Nurse leading the way!
Congratulations! 🎊🎉
Amazing job Rach!
Congratulations Rachel❤️Best of Best
Congrats❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ninang! ❤️
Incredibly blessed to have you as our CNCF💖 Thank you for all the guidance and support you have given me x
Awwww you’re the absolute best Rachel! Thank you for always being lovely to me and everyone xo you’re simply amazing! 🤩
My favourite ❤️
The most incredible CNCF & woman! ❤️ TPCH is lucky to have you ✨✨
The best CNCF. You are excellent in every way Rach.❤️
The first global pandemic in almost 100 years, the largest flooding event since 2011 and the first South-East Queensland cyclone in almost 50 years are just a few events that Dr Liz Rushbrook has led Metro North through, always with style and grace.
As she steps away after 10 years in the job, our Chief Medical Officer Dr Liz reflects proudly on the way Metro North has embraced and matured in a disaster response space and is grateful to have supported many innovative services including the Virtual Ward and Virtual Emergency Care Service, the Patient Access Coordination Hub (PACH) and our Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) service.
However, Liz will not be too far away in retirement from her CMO role, as she will remain involved with Metro North in the medical administration space after some well-deserved travel plans.
"I would really like to remain connected to Metro North Health; I am hoping to stay connected through part-time work as a Senior Medical Officer in the specialty of Medical Administration. Perhaps through support to Disaster Response, Acute Capacity Management and Olympics preparedness," Liz said.
"There have been so many unique moments [in this role], from creating information for the first plane load of people quarantining after travel to Wuhan province, China to teaching people that 'physical distancing' of 1.5m is the length of a pool noodle."
On behalf of Metro North Health, we congratulate Liz on a wonderful career and wish her all the best on her next journey! 🫶
Congrats Liz 👏💗
Congratulations Liz, thank you for being great Leader ✨️
Happy well-deserved next chapter, my friend! 🍾🥂
Great job Liz. Very happy to have you on the Metro South Board.
Two enduring facts about Liz. No matter how busy she was she would always make the time to help you solve a tricky problem and when she gave advice you always felt safe following it. Thank you Liz!
It was such a privilege to work with you during Covid. You definitely set the gold standard for leadership. Best wishes for the next chapter.
Well deserved ma'am.
Thank you for your support & guidance in my previous role Liz, it was always much appreciated. All the very best for the future 🌟
Happy Days to you , Amazing woman, Take it easy. Thank you very much .
Congratulations Liz. Wishing you the absolute best for your future.
Thank you Liz, enjoy your next chapter !
All the best Liz.
Amazing leader. Liz you will be very missed.
An amazing doctor and leader our Liz Rushbrook was and is ❤️ Thank you For everything you have done for us in this community 💯💯💯
Legend! Enjoy the travels!
I’ll never forget my first day in Covid response and how your leadership has shaped me. Thank you Liz.
Always a pleasure to work with Liz Rushbrook. Great operator and invaluable source of advice for me over the years. Enjoy the next phase 😃
Well done Liz, you will be missed! Thanks got your leadership over the years.
Thanks Liz for looking after us during COVID n beyond 🦷 #healthcarehero
Congratulations Liz!
Such an amazing, kind and humble woman. Thank you Liz.
Liz!!!!! So many legacies and memories you have shaped! All the best xo
My cup is full and overflowing. I am humbled by the kind words, smiles and gestures (in person, PM and online) of so many amazing individuals that I have met and worked with over the past 9+ years. Today, handover of the Metro North Chief Medical Officer mantle is complete!!! I am left with so many memories and a few stories to tell. Thank you for the privilege of being a small part of the service that is Metro North Health. I cherish the moments and memories of people that I have met and worked with along the way. You and your character have supported and motivated me to come to work every day to make a difference. I look forward to the next chapter when our paths cross. Smile. Be kind. Stay weird.
Jamie Kutasovic
Julie
Latest news
Patient Initiated Follow Up putting patients first at STARS
STARS ENT patients will be offered a new pathway empowering them to request a follow up outpatients specialist appointment when required.
Events
Advanced Life Support - Level 1 Course
Date: 26 August 2026
Time: TBC
Venue: The Prince Charles Hospital
Level 1 courses are for those clinicians who want general competence in airway management and basic life support for a deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest. Suitable if you normally are part of team rather than the lead.
/ MetroNorthHHS
Keeping our hospitals clean is integral to ensuring the safety of everyone on campus. 🚮⚠️
Waste Officer Al coordinates the collection, handling and disposal of waste across Redcliffe Hospital and has been doing so for 20 years!
"I was a 'wardie', started that 32 years ago here at Redcliffe and then this opportunity came up to do waste and I've been doing that ever since," Al said.
"I cover all of the waste across the hospital so general waste, clinical waste, toxic waste and recycling.
"I've seen lots of changes to the hospital over the years, but I'll definitely stay in this role now, wouldn't want to change it."
👏A big #ShoutoutSaturday to Al and the waste management team across all of our Metro North facilities.
Al is one of the nicest people I know, he is always ready with a smile, a hello and wave. Thanks for all that you do.👏😊
Absolute legend.
You always do a great job Al ! Miss our chats
Good work buddy.👍
Dr Garbologist!!! Looking happy as always 😊
Hey big Al 👋 Looking sharp as always !!! Part of the integral fibre that holds the Reddie team together 😃 !!!
Good on you Al
Congrat big Al
Big Al, such a smiling and awesome part of the Reddy team
Big al remembered as wardie great worker
Hi Al! Always wearing that happy smile
Al always has a smile and a hello for everyone 😊
Such a lovely man. We are very lucky he’s part of our team.
Congratulations Big Al ! Lovely man 🎉
Big Al! Always smiling and happy - such an awesome fella 👏😊
Good on ya mate ..
Well done Al
You do a great job Al. You are a lovely person as well
Very nice human being Always has a smile on his face
good onya and keep up your good work. 🤘
Always so happy, smiley and obliging 🙌🙌
👍 Always smiling
Onya bro people proud of the job
And your doing a great job.✅
Absolute legend my friend 🙂
Did you know that the operating theatre temperature is set at up to 39.5°C whilst operating on a patient who has experienced extreme burns? 🥵 Our teams must be comfortable working up a sweat to care for those in need.
Hear from RBWH Burns and Trauma Surgeon Dr Michael Muller and find out how they deal with the extreme heat whilst still staying cool under pressure.
Worked in Michaels theatres many times, great burns specialist.
I was fine under heaters with debriding kids, day in, day out, in Sydney. But I would be saturated theatre assisting in those temps.
We both learnt from the Master Dr Stuart Pegg, working in 7GICU and Burns Unit the old hospital. The care and preparation ensuring the patient was kept warm, limbs supported out, lots of dressing, redressing, ventilation, IV fluid support and heat shields it was hard work. Indeed moving staff in/out every few hours to rehydrate, shower before returning at the end of their shift. Thank you Michael for the work you do. I maintain the vision and hope burns care keeps on improving and people stop trying to flog coal off coal trains, zapping themselves.
Been there, done that. I scrubbed as a RN for the burns theatre at the RBH, (1990s). I had good support from 'sister' Cole who kept me hydrated for the long sessions.
Love your work Prof!
I spent a lot of time in the Hot burns with Prof, we also get free Powerade to keep us hydrated!
The best burns Team❤️❤️👍
A wonderful surgeon and respected professional 👏
Omg I remember him from my early food service days in the 80s
Amazing! Thank you 🥰
So grateful for these dedicated medical professionals. Fair play!
Been a while since I last saw you Max.
Eternally grateful for the amazing care from the RBWH Burns unit 😍
My old ward!
Sophie Burke we do not deal 😂😂
Anna Muller
Adam Sochacki
You probably wouldn't expect to find a sewing machine in the RBWH Burns Unit, but these garments provide patients the comfort and relief they need while healing. ❤️🩹
Susan is a recent addition to the RBWH Occupational Therapy team as an Operational Officer Sewist, and her job involves creating interim garments for burns and acute care patients which help to support their wound healing and reduce long term scarring.
"The OT assistants were doing it before on top of having to do their jobs, they still can when required but it takes the pressure off them," Susan said.
"I've always had a manufacturing background, I did 21 years in surgical manufacturing, things like back braces, proper surgical corsetry with the boning, and liposuction gear.
"We have various types of garments, the compression type and then there are Tubi grip garments, things like bike pants, chaps, vests, singlets, gloves. The gloves are sometimes a little tricky but most of them are pretty good to work on."
Legend
🤝
I would have loved to have that job after retirement. Ex nurse.
What an amazing department you work in. Well done each and everyone.
I thank you for your dedication to doing this job. You must be a great sewer. Thank you .
How wonderful Congratuations and thank you for your wonderful work. XOXO ❤️ 😘
Well done ! You have a beautiful smile
Thank you Susan for all you do. Helping to bring some comfort to a lot of people. Another Essential service no one knows about.
Cassandra Fuimaono how cool!?
Well done
Well done & thank you to the Team for all that you do.
As someone who spent a stint in a burns ward I can tell you the appreciation I have for these recovery items goes beyond what words can explain. Thankyou to the team for all they do up there 🫶🏻
Good on you. This is a great service.
Well done Susan 🫂❤️🔥
Debbie Cameron I thought of you. A service I never knew existed on site!
Well done.
Wonderful! Thank you for the work you do!
Interesting to read
Wow, never thought of that as a health care professional. Amazing, keep up the good work.
Wow. Tku for your fantastic work and compassion.
An important job! Amazing works Susan 💜
they get so dusty too, having multiple pairs must be so nice
Fabulous!
Great work Susan - I’m sure you are a very welcome addition to the OT team. 😍🧵🪡
'Behind every compassionate and competent nurse is someone who believed in them' - and these are the words that Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator (CNCF) Rachel lives by! 👩⚕️🫶
As a CNCF within TPCH cardiology since 2016, Rachel says that she is still grateful every day for the opportunity to do what she loves.
"I have been nursing for almost 30 years, and have experience in Emergency, ICU, surgical; all of this experience and knowledge shapes how I teach people. However, this role is more than education, it's about inspiring, mentoring and supporting nurses to become the best they can be," Rachel said.
"That might mean guiding a new graduate through their first year, helping staff build their confidence in clinical practice or encouraging someone to step into a leadership role.
"I have met so many new grads that are now Nurse Unit Managers, Clinical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners and that is so rewarding to see knowing I was able to play a small part in shaping them."
If you are passionate about leading through education and making a positive impact on staff and patient care, then click the link below and apply for the new Clinical Nurse Clinical Facilitator role at TPCH! 🌟 #WorkforusWednesday
apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-PCH688097
Stand proud 👏 Rachel.👍
Congratulations ❤️ 🎊
A wonderful reminder of the lasting impact that mentorship and clinical leadership have on the nursing profession. Thank you, Rachel, for inspiring and supporting the next generation of nurses while helping strengthen patient care. 👏💙
Such an advocate too🫶🏼
beautiful
Congratulations 🥳
👌❤️🥰
Beautiful Rachel 😊
Well done,Rach,of course you are the best and full of knowledge...proud of you .
We are very lucky to have you Rachel! Thank you for all your support, guidance and sharing your knowledge to make us all better in practice every day ❤️
An exceptional educator and an even more wonderful human being you are Rach😍 It’s been a privilege to learn and work with your guidance. Wishing you all the best for a long, successful, and shining career ahead 🎉👏
An absolute star and the definition of dedicated! So very blessed to have you as a colleague 💜
Rachel it’s always so great to see you on the ward. 1B are so lucky to have you 💕
Blessed with the best!! Love working with you 💕!
An incredible CNCF and beautiful person. TPCH are lucky to have such an amazing Nurse leading the way!
Congratulations! 🎊🎉
Amazing job Rach!
Congratulations Rachel❤️Best of Best
Congrats❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ninang! ❤️
Incredibly blessed to have you as our CNCF💖 Thank you for all the guidance and support you have given me x
Awwww you’re the absolute best Rachel! Thank you for always being lovely to me and everyone xo you’re simply amazing! 🤩
My favourite ❤️
The most incredible CNCF & woman! ❤️ TPCH is lucky to have you ✨✨
The best CNCF. You are excellent in every way Rach.❤️
The first global pandemic in almost 100 years, the largest flooding event since 2011 and the first South-East Queensland cyclone in almost 50 years are just a few events that Dr Liz Rushbrook has led Metro North through, always with style and grace.
As she steps away after 10 years in the job, our Chief Medical Officer Dr Liz reflects proudly on the way Metro North has embraced and matured in a disaster response space and is grateful to have supported many innovative services including the Virtual Ward and Virtual Emergency Care Service, the Patient Access Coordination Hub (PACH) and our Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) service.
However, Liz will not be too far away in retirement from her CMO role, as she will remain involved with Metro North in the medical administration space after some well-deserved travel plans.
"I would really like to remain connected to Metro North Health; I am hoping to stay connected through part-time work as a Senior Medical Officer in the specialty of Medical Administration. Perhaps through support to Disaster Response, Acute Capacity Management and Olympics preparedness," Liz said.
"There have been so many unique moments [in this role], from creating information for the first plane load of people quarantining after travel to Wuhan province, China to teaching people that 'physical distancing' of 1.5m is the length of a pool noodle."
On behalf of Metro North Health, we congratulate Liz on a wonderful career and wish her all the best on her next journey! 🫶
Congrats Liz 👏💗
Congratulations Liz, thank you for being great Leader ✨️
Happy well-deserved next chapter, my friend! 🍾🥂
Great job Liz. Very happy to have you on the Metro South Board.
Two enduring facts about Liz. No matter how busy she was she would always make the time to help you solve a tricky problem and when she gave advice you always felt safe following it. Thank you Liz!
It was such a privilege to work with you during Covid. You definitely set the gold standard for leadership. Best wishes for the next chapter.
Well deserved ma'am.
Thank you for your support & guidance in my previous role Liz, it was always much appreciated. All the very best for the future 🌟
Happy Days to you , Amazing woman, Take it easy. Thank you very much .
Congratulations Liz. Wishing you the absolute best for your future.
Thank you Liz, enjoy your next chapter !
All the best Liz.
Amazing leader. Liz you will be very missed.
An amazing doctor and leader our Liz Rushbrook was and is ❤️ Thank you For everything you have done for us in this community 💯💯💯
Legend! Enjoy the travels!
I’ll never forget my first day in Covid response and how your leadership has shaped me. Thank you Liz.
Always a pleasure to work with Liz Rushbrook. Great operator and invaluable source of advice for me over the years. Enjoy the next phase 😃
Well done Liz, you will be missed! Thanks got your leadership over the years.
Thanks Liz for looking after us during COVID n beyond 🦷 #healthcarehero
Congratulations Liz!
Such an amazing, kind and humble woman. Thank you Liz.
Liz!!!!! So many legacies and memories you have shaped! All the best xo
My cup is full and overflowing. I am humbled by the kind words, smiles and gestures (in person, PM and online) of so many amazing individuals that I have met and worked with over the past 9+ years. Today, handover of the Metro North Chief Medical Officer mantle is complete!!! I am left with so many memories and a few stories to tell. Thank you for the privilege of being a small part of the service that is Metro North Health. I cherish the moments and memories of people that I have met and worked with along the way. You and your character have supported and motivated me to come to work every day to make a difference. I look forward to the next chapter when our paths cross. Smile. Be kind. Stay weird.
Jamie Kutasovic
Julie