Kim Thomson, Senior Training Officer CHRP
I’m very new to Caboolture! I’m a nurse and have been working at RBWH for four years on the Bone Marrow Transplant and Haematology ward.
I’m currently the Senior Training Officer with the Caboolture Hospital Redevelopment Project. It’s a really new and exciting role for me, as I am very
interested in education and wanted to try out project life.
The team is fantastic at Caboolture. There is a good culture around the hospital. There are lots of opportunities available to challenge myself and it’s closer to home, which is great for work/life balance.
Working with mum and Sean is so nice! It’s lovely being so close to Mum and I work in the same office as Sean, so the sibling banter is great.
Gail Thomson, Casual Administration Officer
I officially retired as a Primary School Educator at the end of 2022, but I wasn’t ready to completely give up work.
Through Sean I learnt about the Caring Together Consumer Network and that’s how I became involved with Caboolture Hospital. I really enjoyed being a consumer representative, especially when I was on the VAD (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Committee.
When Sean mentioned the hospital was looking for people for the casual administration pool, I applied. I interviewed in mid-January 2023 and began training at the end of the month.
I enjoy working on the wards and the teamwork between all the departments is amazing. The people here make this a great place to work. Their passion, dedication, and diverse cultural backgrounds are inspiring, interesting and make coming to work a pleasure.
I am very proud of my two children and their accomplishments. Working at the same place means I get to catch up with them at least once a week and hear what they’re up to. We can actually relate to what each of us is talking about.
Sean Thomson, Senior Project Officer CHRP
I started at Caboolture Hospital as a School Based Trainee in 2016.
I was 15 at the time and Mum had to really convince me to do it. Here’s a photo with colleagues from my 16th birthday.
After the traineeship, I started working as an Administration Officer and I’ve worked almost everywhere in the hospital.
It’s been 7.5 years since I started the traineeship and I’m now a Senior Project Officer with the CHRP Education and Induction team.
Working with Mum and Kim still feels very strange. Kim and I have always gotten along well but there’s definitely some sibling rivalry with us both in the same office at the moment.
Everyone at Caboolture is so friendly and it has become like a second family. It’s been a pleasure growing up here and I have my mum to thank for pushing 15-year-old me in the right direction.
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