Glynis Schultz, Executive Director, Community and Oral Health
I am thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2022 Community and Oral Health Staff Excellence Awards.
We received 75 nominations (plus our 30 or so monthly Shining Star and Wet Weather Warriors winners) from some of our great teams and staff.
Thank you to all the thoughtful and considerate staff who took the time to nominate their colleagues.
Congratulations to our 2022 Community and Oral Health Staff Excellence Awards nominees!
People Focus
- Annette Sweeney, Assistant in Nursing, Gannet House
- Dental Assistants, Child and Adolescent Oral Health Service
- Shannaen Gilbert and the Interim Care team
- Leisa Harris, Physiotherapist, Post Acute Care Service
- Rotational Physiotherapy Team
- Hospital in the Home
- Michelle Crawford, Nurse Unit Manager, Brighton Brain Injury Service
- Brighton Brain Injury Service
- Cara Von Dohren, Senior Leisure Therapist, Community Based Rehabilitation Team
Innovation
- COH Education Team – Learning4you
- Complex Chronic Disease Team
- Angela Stomfai Dental technician and Dr Helen Fung Paediatric Dental Specialist, Metro North Oral Health Service
- Therese Elliott, Senior Speech Pathologist, Brighton Brain Injury Unit
Excellence in Performance
- Tara Palethorpe, Executive Support Officer, Oral Health Services
- Pinky Secombe, Assistant in Nursing, Cooinda House
- Michael Elliot, Business Manager
- David Carr, Acting Director General Practice Oral Health Services (GPOHS)
- Lauree Stephensen, Operational Support Officer, North Lakes Health Precinct
- Emma Glenn, Occupational Therapist, Brighton Rehabilitation Unit
- Therese Elliott, Senior Speech Pathologist, Brighton Brain Injury Unit
- COVID Care at Home, Virtual Ward
- Tarryn Adendorff, Senior Administration Officer, COVID Care at Home, Virtual Ward
Leadership
- Jamie Taylor, Acting Team Lead, Rehabilitation Unit
- Anna-Marie Barrett, Principal Dental Assistant Oral Health Centre
- Kerrie Bartlett, Registered Nurse, Brighton Brain Injury Service
- Michael Elliot, Business Manager
- Belinda Thompson, COVID-19 Administration Manager, Care at Home
- Louise Lynch, Director of Social Work
Values in Action
- Michaela Jackson, Acting Director Speech Pathology, Community and Oral Health
- Michelle Crawford, Nurse Unit Manager, Brighton Brain Injury Service
- Jamie Taylor, Acting Team Lead, Rehabilitation Unit
- Duty Nurse Managers, Community and Oral Health
- Halwyn Centre team
- Kaylee Johnson, Occupational Therapist, Gannet House
- Liz Hewitt, Clinical Assistant, Community Based Rehabilitation Team
- Mary Jacobsen, COVID Administration Manager
Excellence in Integrated Care
- Nicole Hutchinson, Nurse Practitioner, SPACE
- Hospital in the Home
Excellence in Training and Education
- COH Education Team – Learning4you
- Tracy Shakley, Nurse Educator
- Nigel Riley, Principal Medical Education Officer
- Karen Lush, Nursing Director, Education Team
- Yvette Greig, Nurse Educator, Education Team
Shining Star Award
- COH Education Team
- Child and Adolescent Oral Health Service – Clinical Assistants
- Michelle Taylor, Food Services Officer, Brighton Health Campus
- Angela Frame, Administration Officer, Brighton Health Campus
- Interim Care
- Michelle Crawford, Nurse Unit Manager, Brighton Brain Injury Service
- Pam Kaur, Allied Health Assistant, Halwyn Centre
- Dene Campbell, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Pine Rivers Community Health Centre
- Belinda Thompson, COVID Administration Manager, Care at Home
- Hermione Sutton, Senior Occupational Therapist, Zillmere Residential Transition Care
- Kirsten Howie, Nurse Navigator (April 2022 winner)
- Tim Moran and the Service Operation and Performance team (Evon Greener, Terry Whalley, Justin Vandermaat, Kelly Lemke and Karen Wellings) (Joint January 2022 winner)
- Reannan Bradbury, Infection Control Clinical Nurse Consultant (Joint January 2022 winner)
- More than 30 Wet Weather Warriors (Joint February 2022 winners)
- Paramjit Kaur, Nurse Navigator, Frail and Older Person (Joint December 2021 Winner)
- Renee McMillan, Nurse Unit Manager, Aged Care Assessment Team (November 2021 Winner)
- Keir McEwan, Administrative Officer, Hospital in the Home (Joint December 2021 Winner)
- Emily Redmond, Registered Nurse, Interim Care
- Meagan Ward, Executive Support Officer, Executive Support Team
- Byron Betts, Assistant in Nursing, Cooinda House
- Lesley Rodrigues, Registered Nurse, Gannet House
- Annette Sweeney, Assistant in Nursing, Gannet House
- Debbie Berber, Social Worker, Post Acute Care Service
- Jamie Taylor, Acting Team Lead, Rehabilitation Unit
- Michael Elliot, Business Manager
- Di Youles, Dental Therapist, Caboolture Child and Adolescent Oral Health Services
- David Darra, OSO Support Services, North Lakes Health Precinct
- Paul Drahm, Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Kerryn Macey, Senior Dental Assistant, Community and Oral Health
- Michelle Taylor, Food Services Officer, Brighton Health Campus
- Anna Tu’akoi, Acting Senior Administration Officer, Brighton Centre Management
- Sophia Chan, Recreation Officer, Cooinda House
- Rotational Physiotherapy Team.
It is clear, that our judges have their work cut out for them choosing winners and highly commended from all these great nominations.
Please congratulate all of our nominees and keep an eye out for the Community and Oral Health Express which will showcase all the nominees and provide a brief reason why these individuals and teams were nominated.
Glynis Schultz
Executive Director
Community and Oral Health