Glynis Schultz, Executive Director
Last week we celebrated the diversity and immense contributions of our administrative professionals throughout Community and Oral Health (including information sessions and professional development opportunities throughout the week).
The wonderful week culminated in local facility celebrations and the Administrative Professionals Day Award Ceremony which I had the privilege of attending.
As part of these awards around 60 individuals and teams were acknowledged for demonstrating a very high level of compassion, teamwork and high performance.
Congratulations to our deserving nominees, highly commended recipients and award winners:
Compassion
- Team Winner – Community Based Rehabilitation Team, Administration Team Chermside, Caboolture, Redcliffe and North Lakes
- Individual Winner – Lakkhana Morton, Stafford Dental Clinic
- Individual Winner – Jacqueline Brown, Pine Rivers Community Health Centre
- Highly Commended – Vicki Ratcliffe, Trust Officer, Gannet House
- Nominations:
- Diane Green, Complex Chronic Disease Team
- Martin Leonard, North Lakes Health Precinct
- Denise Costello, COH Finance
- Stacey Martin, Gannet House
- Mary Jacobson, Executive Support Officer, Director Medical Services
- Loren Hughes, Brighton Rehabilitation Unit
High Performance
Team Winner – DART team- Individual Winner – Leisa Keir, Child & Adolescent Oral Health
- Individual Winner – Mary Jacobson, Executive Support Officer, Medical Services
- Team Highly Commended – Complex Chronic Disease Team Administration Team North Lakes and Nundah
- Individual Highly Commended – Vicki Thompson, Oral Health Service Aspley
- Individual Highly Commended – Alicia Benson, Diabetes Service
- Individual Highly Commended – Sarah Middlecoat, Diabetes Service
- Nominations:
- Oral Health Centre Administration Team
- Community Fleet Management team
- Caboolture Dental Clinic Administration Team
- Alison Standford, NDIS Coordinator
- Tara Palethorpe, Oral Health Service
- Kerri Chan, Brighton Health Campus
- Anna Tu’akoi, Executive Support Officer, Innovation & Research
- Amanda Lougheed, Community Transition Care Program
- Vikki Ratcliffe, Gannet House
- Jodie Blaik, Post Acute Care Service, Chermside
- Aina Fernandez, Halwyn Centre
- Nicole Scott, Executive Support Officer, Director Allied Health
- Tracey Lea, Executive Support Officer, Manager Corporate Services
- Tara Palethorpe, Oral Health
Team Work
Team Winner – Caboolture Dental Clinic Administration Team- Team Winner – Brighton Facility Administration, Reception, Patient Administration and Switchboard Team
- Individual Winner – Tara Palethorpe, Executive Support Officer
- Individual Winner – Kerri Chan, Brighton Health Campus
- Team Highly Commended – Oral Health Centre Administration Team
- Team Highly Commended – Community Fleet Management Team
- Individual Highly Commended – Linda Dalwood, Post Acute Care Service, North Lakes
- Nominations:
- Residential Transition Care Program Zillmere Administration Team
- Oral Health Executive Support Team
GPOHS Administration Team- Oral Health Patient Access Team
- Caboolture Community Health Centre Facility Management Team
- Complex Chronic Disease Team, Administration Team
- COH Finance Team – Karly Missenden and Sam Townsend
- Jacqueline Thornton, Workforce
- Harrison Woods, Community Transition Care Program
- Louise McKinley, COH Education
- Anna Tu’akoi, Executive Support Officer, Innovation and Research
- Vikki Ratcliffe, Trust Officer, Gannet House
- Kerri-Ann Parker, Post Acute Care Service, Chermside
- Deborah Channing, Community Based Rehabilitation Team
- Kym Watkins, Senior Administration Officer, Pine Rivers Community Health Centre
- Mary Jacobson, Executive Support Officer, Medical Services
- Stacey Martin, Gannet House
- Marewa Johnston, Redcliffe Community Health Centre
- Loren Hughes, Brighton Rehabilitation Unit
I would also like to thank the nominees. Your nominations gave us a real insight into how well our administration team demonstrate the Values in Actions.
You are most welcome to contact COH-Admin@health.qld.gov.au to receive a copy of your nomination. Nominee certificates will be mailed out later this week.
In addition, for those who couldn’t watch the awards a recording is available.
Glynis.