{"id":11854,"date":"2022-11-25T13:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T03:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/?p=11854"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T01:21:21","slug":"ed-stars-20221125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/facility-messages\/ed-stars-20221125","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"attachment_4182\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4182\" class=\"size-fusion-200 wp-image-4182 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/staff-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/01\/helen-boocock-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Boocock\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helen Boocock, Executive Director, STARS<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Metro North Staff Excellence Awards<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qheps.health.qld.gov.au\/metronorth\/communications\/staff-excellence-awards\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11859 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad.jpg\" alt=\"MN Health Staff Excellence Awards 2022 Finalists Announced!\" width=\"411\" height=\"254\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad-243x150.jpg 243w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad-400x247.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/mn-sea-2022-finalists-ad.jpg 411w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 411px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 411\/254;\" \/><\/a>The commitment and dedication of our staff here at STARS is remarkable so it comes as no surprise that STARS is very well represented in the recently announced finalists for the Metro North Staff Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n<p>These awards recognise staff and teams for their achievements and commitment to our organisational values of respect, teamwork, compassion, integrity and high performance.<\/p>\n<p>This year over 170 nominations were received, with STARS finalists featured in six of the nine award categories. This is a wonderful achievement for the individuals and teams involved.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pharmacy technician-led counselling (People focus category)<\/li>\n<li>Dietetics and food service model of care (Innovation category)<\/li>\n<li>STARS pharmacy pre-admission clinic (Excellence in Performance category)<\/li>\n<li>Kellie Stockton (Leadership category)<\/li>\n<li>Allied health teams (Values in Action category)<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s learn together -STARS Education Team (Excellence in training and education category)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already bought your tickets for the evening, we would love you to join us and help\u00a0 celebrate the achievements of our amazing team at STARS.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/wtv7b\/4721\/F0NXknMIi4hhtsDFYe9tOt_2bCL_Sl9gqWYi21fs.html\">Re<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/comms.health.qld.gov.au\/ch\/92002\/wtv7b\/4721\/F0NXknMIi4hhtsDFYe9tOt_2bCL_Sl9gqWYi21fs-1.html\">ad all about the category nominations and to book tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Staff Council feedback<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to our Staff Excellence Awards&#8217; nominations, I also recently read some wonderful feedback you provided our Staff Council. The friendly, supportive and positive team culture at STARS was a recurring theme in the feedback. Some of the comments included:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<em>STARS has an exceptional work environment with managerial teams that actually care about their staff<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<em>The homely, friendly feel between frontline staff<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<em>Innovative ways to do healthcare<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<em>High focus on patient care<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more feedback, please read the message from our Staff Council sent earlier in the week and thank you to all of our staff who provided feedback. It is a great reminder of the inclusive and innovative culture we all strive to create at STARS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11860\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11860\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11860 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/stars-xmas-decorating-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas decorating competition \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/stars-xmas-decorating-2021-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/stars-xmas-decorating-2021-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/stars-xmas-decorating-2021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/extranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/11\/stars-xmas-decorating-2021.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/267;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas decorating 2021<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Christmas decorating competition registration deadline<\/h2>\n<p>Talking of team and team culture, many of our STARS teams are enthusiastically embracing this year\u2019s Christmas decorating competition. So far, we\u2019ve had 14 areas register their interest. If you haven\u2019t already registered your team area, the deadline is next <strong>Thursday 1 December.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>STARS Christmas staff breakfast<\/h2>\n<p>The STARS Executive team and Staff Council will be hosting a Christmas breakfast for all STARS staff on Tuesday 6 December from 6:30am-8.30am in the Level 3 atrium. We&#8217;ll be serving breakfast muffins, croissants and juice, with gluten free and vegan options available. This was a great success last year so please do drop by for a bite to eat and a chat.<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes and thanks for all the hard work and passion you bring to work every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The commitment and dedication of our staff here at STARS is remarkable so it comes as no surprise that STARS is very well represented in the recently announced finalists for the Metro North Staff Excellence Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":11045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[160,167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facility-messages","category-ed-stars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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