2013 to 2014
Postgraduate Student Nurse, Intensive Care
The Northern Hospital, Northern Health
Home / Experience
Career TimelineWhere the hours were earned.
Concurrent careers in intensive care, university teaching, resource development and group leadership. Every role, documented.
Executive & Resource Development
The group record
Seventeen years with Career Calling International and the CAQA Groups.
AUG 2009 TO PRESENT
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Career Calling International · CAQA Groups
- Holds operational and financial accountability for the group: strategic financial planning, budget governance, revenue diversification and evidence based decision making.
- Directs operational excellence through quality management system implementation and digital transformation, and oversees regulatory and accreditation alignment across ASQA, TEQSA, NMBA and professional standards.
- Leads change management and stakeholder engagement for multi million dollar organisational initiatives, applying ISO 9001, ISO 31000 and ISO 22301 practice and Lean Six Sigma method.
2009 TO PRESENT
Resource Writer, Instructional Designer & Nursing and Health Industry Specialist
CAQA Resources · CAQA Compliance
- Authored or led learning and assessment resources for thousands of units of competency across the nursing, health and community services training packages, from Certificate I to Graduate Diploma.
- Developed curriculum, learning and assessment materials for bachelor's and master's level nursing and health programs, covering every AQF level below doctorate.
- Subject areas: first aid, nursing, health support services, pharmacy support, health administration, individual support, ageing, disability, dementia, mental health, community services and OET preparation. Resources licensed to RTOs, TAFEs and universities nationally.
- Leads validation, moderation and audit of health and aged care training products against the Standards for RTOs and the HLT and CHC training packages, and quality reviews clinical (OSCE and simulation) assessment tools.
MAR 2014 TO APR 2015
Resources Validator
Australian Catholic University
- Validated learning and assessment resources against training package and quality requirements for a university provider.
FEB 2026 TO PRESENT
Co founder & Shareholder
Academia Group Pty Ltd · Australian Healthcare Agency
- Leads the registration pathway, Outcome Based Assessment and OSCE preparation content for internationally qualified nurses seeking Australian registration.
ICUSince 2011
Clinical & Academic Roles
The clinical and academic record
Fifteen years at The Northern Hospital, Northern Health, alongside nursing lecturing at RMIT University since 2018 and La Trobe University since 2026. The clinical hours are the source of everything she teaches.
2026 TO PRESENT
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
La Trobe University · School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bundoora
- Teaches into the Master of Nursing Practice, bringing current Nurse Practitioner and intensive care practice to postgraduate nursing education.
MAR 2020 TO PRESENT
ICU Liaison Nurse Consultant
The Northern Hospital, Northern Health
- Leads pre discharge assessment of all ICU patients preparing for ward transfer, with ongoing post discharge support and leadership in care delivery.
- Responds to every Medical Emergency Team (MET) call, Code Blue and REACH patient and carer escalation across the hospital, directing care during acute deterioration events.
- Maintains comprehensive databases of MET and Code Blue responses, coordinates TPN team monitoring, and generates reports for ICU senior leadership.
- Provides referral services across medical, nursing and allied health for high acuity patients, and serves as an active member of the Standard 8 Clinical Improvement Committee.
MAR 2020 TO PRESENT
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Intensive Care Unit
The Northern Hospital, Northern Health
- Serves as Shift In Charge (Acting Nurse Unit Manager), leading staffing allocation, clinical prioritisation and quality assurance for adult and paediatric ICU patients.
- Provides advanced clinical care including mechanical and non invasive ventilation, arterial line and CVC management, CRRT, IABP, PiCCO, Swan Ganz catheter management and cardiac pacing.
- Acts as resource person and clinical mentor for new graduate RNs and student nurses across the unit.
2018 TO PRESENT
Nursing Lecturer, Higher Education
RMIT University
- Delivers lectures, tutorials and clinical facilitation across the Diploma of Nursing and Bachelor of Nursing programs, spanning foundational and advanced content.
- Designs, conducts and evaluates Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) assessments with standardised criteria and rigorous quality assurance.
- Coordinates clinical placement activities, liaises with clinical facilitators and Clinical Nurse Educators, and contributes to program policy, governance and curriculum integrity.
- Nursing Trainer and Assessor for the Diploma of Nursing, April 2018 to January 2023: direct competency based delivery and assessment under the Standards for RTOs.
FEB 2014 TO MAR 2020
Critical Care Registered Nurse
The Northern Hospital, Northern Health
- Delivered advanced critical care including mechanical and non invasive ventilation, arterial, CVC and PICC line management, CRRT, IABP, PiCCO and cardiac pacing.
- Acted as resource person for nursing staff, new graduate RNs, ENs and student nurses, and directly assisted physicians in invasive and non invasive procedures.
Earlier Experience
The foundation years
2011 to 2013
Registered Nurse, Medical & Surgical Ward
The Northern Hospital, Northern Health
2009 to 2011
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
Regis Aged Care
2010 to 2011
Registered Nurse
Mercy Hospital for Women
2010
Initial Registration Program for Overseas Nurses (IRON)
Mercy Health Training Institute
2006 to 2008
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care & Midwifery
Adesh Hospital and Research Centre, Punjab
Let's collaborate
Precision under pressure.
Executive operations with the discipline of intensive care: evidence first, governance always.