Alison Wainwright Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

► Partner closely with the Deputy Registrar, Policy, Research & QA, and the Chief Officer, Regulatory Policy & Programs to ensure the development, implementation and evaluation of programs, policies and services that assist registrants in meeting the Standards of Practice in BC.► Instrumental in contributing to the development of BCCNP’s operational and strategic plans for the QA program, and leading the college’s QA initiatives. Participate in various workshops to discuss the alignment… Show more ► Partner closely with the Deputy Registrar, Policy, Research & QA, and the Chief Officer, Regulatory Policy & Programs to ensure the development, implementation and evaluation of programs, policies and services that assist registrants in meeting the Standards of Practice in BC.► Instrumental in contributing to the development of BCCNP’s operational and strategic plans for the QA program, and leading the college’s QA initiatives. Participate in various workshops to discuss the alignment of operational and strategic plans.► Deliver inspirational leadership to 10 people, including consultants, coordinators and advisors, to ensure the effective management and execution of all activities associated with the QA program. Provide coaching, guidance and operational support wherever required.► Continue the work of ensuring the development, implementation and evaluation of QA systems, programs, policies and services, incorporating nursing knowledge and continuous improvement strategies to meet operational and strategic goals and priorities.► Provide support to staff in the development of projects, contracts, and research proposals that support organizational and departmental initiatives. Currently accountable for the Registration & QA Pilot Project and a multi-year project to harmonize the QA program across nursing designations.► Tasked with ensuring program activities are carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation, BCCNP bylaws and policies. Developing a new approach to conducting program assessment and needs analysis to identify and remedy gaps.► Ensure appropriate allocation of resources within the program, management and equal distribution of workload across the team, and continual review and process improvement in accordance with the applicable organizational principles. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

► Conducted primary and secondary research, policy analysis, and knowledge translation activities informing provincial, national and international health professions regulation, including standards of practice and quality assurance requirements.► Provided program area consultation and issues management direction and advice to ensure appropriate and consistent messages and outcomes were delivered to stakeholders. Provided consultation to health profession regulators regarding regulatory… Show more ► Conducted primary and secondary research, policy analysis, and knowledge translation activities informing provincial, national and international health professions regulation, including standards of practice and quality assurance requirements.► Provided program area consultation and issues management direction and advice to ensure appropriate and consistent messages and outcomes were delivered to stakeholders. Provided consultation to health profession regulators regarding regulatory research.► Collaborated, liaised and consulted with other departments and stakeholders provincially and nationally on matters related to QA and policy programs and services to foster productive relationships and attain common objectives. Represented BCCNP on provincial and national committees.► Conducted primary and secondary policy research, policy analysis and knowledge translation activities informing nursing and health professions regulation in British Columbia and Canada.► Developed and administered organizational and departmental processes supporting regulatory policy development and implementation. Instrumental in helping shape the continued evolution of policy in collaboration with a brand-new team after the amalgamation.► Developed a policy toolkit to deliver consistency in the approach to tackling policy problems, methods for documenting work performed, and an overall framework and tools needed to execute evidence-informed work transparently and to exacting standards.► Contributed to a variety of major projects with a provincial, national, and international scope. Acted as a lead on a project for the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators, and as a researcher on a variety of projects for the International Nurse Regulator Collaborative (INRC). Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

► Performed the functions of a researcher, research coordinator, and policy analyst responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting on evidence, emerging research, and other policy tools to support evidence-informed and principle-based policy, Standards of Practice and QA processes.► Conducted environmental scans, literature reviews, web-based research, focus groups, jurisdictional scans and reviews and interviews. Compiled, analyzed and reported on relevant information to support… Show more ► Performed the functions of a researcher, research coordinator, and policy analyst responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting on evidence, emerging research, and other policy tools to support evidence-informed and principle-based policy, Standards of Practice and QA processes.► Conducted environmental scans, literature reviews, web-based research, focus groups, jurisdictional scans and reviews and interviews. Compiled, analyzed and reported on relevant information to support policy development.► Wrote reports and other knowledge translation resources for internal and external stakeholders, including government, employers, health profession regulators, registrants and other stakeholders.► Assessed and facilitated requests for use of BCCNP registrant data for academic research purposes while ensuring the integrity of personal data and compliance with legislation. Conducted a needs assessment, identified gaps, and championed the implementation of a more rigorous process. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

► Tasked with supporting a group of policy consultants with evidence-informed research to shape and/or improve nursing Standards of Practice. Conducted environmental scans, literature reviews, jurisdictional reviews, and helped support policy consultations.► Provided research support, including conducting and analyzing secondary research which informed nursing and health professions regulatory policy development.► Delivered assistance with data gathering and analysis during… Show more ► Tasked with supporting a group of policy consultants with evidence-informed research to shape and/or improve nursing Standards of Practice. Conducted environmental scans, literature reviews, jurisdictional reviews, and helped support policy consultations.► Provided research support, including conducting and analyzing secondary research which informed nursing and health professions regulatory policy development.► Delivered assistance with data gathering and analysis during policy consultation activities and information synthesis to support evidence-informed policy decision making. Show less

Victoria, British Columbia

Ledger House Special Care Unit, Inpatient Mental Health, Working full-time (37.5 hours/week) on a 3-bed locked unit for adolescents experiencing acute mental health crisis. ► Description: employed as a member of a multi-disciplinary health care team to plan, implement and evaluate interventions for children and youth experiencing acute mental health crisis or undergoing mental health assessment.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Working full-time (37.5 hours/week) on a 19-bed locked crisis/assessment unit plus 6-bed eating disorders treatment program servicing children and adolescents ages 5-18.► Description: employed as a member of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team to plan, implement and evaluate interventions for young adults and children experiencing acute mental health crisis, undergoing mental health assessment or diagnosed with an eating disorder.

Ottawa, Canada Area

► Worked as a member of the program evaluation team to compile data and research on psychometric measures related to child and youth mental health for the creation of a client-focused database. ► Provided health promotion based writing and research for Yoo Magazine, an online publication for youth available through a national school based program.

Master Of Science (Msc), Children Young People And Family Wellbeing

This degree focused on the development of research skills through exploration of the broad issues affecting youth and families.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, Dean'S List 2005 - 2009

Activities and Societies: Peer Tutor 2005 - 2008.

General Arts And Science Certificate, Pre-Nursing Studies