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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Occupational fitness consultancy specialising in:- fitness for duty- physical and physiological employment standard creation and review- job analysis creation and review- policy creation and review relating to health and fitness- physiological training for occupational performance

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Health and Wellbeing Officer role provides specialist advice across all areas of health and wellbeing. The main functions of this role are to:- develop new health and wellbeing initiatives for all NSWPF employees- conceptualise, lead, and evaluate new and existing projects across all realms of health and wellbeing- develop health promotion information for initiatives targeting NSWPF employees based on internal data sources- conduct research projects on areas beneficial to the health and wellbeing of all NSWPF employees- analyse internal data to identify trends relating to injury and ill health and develop interventions to address these- design physical testing batteries and protocols, and job-specific tests for police specialist units after performing job analyses identifying the inherent tasks of a position/role.- assist in the development and delivery of screening tests and prehabilitation programmes to enable NSWPF staff to reduce the risk of injury.Most recently, I have been tasked with essentially reconnecting our workforce with our wellbeing support services following the results of an internal wellbeing climate survey. I am driving this reconnection through the Command Wellbeing Officer initiative – a program with police officers at a local level who are passionate about their colleagues’ wellbeing that create a link between the business units responsible for the wellbeing support services and those on the front line. The intent of this program is to increase knowledge and understanding of wellbeing and the support services available to all employees through regular education pieces and improved communications on themes relevant to police to promote help seeking and increase engagement and support service utilisation.

Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Manager, Health Performance is responsible for managing a team of health professionals (occupational health nurses and exercise physiologists) and police officers responsible for health promotion and assessment across NSW.While in this role, my key achievements were:- the development of risk-assessed processes and documentation for business continuity to ensure the team could support the field during the COVID-19 pandemic;- the development of and approval for a unit business improvement plan over 3 main areas (technological improvement, increased and improved health promotion activities, and a tiered PTI model for regional areas), and;- the analysis of results from internal field assessments completed by occupational health nurses (Your Health Check) and police physical training instructors (Functional Movement Screen) to identify suitable employees that could be internally referred for health improvement plans or other relevant support services.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Director, Workforce Improvement Program role is responsible for identifying and developing strategic programs aimed at preventing injury or improving an employee's return to work following injury. The role champions proactive and early intervention initiatives that supports the organisation's commitment to proactive employee health and wellbeing management.During my time in the role, I led and managed the planning and delivery of highly complex and large-scale health and wellbeing improvement initiatives progressed as part of the Workforce Improvement Program including RECON, Family Support Coordinator, eWellCheck, psychoeducation, and additional Injury Management Advisors. I was responsible for successfully delivering the NSWPF Mental Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2025 and its approval by the NSWPF executive. I managed the final stages of an external review of NSWPF mental health practices and successfully sought executive endorsement of the review and the recommendations arising from the review, and I completed foundational feasibility scoping for projects to address recommendations from the external mental health review.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Manager, RECON is responsible for managing a team of health professionals (physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches, psychologists) over three (previously five) different sites across NSW addressing physical, metabolic, and mental health.During my tenure in the role, my key achievements were that I developed detailed business cases in conjunction with other key program stakeholders to transform RECON from a project to a business as usual function and secure the future of the program. I also developed an evaluation strategy for the RECON program to demonstrate its success.

** Position made redundant due to lack of funding **- Toyota Cup u20s squad – Planned and periodised, designed, implemented, delivered and supervised strength, conditioning, speed / agility, flexibility, recovery, and rehabilitation sessions.- NRL full-time squad – Implemented, delivered and supervised strength, conditioning, speed / agility, flexibility, recovery, and rehabilitation sessions.- Provided coaching expertise in the technical aspects of all key areas.- Planned, periodised, and programmed strength and conditioning sessions over both a yearly cycle and in smaller microcycles.- Supported and delivered the concepts and training details of long term athlete development.- Performed regular testing of players across all aspects of strength and conditioning.- Performed regular data collection of player information and produced reports for coaching staff and Director of Athletic Performance using Microsoft Office applications.- Liaised with squad physiotherapist, squad trainer, and work experience students.- Maintained up to date player records and information.- Planned and structured weekly training schedules in conjunction with coaching staff.- Planned and supervised game-day duties.- Provided information on any new research to other strength and conditioning, medical and coaching staff that may be beneficial to the organisation.

Graduate Certificate, Workplace Health And Safety

Msc, Sports Science

Thesis title: The acute affects of whole-body vibration and heavy resistance exercise on countermovement jump

Bsc, Sports Science