Matthew Mifsud Email & Phone Number

Darwin, Nt, Au

Victoria, Australia

Adopting and implementing innovative strategies and contemporary models of rural GP training with the ultimate aim of improving rural workforce quality, sustainability and access to care for rural and remote communities. In this role I am responsible for:- All operational aspects of rural and the rural generalist training programs in Victoria- Delivery of the Australian general practice training program into regional and rural Victorian communities.- Engaging widely with external stakeholders on complex rural health issues with an aim to improve rural health outcomes

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

- Independently managing programs including: National Psychosocial Support Program, The Way Back Support Service, NT Refugee Health, Movement Disorder Nurse pilot, Primary Health Care Accessibility and Inclusion project.- Leading the service design, procurement and contract management functions in commissioning of primary health services and activities in line with organisational requirements.- Developing and maintaining effective and collaborative stakeholder relationships with commissioned service providers and external stakeholders, including contract relationship management.- Applying established commissioning frameworks, guidelines and workflows to deliver best practice commissioning processes.- Applying a comprehensive project management approach to commissioning of activities in initiating, planning, executing, controlling and completing activities within scope, time and budget.- Proactive and accountable management of program budgets within key performance requirements.- Taking a continuous improvement approach to improve systems, processes and procedures, consistently reviewing activities to deliver high level program outcomes.- Contributing to NT PHN’s strategic direction to address a range of primary health care issues in the NT.

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

- Proactively delivering engagement activities and projects, in line with the NDIA Engagement Strategy in conjunction with Branch and Divisional strategies.- Researching and engaging community and mainstream organisations to develop understanding and awareness of the NDIS.- Representing the NDIA at external events in a professional and impartial manner, providing information and guidance to people with disability, NDIS participants and the wider community. - Delivering clear, concise and effective messaging to people with disability, their families and carers as well as other community and mainstream stakeholders. - Providing input and feedback into the production of content and messaging.

Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia

- Lead a team of eight LACs and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) coordinators to deliver high quality NDIS pre-planning, planning and implementation services to people with a disability. This function includes: setting team goals and objectives to ensure organisational and partner targets are achieved and regularly conducting data reporting to measure success.- Capacity development of mainstream services and assisting transition of service providers to the NDIS.- Community awareness responsibilities, including delivering regular presentations to end-users and provider organisations.- Subject matter expert in the areas of assistive technology and mainstream health/aged care, including developing relationships with sector representatives and consultation with LAC staff. - Point of contact for feedback from NDIS participants and providers, delivering resolution and improving provider and participant NDIS experience.- Interviewing, hiring and onboarding new staff.

Banyule, Victoria, Australia

- Provided high quality NDIS pre-planning and planning services to people with a disability, including both those that are eligible and ineligible for the NDIS. - Gave practical, tailored implementation support to NDIS participants and their carers, including identifying relevant services and providing information on available services.- Additional duties: delivering presentations, including ‘Getting Plan Ready’ (to participant groups) and provider information sessions, NDIA assistive technology reviews and rural Victorian planning, specifically the Goulburn Valley region.

Melbourne, Australia

- Manage and prioritise a case load of NDIS participants - Contact NDIS participants (or their support person) to gather information pertaining to an individual’s abilities and needs - Work collaboratively with NDIS participants to identify support needs and develop holistic goals- Undertake objective testing, utilising validated outcome measures to determine disability severity- Completed ‘NDIS Participant Pathway’ training to function as NDIS Planner as required

Melbourne, Australia

- Case management of Income Protection, Critical Illness and Trauma Claims- Holistic Claims Management: Consideration of biopsychosocial, medical, occupational, financial and legal factors to produce optimal claims outcomes for both client and organisation- Client engagement: Collaborating with clients to achieve mutual goals, regular communication of claim progress, managing complex conversations- Stakeholder engagement: Collaboration with medical providers, employers and joint service providers - Prioritisation of work and managing output to meet team deliverables whilst achieving client outcomes

Melbourne, Australia

- Clinical settings: Acute, subacute and outpatient physiotherapy, including: general medical, orthopaedic, aged care, surgical and rehabilitation wards and outpatient muscular physiotherapy- Regular communication with multidisciplinary team members (doctors, nurses and allied health), patients and family to optimise patient care- Complex case management and discharge planning- Independent management of patient caseload

Doctor Of Physiotherapy (Dphys), Physiotherapy

Capstone Thesis: The Role of Physiotherapy in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor Of Biomedicine

Majoring in human structure and function