Peter Buchanan Email & Phone Number

Ararat, Victoria, Australia

Australia

• Oversee a CCOM Flying Squad. CCOM Flying Squads provide acute workforce support to public health units in active outbreak management situations. Operations teams work to prevent the spread of disease through immediate response work. Flying squad members represent skilled and specialised capacity that can be mobilised at short notice to enhance that capability.• Lead the operational aspects of CCOM Flying Squad deployments including people management responsibilities. People management includes a number of direct reports and may also include the direction and guidance of public health unit team members while on deployment. • Effectively manage and provide leadership to a team of employees by leading and supporting individuals to achieve their potential, model behaviours consistent with Department values, manage and monitor specific improvement plans, and ensure employee wellbeing.• Operational responsibility and oversight for case, contact, triage and notification of new and existing cases and close contacts of COVID-19 as required. This includes monitoring the quality of data and leading a team to adhere to data quality standards while escalating advice and information requests from the case and contact tracing team to inform decision making of senior leadership.• Identify and actively manage emerging issues and areas of risk for government, department and the community in relation to COVID-19 response.• Provide strategic thinking and future planning and oversee change management initiatives and integrated approaches to enhance compliance with department-wide policies.• Provide timely expert advice and develop open and effective communication strategies including collection of highly complex, contentious or sensitive information on matters of staff or business.• Represent the department on key government and non-government committees and bodies concerned with achieving government and departmental objectives.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Key Responsibilities• Newly created position to lead Quality & Compliance across the entire business• Review & assess the current Quality and Compliance practices• Correct compliance failures expeditiously• Implement, and maintain, robust Compliance procedures to ensure the business is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements at all times• Implement, and maintain, Quality activities across the business ensuring standardisation• Redesign Incident/feedback systems to focus on improvement opportunities.• Investigate, assess and recommend a Quality Management System for Capital Radiology• Implement chosen system• Compile monthly Quality, Incident and risk reports for the Executive and Board• Act as a key resource in Quality & Compliance for staff at the clinic level• Develop the quality and improvement culture at all levels of the company

Key Responsibilities• Leading over 140 staff (with 6 direct reports), across 2 sites, and an annual expense budget of over $45 million, CMBS revenue of over $20 million and ROHPG revenue of over $1 million• Financial monitoring and reporting, including development of annual budgets• Led service through ACHS Accreditation survey in October 2019.• All operational management including service delivery, contract management, governance and risk management, performance management, service development and redevelopment planning• Responsible for operational and financial transformation of Radiation Oncology• Strategic planning and growth of the service throughout the south-east of Victoria• Identify and implement service level improvements and opportunities for revenue increases• Building relationship with partner health service at Latrobe Regional Hospital

Fawkner

Directly responsible for financial management and performance, staff management and development, business planning, service and care levels, service improvement initiatives, business development and marketing, and the leadership of over 80 staff and annual budget of $18M+ p.a.

Melbourne, Australia

Transitioned from my initial role into an expanded portfolio of operational management responsibilities that included the management of a workforce of over 500 staff and an annual budget of over $91 million p.a. Key responsibilities included; Facility redevelopment planning, including the planning and execution of the relocation from East Melbourne to the world class Parkville complex Management of services/operations in accordance with accreditation and regulatory standards  Continuous improvement of service development & delivery, contract management Staff performance Financial forecasting, expenditure reduction programs, reporting and financial problem solving Managed a Vic. Gov. MEIRP grant funding process for superficial x-ray treatment unit at Moorabbin Leading and sponsoring cultural change in Cancer Imaging, resulting in increased throughput of over 15% and educational presentations to outside organisations by the staff Implemented Physics services to RVEEH, and central reading services for clinical trials Developed and implemented a 15 year, $75M fully funded equipment replacement program for Radiation Oncology Improved internal and external stakeholder engagement  Development of improved relationships with partner health services at Sunshine and Bendigo Led development and implementation of a service transition plan for the move to Parkville Led cultural change in radiation oncology, implementing weekend servicing and extended hours operations to greatly enhance capacity to meet demand Successfully led the tender and installation process for the superficial unit, as well as CT units funded through the equipment replacement program Led the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System Replacement Tender process, in conjunction with IT, including financial and contract negotiation with preferred vendors

Directly responsible for departmental financial management and performance, business planning, service levels, service initiatives, capital equipment programs, planning for the re-location to Parkville all of which incorporated the leadership of 80 staff and annual budget of $18M+ p.a. Particular achievements include Initial planning for the seamless relocation of the facility from East Melbourne to Parkville Revenue initiatives resulting in an increase of over 15% p.a Financial performance turnaround, revenue increases and expenditure reductions Change process in Radiology resulting in improvements in revenue, patient access and reporting Implementation of staff development and performance management programs Implemented Voice Recognition software to improved management reporting outcomes Implementation of billing for Cone Beam CT resulting in ongoing annual revenue of over $100k Secured four separate and significant Victorian Government MEIRP grant funding proposals Tender and installation process for equipment funded through MEIRP in 2013-2015 Developed an equipment replacement schedule for the department. Planning for PACS replacement in conjunction with IT, including negotiation for continuing support

- Mentor and resource for AC’s in ANZ/South East Asia region- Co-ordinate and manage travel expenses involved in training- Responsible for scheduling applications training through ANZ for CR and DR products- Key contributor in designing solutions, installation/customisation and applications training- Integration of Carestream devices with local PACS/RIS systems and networks- Provide advice from the field to developers on software enhancements and client needs - Sales support activities including demonstration, advice on features and workflow customization.

•Responsible for sales and applications of CR and PACS products•Direct client role including designing solutions, quotes, installation and applications training.•Involved in marketing and promotion, and developing new business ventures in the CR/PACS area•Supervise entire purchase process to ensure timely delivery of equipment. Conduct pre-delivery setup of the unit prior to shipping to customer. Install equipment and train users. •Handle all sales enquiries for the CR product and work with the client to determine the most appropriate solution for their needs. Develop the proposal and quote. Negotiate with client to obtain order.

•Responsible for the operation of the general radiography service across three campuses including rostering and supervision of staff, service planning and liaison with internal and external clients.•Responsible for equipment monitoring and maintenance, ordering of supplies, and liaison with service companies.•Responsible for leading educational activities for MIT’s within the department.• Closely involved in quality improvement, including ACHS Accreditation.•Developed protocol and procedure manuals and implemented quality audits and interventions.•Responsible for the clinical education of students, interns and PCP graduates attending Austin Health•Closely involved in the planning and selection of CR, RIS and enterprise PACS.

•Closely involved in managing the integration of radiology services across two campuses.•Responsible for monitoring financial performance and taking corrective action where appropriate.• Played a leading role in quality improvement and ACHS Accreditation.•Major involvement in the “fine tuning” of CR system and RIS/PACS.•Major involvement in recruitment and selection of staff.•Managed equipment replacement projects.•As a member of the Department Executive, contributed to strategic planning

•Responsible for leading 50 staff, of which 6 were direct reports, and an annual budget of $6 million.•Led the department through major changes, managing a comprehensive redevelopment project.•Implemented quality improvement activities.•Responsible for financial monitoring and reporting for the Division of Medical Imaging, including formulation of annual budgets.•Formulated, implemented and monitored annual Business Plans in conjunction with other members of the Divisional Executive.•Contributed to strategic planning for the division.

•Introduced quality projects in CT.•Responsible for rostering of staff in CT.•Responsible for operation of the CT service

•Included 3 years experience in management positions.•Involved in staff recruitment and selection.•Line management responsibility for CT/Education.•Led department education activities and research projects.

Mba, Health Management, Hr, Organisational Behaviour, Health Law

MBA

Graduate Diploma Of Education, Education

Graduate Diploma of Education

Dip App Sci, Radiography

Diploma Applied Science (Medical Radiography)