Ursula Harrisson Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

Developing and leading programs in reducing Harm and claims prevention for Victorian Public Government and Agencies including health sector clients.This includes implementing the Better Patient Safety Strategy, Cyber Harm Prevention, Cyber Maturity benchmarking tool, Health services Cyber maturity assessment tool and the developing the new Harm Prevention Strategy including Harm Prevention in other Portfolios of Insurance. Leading the Harm Prevention Team, I work with Victorian Government and Agencies to facilitate delivery of agreed projects and services to achieve better outcomes and benefits to the Victorian Community. This includes advocating for changes in Government Policy, working with reform agendas and influencing stakeholders to work collaboratively on our projects and programs. Key programs I manage include:1. Better Patient Safety Strategy2. Cyber Program and Services - Cyber Maturity Benchmarking tool and the Health Services Cyber Maturity Assessment in collaboration with Department of Premier and Cabinet and Department of Health3. Incentivizing Better Patient Safety Strategy4. ED Harm Prevention Program5. Perioperative Harm Prevention program6. Developing the Harm Prevention Strategy - expanding the programs to other Portfolios of Insurance.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Project manager for the Statewide Maternity Education Program in collaboration with DHHS and Safer Care Victoria.

Melbourne, Australia

My responsibilities include being a consultant on clinical aspect of patient safety and risk for the VMIA as part of the Medical indemnity team. I scope out new tools, products and systems to improve patient safety within the public health sector in Victoria. Currently a sponsor to a number of patient safety projects and innovation in health care projects. Facilitating workshops, conferences, board, executive and middle management training on risk. Working with the Gov Risk team doing strategic risk description and risk maturity assessments. Has experience in project, event and relationship management. Abilities to write strategic plans, risk descriptions, risk registers, project briefs, business cases and Memorandums of understanding.

Melbourne Australia

Responsible for project managing clinical services across the Dr Marie Network in Australia. Responsible for the management of the Aftercare service which is a tele health nursing triage service, work health and safety, management of complaints and project managing the sexual health strategy.

Melbourne Area, Australia

Managing 3 day surgery centres and one EMU in Victoria and ACT for Marie Stopes International Australia. Includes managing budgets, staff, moving towards accreditation of the clinics and ensuring good patient experience. Achieved ACHS Accreditation of our Canberra clinic in March 2014. Working towards ACHS accreditation of our Victorian clinics.

Leading clinical risk within maternity, including SUIs and supporting lead investigators through the SUI process. Undertakes Root cause analysis, monitoring top incidences in the department, manage the maternity risk register, incident register and monitor actions for comprehensive risk review. Developing and facilitating audit in the department, monitoring actions. Leading the implementation of the K2Guardian system. Strong IT background in health informatics, including K2 Guardian, CMIS, Datix and Microsoft programmes. Spent 2012 coordinating the maternity CNST project. Once a week work as a maternity manager on call, dealing with HR issues, bed state, sickness and emergencies. Worked in a Clinical capacity on the postnatal and antenatal ward.

Chelsea And Westminster Hospital

Taking the lead in establishing services for HIV positive women who attend the largest HIV clinic in Europe. Establishing and strenghtening links between HIV, GUM and maternity. Counselling was a large part of the role. managing the pregnant women who attend the service - co-ordinating their care between HIV and maternity. Training of Nurses, Doctors and Midwives.

Paddington London

Planning and co-ordinating complex discharges for the HIV department. Ensuring good patient pathways for patients discharged from inpatient services back to outpatient services. Ensuring that HIV patients register with GP practices. Liaising with Comissioners, social services and Non-govermental organisations. Taking on a complex caseload of patients requiring additional support and services in the community.

Msc, Development Studies

Bsc (Hons), Midwifery Studies

Activities and Societies: Fencing Club

Bsc (Hons), Nursing Studies

Activities and Societies: Fencing club