resume anthony elliott jan 2017

AnthonyElliottHealthLeadership,HealthManagement&ServiceDeliveryandDietetics

23NelsonStreetSouthTownsville,QLD,4810

Resume of Anthony Elliott

AnthonyElliott13BJunctionSt

EdgeHill,QLD,4870

M: 0418 746 265

E: [email protected]

Career Summary I am an experienced senior executive and enthusiastic health leader with a strong desire to make a worthwhile contribution to society through improving the health and wellness of communities. I am a creative thinker capable of quickly assimilating information, developing strategic alignment of outcomes across many programs, initiatives and stakeholders to create value. I have strong experience in developing new teams with a strong sense of belonging and vision, managing rapid growth and change, and meeting or exceeding contracted deliverables on budget and on time. I seek a rewarding and challenging workplace with a culture of improvement, innovation and initiative that offers opportunities for professional and personal development.

Education Bachelor of Biomedical Science, James Cook University Majoring Physiology and Pharmacology Completed 2000 Bachelor of Health Science, Queensland University of Technology Majoring Nutrition and Dietetics Completed 2003

Employment and qualification related skills and attributes

• Experienced senior executive, leader and manager in the health industry including; leading and contributing to organisational development and culture, building highly functional and effective teams, innovative and strategic planning and delivering results, embedding continuous quality improvement into work practices, developing and maintaining governance and accreditation standards, efficient and responsible resource and financial management.

• Creative solution-oriented focus, strong problem-solving skills, demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships and engage in high level consultation and negotiation with internal and external stakeholders, individuals and groups.

• High-level ability to work flexibly and navigate complex health systems in a management or leadership capacity; as a team member; or in an autonomous role, with a strong results focus, enthusiasm and initiative.

• Advanced verbal communication skills developed through open, respectful interactions with people from all walks of life both in person, and via telecommunications. Experience in operating in rural and remote communities and a commitment to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to improve heath outcomes

• Experienced health professional, with a strong focus on nutrition, primary health care, prevention, and working across the social determinants of health to reduce health inequity

• Excellent written communication skills fostered through tertiary requirement, practical experiences, and personal interest.

• Competency in use of a wide range of technologies and software programs

• Current C Class open driver’s license


2

Employment History

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) June 2015- Current Chief Operations Officer

• Establishment of NQPHN as an entirely new organization from inception; driving development to the current state of a high functioning primary health network, with a reputation for innovation, responsiveness and successful program delivery. Annual operating budget increased from ~$18.5M at inception, to current operating budget of ~$60M, with concurrent increase in staffing from less than 10 in July 2015 to ~100 positions by Feb 2017.

• Executive oversight and responsibility for all program delivery and commissioning for NQPHN; Commissioning solutions and programs in partnership with health service providers and other agencies to implement new and innovative models of care and/or service delivery to meet the population health indicators and Commonwealth Department of Health KPI’s.

• Development of organisational strategy, operational plans and systems to ensure alignment of activities within NQPHN and across external health agency partners. Development and brokerage of effective partnerships with GP’s, Pharmacists, Dentists, Allied Health professionals, Hospital and Health Services and other service providers to improve the identification, quality, access and performance of services with the region.

• Leadership, performance development and mentoring of geographically dispersed senior management team, fostering a culture of optimism, opportunity and high achievement in an environment of rapid growth and change; Implement and lead a continuous quality improvement process throughout the program and service areas, focusing on systems/process improvement.

• Incorporation and development of evidence and research through strong research partnerships with universities and other vocational education and training centres including schools, Health service providers, government agencies, local health networks, general practitioners and other primary health care providers.

• Development and delivery of strategies focused on sustainably building the capacity of communities, health providers and services through training programs, networks and continuing professional development

• Development of outcomes focused reporting and planning frameworks aimed at demonstrating organizational value, ensuring organisational compliance and performance, supporting board governance requirements, meet requirements of Department of Health contracts and schedules, and influence communities and other agencies to use evidence based intelligence to inform prioritization and planning decisions

• Development and leadership communications and engagement strategy; partner with the CEO to represent NQPHN with external constituency groups, including community, governmental and private organisations.

• Coordinate in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer and other teams to align operational planning with budgets, manage effectively within this budget, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered; ensure the continued financial viability of NQPHN's program/service units through sound fiscal management.

• Development and implementation of organisational structure, policy and risk frameworks to enable effective organisation function and performance. Identify opportunities to further add value and meet organisational goals and strategy. Development of business continuity and disaster management plans.


3

Northern Australia Primary Health Limited May 2012- June 2015 Director of Rural Services 2014 – 2015 General Manager Mackay 2012 - 2014

• Provide Strategic Leadership as part of the Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local Senior Executive team. Senior executive leadership and regional management of Mackay area.

• Executive responsibility for strategic development, planning, management and delivery of the following programs and portfolios in line with contractual and funding guidelines;

- Primary Health Care Quality Improvement in Practice, Allied health & General Practice support & engagement, Australian Primary Care Collaboratives & GP data program, E-Health, Immunisation

- Aged Care and Better Health Care Connections - Outreach multidisciplinary allied health services - Continuing Professional Development, Training and events management - Telehealth and Tele-monitoring - Health Promotion and prevention - Closing the Gap- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services

• Formulate and monitor program workplans, budgets and outcome measures with teams to ensure contractual requirements are met or exceeded as well as delivering appropriate health services in the region

• Strategically design and build effective teams. Leadership, mentoring and supervision of executive staff, program managers and coordinators. Recruitment and selection, performance review, development and performance management. Nurture environments and provide leadership to enhance team performance, and support organisation culture in which staff demonstrate high morale and effective working relationships with a strong sense of professional identity and company allegiance

• Review both clinical and corporate indicators with teams on a regular basis to guide development and manage risk and ensure that accrediation and quality standards are maintained. Report to board, funding bodies and senior executive team on program strategy, outcomes and KPI’s.

• Ensure integration across programs, and develop partnerships and coordinate with external local, state and national key stakeholders. Build relationships to enable effective, efficient and equitable outcomes for consumers and communities.

• Identifying needs and gaps and address them through appropriate recruitment, delegation, support, training and education, capacity building and resources

• Develop new and innovative initiatives and funding opportunities by monitoring the health services environment to identify stakeholder needs, emerging problems and political processes that will affect health services. Prepare applications for funding as part of an executive team. Plan, report, consult and negotiate with funding providers.

• Subcontract management; engagement and support, management, monitoring and assessment of subcontracted service agreements by organisations and individual providers

Queensland Health; Townsville Health Promotion Unit- Sep 2011- Apr 2012

Acting Team Leader - • Provide strategic direction on Health Promotion by facilitating and supporting the planning,

implementation, evaluation and delivery of quality health promotion initiatives that address priority population health outcomes.

• Manage the financial, human and physical resources including the supervision and support of staff to manage health promotion projects and programs.

• Apply professional judgement and superior decision making skills to identify novel and evidence based solutions to problems of a complex nature.

• Provide high-level specialist advice to professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers and other stakeholders at the Townsville Health Service District level.


4

• Lead collaboration with partners and stakeholders within and outside the health sector (government, non-government and other agencies) in the planning and delivery of health promotion services.

• Leading and managing change, building capacity, improving performance and enhancing the quality of the working environment.

Senior Community Nutritionist

• Plan, implement, manage and evaluate a broad range of culturally appropriate evidence-based nutrition and health promotion and chronic disease prevention interventions within the Townsville Health Services District and contribute to state wide initiatives.

• Contribute to ongoing quality improvement of nutrition service delivery at district and state levels, through participation in state wide action steering groups concerned with the development and application of evaluation tools.

• Facilitate the development and implementation of integrated, evidenced based health promotion and chronic disease prevention interventions by developing and maintaining collaborative relationships within the unit and with relevant district health staff, government, non-government and community organisations and stakeholders.

• Apply cultural competence with a diverse range of partners, in particular in communication with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

• Using capacity-building principles and frameworks, coordinate the supervision and evaluation of tertiary community nutrition placements, provide high quality training to health staff, Government, non-Government and community organisations and mentoring and supervision to less experienced practitioners and/or relevant project officers at a District level.

Queensland Health; Cape York Health Service District- Mar 2011- Sep 2011

Senior Community Nutritionist • Mentoring, Leadership, Professional development for Health Workers. Peer group supervision and

mentoring of novice and advanced practitioners. • Development and delivery of community nutrition and health interventions in consultancy with men’s and

women’s groups and community organizations designed to meet both “top-down” national or state guidelines and “grass roots” local directives, initiatives or expressed needs. Capacity building in communities and a focus on delivery of programs with sustainable outcomes, fostering a culture of community ownership

• Comprehensive community consultancy and relationship building with local indigenous groups, health-care organizations, councils, and other government and non-government agencies. Interagency coordination and planning of service delivery within communities consistent with government directives and community need

• Consultation, development, implementation and review of nutrition guidelines in a variety of settings; Take Away, tuckshops and schools, aged care facilities, Hospitals, Meals on wheels, and day care

• Project briefs and written funding submissions to support local programs. Report writing for the purpose of planning and communicating work being progressed against Queensland government initiatives, frameworks and objectives

Compleat Nutrition Pty Ltd; Townsville Dietetics Practice- May 2008- Mar 2011

Principal Dietitian, Business Owner and Company Director • Establishment and growth of successful business and partnerships in the region promoting coordinated

care. Chair of Townsville Division of General Practice Closing the Gap Committee, Workforce Development Committee and Allied Health Network.

• Individual and group counselling of clients using health coaching and motivational interviewing principals across a wide variety of nutrition related health conditions


5

• Outreach nutrition services and contracting to urban, rural and remote areas to non-government, government, corporate organisations, workplaces and individuals

• Case conferencing with healthcare teams, regular communication with GP’s and medical specialists and allied health professionals regarding patient outcomes

• Media appearances and contributions; local television news and radio, local newspaper and other written media

• Leadership, management and support of employees. Recruitment, screening and interviewing of candidates for employment. Mentoring of newly graduated dietitians and dietitians working in remote communities, development of workplace based professional development and mentoring programs

• Development of work procedures, practice guidelines, Position descriptions and policy. • Development and leadership of local allied health practitioner network in partnership with Townsville

general practice network • Management of all financial control processes and other activities associated with small business

management Queensland Health; Townsville Health Service District- Dec 2008 - Apr 2009

Integrated Health Care Partnership Dietitian • One on one and group nutrition counselling with clients living in the community with multiple chronic and

complex health conditions, with high risk of recurrent hospital admission • Self-management using the Flinders model and Health coaching model with these clients as part of a

larger community based multidisciplinary care team • Regular case conferencing with clients, General practitioners, allied health practitioners, community

nursing services and carers. • Participation in developing and evaluating care pathways, coordination, and transition to self-

management for clients as part of IHCP team North & West Queensland Primary Health Care- Jan 2005- Dec 2008

Outreach Community Dietitian & Nutritionist Project Manager; Connecting Healthcare in Communities, Australian Better Healthcare Initiative and Australian Primary Care Collaboratives • Coordinating, developing and implementing community-based primary health care projects involving

extensive community consultation, planning and evaluation. • Delivering Nutrition and Dietetics services to rural and remote communities including clinical services,

primary health care, and community based services with a multidisciplinary team. Cross organizational case conferencing with health service providers to coordinate and ensure a high standard of client care

• Integration of newly introduced services into communities involving comprehensive cross-organizational networking and education. Development of referral pathways and associated frameworks to support this process.

• Training and support to General Practitioners, practice managers and NWQPHC staff in clinical data management and continuous quality improvement.

• Interpretation and extraction of data, compilation of reports to funding bodies and to meet ongoing funding requirements.

• Managing projects related to organizational change, continuous quality improvement, coordination and multi-organisation integration of health services.

• Extensive experience in delivering health services in rural and remote communities working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait people; advanced cultural competency and a history of learning from Traditional Owners.


6

Referees*

*Note- please notify me prior to making contact with any of these referees. Additional referees are available on request.

Mr Robin Moore Chief Executive Officer Northern Queensland Primary Health Network Shields St, Cairns, Qld, 4870 M 0428 860 806 P 1300 774 627 E [email protected]

Mrs Vicky Johnston Chief Financial Officer Northern Queensland Primary Health Network Shields St, Cairns, Qld, 4870 M 0475 700 444 P 07 4034 0305 E [email protected]

Mrs Karin Barron General Manager (Mackay) Practice Support and Workforce Development Northern Queensland Primary Health Network Shields St, Cairns, Qld, 4870 M 0407 351 483 P 07 4963 4405 E [email protected]

resume anthony elliott jan 2017

Documents