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Royal Flying Doctor Service

Supporting Outback women when cancer strikes

25 November 2013

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Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note... Hi Readers, We are delighted to welcome you to Issue 23 of The Health Scoop magazine featuring Nursing. This issue, we feature Royal Flying Doctor Service and McGrath Elders Breast Care Nurse, Jo Beven. In June 2011, the RFDS partnered with the McGrath Foundation in a healthcare initiative to support remote Australians experiencing breast cancer. Thanks to the McGrath Foundation, Jo is stationed at the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section base in Broken Hill and travels across the region by plane, to support those in rural and remote areas experiencing breast cancer. To read more about this initiative and Joâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, visit page 12. We also feature Rural Health West, a FREE recruitment service recruiting health professionals for Rural and Remote WA. If you are a nurse or allied health professional interested in a rural career, turn to our feature on page 14 for more information. Our next issue will arrive on Monday 9 December featuring Healthcare Apps. Until then, take care.

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PULSE Staffing Australia

Feature

Look no further than PULSE

HAYS Healthcare

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Rural Health West

Experienced Registered Nurses in strong demand

Breast Cancer Network Australia

New Breast Cancer Booklet To Help Partners

Supporting Outback women when cancer strikes Recruiting health professionals for Rural and Remote WA

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Rural Health West

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Continental Travelnurse

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Oceania University of Medicine

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Strengthening Medication Safety Conference

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Breast Cancer Network Australia

New Breast Cancer Booklet To Help Partners common challenges themselves may face.

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The booklet also includes information resources and counselling services available to partners. Kathy Wells, Policy Manager at Breast Cancer Network Australia, said it’s normal for partners to feel overwhelmed when the woman they love is diagnosed with breast cancer. “Women often tell us that they feel shock, fear and uncertainty when diagnosed with breast cancer. We know that partners of women can also experience similar feelings,” Kathy said. “Many partners tell us that their biggest fear, at least at first, is that they may lose the person they love.” BCNA’s new booklet aims to help partners through their loved one’s breast cancer diagnosis and to help them support her during her treatment and beyond.

Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has produced a new booklet to help male and female partners of people diagnosed with breast cancer within the last 12 months.

Often partners put their own feelings aside in order to focus on helping their partner through this difficult time. It is important, however, they that look after themselves as well and BCNA’s booklet provides information and advice from other partners about how to do this.

‘I wish I could fix it’: Supporting your partner through breast cancer includes information on breast cancer and its treatments, how partners can support the woman diagnosed, and practical tips to deal with some of the

“As a man, when something is broken you immediately want to fix it, but when it comes to the most precious thing in your life, your partner, you can’t and that’s very distressing,” says Jacques, who supported his partner

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As a man, when something is broken you immediately want to fix it, but when it comes to the most precious thing in your life, your partner, you can’t and that’s very distressing.

through breast cancer. Women or partners can download a free copy of the booklet from the BCNA website: www.bcna.org.au/store/products/i-wish-i-could-fix-itsupporting-your-partner-through-breast-cancer Please note that the booklet is best suited to partners of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer, generally within the last 12 months. Of course those beyond the 12 month mark are welcome to download the booklet if they think it may be useful to them or their partner. Visit us at www.bcna.org.au to find out more about our programs and services, including the free My Journey Kit for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

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PULSE Staffing Australia Look no further than PULSE

Their Aged Care division currently have Preferred Supplier Agreements with a number of large organisations. PULSE Staffing assist their clients in recruiting Permanent, Contract and Casual Nurses at all levels including; • • • • • 8

Facility Managers Care Managers Registered Nurses Endorsed Enrolled Nurses Assistants in Nursing

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The quality of service is remarkable, the friendliness of the team is second to none and the reassurance given from them with a few choice words has made moving from place to place a joy.

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PULSE Staffing Australia is a well-established Nursing agency based in Sydney, who have been steadily building a reputation Australia wide for supplying quality Registered Nurses.

PULSE Staffing are a Preferred Supplier Agency for the NSW Health Board assisting with the placement of contract roles. Their Acute sector also provides Registered Nurses and Endorsed Enrolled Nurses into the Private and Public Sector.

Our division specialises in: Midwifery Emergency ICU Paediatrics Renal

When it comes to recruitment and staffing, the PULSE team are professional consultants with years of clinical and industry experience between them. Their dedicated team of consultants are highly skilled in identifying the strengths and skills of their Nurses and matching these to the particular requirements of clients. PULSE pride themselves on delivering an exceptional service to all of their Nurses ensuring that they maintain contact throughout the recruitment and placement process. They look to not only find their nurses the most suitable roles throughout facilities, the private and public hospitals of Australia, but to also build the strongest relationships. “I have found working with PULSE an exceptional experience,” says Brenda, a Registered Nurse working with PULSE Staffing. “Having many years of agency nursing behind me, I would thoroughly recommend PULSE. The quality of service is remarkable, the friendliness of the team is second to none and the reassurance given from them with a few choice words has made moving from place to place a joy.” “The regular phone calls received from the team at PULSE during placement has been a great source of support. During placement it is evident that the team and their dedicated nurses at PULSE are highly respected by managers and nurses alike, which in itself speaks volumes.”

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I have had nothing but positive experiences; from the coordination of shifts to the facilities in which I work, the staff at PULSE go over and above to accommodate my availability.

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moments that I have experienced.” “They have also been very efficient at obtaining contracts for me when I have heard nurses with other agencies say that they are unable to obtain employment.” Sue, a Registered Nurse with PULSE Staffing also comments on the continuity of care provided by PULSE. “During my employment with PULSE Staffing I have had nothing but positive experiences; from the coordination of shifts to the facilities in which I work, the staff at PULSE go over and above to accommodate my availability.“ “I have also had continuity in the facilities I work at which enables me to foster good working relationships with the staff and residents at these facilities.” “I would encourage nurses looking to join an agency for any level of work to look no further than PULSE Staffing.”

For further information about employment opportunites with PULSE Staffing, please visit www.pulsejobs.com, or contact one of their consultants on (02) 9965 9400.

“I would highly recommend the service of PULSE Staffing to all nurses looking to come on board without hesitation.” Brenda’s praise is echoed by Leslie, a Midwife employed with PULSE Staffing. “I have been employed by PULSE Staffing since January 2013 and have found the team at PULSE to be very approachable and particularly supportive during difficult 9

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HAYS Healthcare Experienced Registered Nurses in strong demand

Registered Nurses, Physiotherapists and Mental Health Professionals are just some of the roles in Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthcare industry that remain in high demand. This demand is perhaps most acute for High Dependency Unit Nurses and Intensive Care Nurses. These are highly specialist areas for which there is a shortage of suitable candidates. 10

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Experienced Registered Nurses continue to be in strong demand in metropolitan and remote areas of Australia. Alex Jones, Regional Director of Hays Healthcare, explores current recruitment trends and how social media is becoming increasingly important when job hunting.

It also remains a challenge to find nurses willing to work in remote locations. Emergency Department Nurses are especially needed in remote areas. Short-term contracts are available, but remote locations are not appealing to a lot of candidates.

A shortage of experienced Registered Nurses is especially evident in the Northern Territory. Due to the transient nature of the workforce in the Northern Territory there isn’t the luxury of an on-going pool for casual work either. Outside of nursing, shortages also exist in the state for General Practitioners, Dentists, Dental Assistants and professionals from specific areas such as Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Pathologists, Physiotherapists, Sonographers and Mental Health Clinicians. A recruitment trend we have fully embraced at Hays is the use of social media to help candidates find a job. When job hunting, maintaining the best personal brand possible is becoming increasingly important and involves being proactive online and offline. Your personal brand now spans your presence on social media, your relationships with past employers, your work network and personal networks, including how you work with recruiters. Harnessing your personal brand will help you demonstrate what you have to offer an employer long before you meet a recruitment consultant or potential new boss in person. It is therefore imperative that you take control and actively create and manage your personal brand. To develop a winning personal brand, first conduct a “brand review” by listing the words you believe people use to describe you. These can be good and bad characteristics. Put some thought into identifying habits you want to break and new skills you want to develop. Secondly, create and maintain a LinkedIn profile and be active in endorsing skills and asking others to endorse your skills or provide recommendations. Consider joining online groups relevant to your industry or profession or even follow industry leaders on Twitter. Better yet, start an industry-related Twitter feed or blog to share useful insights and links. Next, be sure to stay in touch with former employers as they can act as referees. Remain respectful of people’s

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Your personal brand now spans your presence on social media, your relationships with past employers, your work network and personal networks, including how you work with recruiters.

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There is also a high demand for experienced Midwives to work in remote locations. Short-term contracts are also on offer for these professionals.

time but provide updates about your skills and level of responsibilities where appropriate and congratulate others on their career wins. You never know who will be in a position to hire or recommend you. Fourthly, make the best use of recruitment consultants as they can help you promote your personal brand to employers and are a great source of information about employment and salary trends and, of course, the details of any job they put you forward for. Finally, make time for networking online and in person. Continue to update your LinkedIn profile and update any other social media you have created such as a Twitter feed or industry blog. At least once a month make time for a coffee chat with someone who can help your Healthcare career, including recruitment consultants that know your personal brand values, as they will remember you when the relevant roles come along.

To speak to a recruiting expert, contact Hays Healthcare at www.hays.com.au

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Royal Flying Doctor Service Supporting Outback women when cancer strikes Foundation in a healthcare initiative to support remote Australians experiencing breast cancer. Thanks to the McGrath Foundation, a McGrath Elders Breast Care Nurse is stationed at the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section base in Broken Hill. It’s certainly been a welcomed addition to Outback health care. Almost 14,000 women in Australia are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, according to the Breast Cancer Network of Australia. Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Australian women, accounting for 15.3 per cent of all cancer deaths in women. In 2010, there were 2,864 deaths from breast cancer. Jo Beven, McGrath Elders Breast Care Nurse.

For the 30% of women experiencing breast cancer who live outside major cities, there’s the added challenge of trying to gain information, support and treatment.

“Women can be really amazing when they are diagnosed with a life-threatening disease,” says Jo Beven, McGrath Elders Breast Care Nurse.

Jo Beven travels across the region by plane, to support those in rural and remote areas experiencing breast cancer.

“We do our best to make sure women living remotely have support as they continue to work and get back to their normal lives again.”

In the last 12 months, she has had more than 560 patient contacts, assisting about 35 women experiencing breast cancer.

In June 2011, the RFDS partnered with the McGrath

Jo makes home visits and also holds clinics on the regular

She meets with other health professionals and undertakes additional patient contact via video conferencing and by phone. “People in the bush often live in such isolation that they don’t see people for weeks at a time. “It’s good for them to have contact with a nurse who understands their issues with treatment and side effects. “We all use the phone and internet for all aspects of our lives, but nothing replaces human contact, especially at such a challenging time as going through cancer treatment.”

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My position is a community-based role, which means I can visit people in their homes and out at the RFDS clinics... I am there to support women through their treatment and give them the advice and information they need.

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RFDS clinic runs to 17 remote locations across three states (NSW, northern South Australia and south western Queensland).

tyranny of distance many women living in the Outback have to be content to talk to their oncologist on the phone.” Jo is a regular speaker at forums, morning teas and local events about breast awareness and screening.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated its 85th anniversary this year. The South Eastern Section has bases in Broken Hill as well as Dubbo, Mascot, Bankstown, Essendon and Launceston.

“I was talking to a lady on the phone the other day and she was at the end of her radiotherapy and planning a trip to work.

According to its 2013 annual report, outside of its highprofile emergency evacuation service, the organisation had more than 40,290 patient contacts across 4,728 primary healthcare clinics over the previous 12 months.

“As we were talking she suddenly yelled, ‘Oh my god!’. I asked what the problem was as I knew she was at the supermarket and thought she must have fallen over or something.

Jo has worked in healthcare since 1986 when she started working as a registered nurse at Broken Hill Hospital. She moved into oncology in 2000 and spent over 11 years caring for women who were experiencing cancer.

“But she told me cauliflowers were at $8. I just laughed. I was really pleased that she had started worrying about real life issues rather than her disease and the treatment.”

“Those with cancer have to travel huge distances away from home – if they can’t be treated in Broken Hill. With chemotherapy treatments happening once a fortnight in some cases, a long drive is the last thing they need. The treatment and being away from home takes a huge physical and emotional toll.

For further information about the Royal Flying Doctor Service, visit www.flyingdoctor.org.au

“My position is a community-based role, which means I can visit people in their homes and out at the RFDS clinics. “I am there to support women through their treatment and give them the advice and information they need. “Having someone to talk to does help and because of the 13

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Rural Health West Recruiting health professionals for Rural and Remote WA Rural Health West is the health workforce organisation focussed on the recruitment and retention of health workforce in country Western Australia. It is the only recruitment agency that is solely focussed on recruiting for rural areas, and has been doing so for the last 24 years. Rural Health West offers a FREE recruitment service that provides a one-on-one case management approach enabling the employer and employee to deal directly with an individual case manager. “In the last 18 months, we have recruited over 60 nurses, dentists and allied health professionals to rural and remote communities of Western Australia,” says Tina Donovan, Rural Health West Recruitment Services Manager. Linda Patmore, a Registered Nurse from the United Kingdom is one of the recruits who is enjoying her new lifestyle and role as a Telehealth Nurse in Geraldton.

Ms Patmore took a new role within Silver Chain, as a Telehealth Nurse, with the responsibility of introducing Telehealth to elderly patients in the Geraldton area. “I had done a little of this type of work in the UK, but nothing quite as exciting, or as grassroots as this,” Ms Patmore said. Ms Patmore describes Telehealth as a way of providing first class care to a person who is living in a rural area. “My patients are able to take their own observations and send them to me live at work, so as soon as I receive them, I am able to check that everything is normal. The patients develop a greater understanding of their health condition, and manage their own health condition, rather than waiting until they are so ill they need to go to the hospital.” The project commenced in Geraldton as a result of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout.

“Patients will be able to use the fast broadband network, and they know that someone is on the other end looking out for them.” For this project the majority Ms Patmore’s patients are volunteers aged 65 years and over, with one or more chronic health conditions. “I am passionate about working with older people- they have a wealth of knowledge, and are so willing to share – it’s lovely to be able to help them and learn from them at the same time.” Ms Patmore is also enjoying the great lifestyle that Geraldton is able to offer to both herself and her family. “We had a great choice of schools for our son to attend, and he was made to feel very welcome right from his first day.” “The area is just beautiful- there is no pollution, beautiful blue skies, fantastic beaches, really happy people and it is a wonderful place to work. I really couldn’t ask for anything more. I am able to finish my working day at 4 o’clock and join my husband and son for a walk on the beach or to go fishing.” Ms Patmore’s experience is highlighted in a video available via the Rural Health West Choose Country program. This program provides health professionals with advice and information on rural vocational and career pathways. If you are a nurse or allied health professional interested in a rural career, check out the range of videos available on the website www.choosecountry.com.au. You can also access the Rural Health West recruitment vacancies from this site.

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