Welcome to our new HARU Doctors The next group of High Acuity Response Unit (HARU) doctors have started working from Kedron Headquarters to not only provide their skills to our teams, but also to gain their own experience of working within the QAS workforce. Welcome Doctors Vanessa Whiting, Bec Brady, and Rowan McCarthy.
Bec Brady 22 When did you start with QAS?
What are some of the biggest differences from your previous jobs?
February 2022.
Where were you working beforehand? I was based in Brisbane, working for LifeFlight at the Brisbane bases, FIFO to Royal Flying Doctor Service in Cairns doing Telehealth and Retrievals in the Cape, and also at Greenslopes Emergency Department after having done a majority of my ED training at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
Why did you choose to work with us? I have been working for retrieval organisations for the past year and have an interest in the pre-hospital environment, so I wanted to continue to increase my exposure to assessing and managing highly complex medical and trauma patients. HARU is such a well‑known and respected team both inside and outside QAS that the opportunity to work alongside them as part of the team on road is a privilege.
How are you finding the change of work so far? There has been a learning curve familiarising myself with new equipment and procedures, but I am enjoying the challenges being involved so early in a patient’s journey has offered.
Autumn 2022
The in-depth feedback, debriefing and auditing following every case is a very rewarding learning experience and helpful in the processing of the job and its outcome.
What do you hope to get out of this role professionally? As a newly qualified ED consultant I hope this role helps to build on my clinical knowledge and shape my current practices to then take back and use in the Emergency Department to be more experienced in the Pre-hospital-to-ED interface.
What do you like to do in your downtime? I like to explore new brunch places with friends and my partner, go to the beach or go on a hike. I also enjoy snowboarding, so am very much looking forward to the opportunity to travel again without too many restrictions.
