INTENSIVE CARE

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Dr George Downward Dr George Downward
Clinical Director

Responsibilities include:

  • Clinical leadership
  • Co-ordination of clinical care.
  • Performance monitoring and quality control.
  • Operational requirements.
  • Strategic planning and budget preparation
  • Contract negotiation and performance monitoring
Dr Seton Henderson

Dr Seton Henderson
Deputy Clinical Director

Responsibilities include:

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Christchurch School of Medicine
  • Registrar Appointment, Supervision and Training
  • Faculty of Intensive Care Supervisor of Training
  • CME Programme
  • Clinical Trials Research Programme
  • Convenor of University Intensive Care Programme
  • Cardiothoracic Service
  • Hospital Trauma Service
Dr Geoff Shaw

Dr Geoff Shaw
Specialist 

Responsibilities include:

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Christchurch School of Medicine
  • Quality Assurance
  • Research
Dr David Bowie

Dr David Bowie
Specialist

Responsibilities include:

  • Transport and Retrieval
  • Cardiothoracic Service
Dr Alistair Gibson

Dr Alastair Gibson
Specialist

Responsibilities include:

  • Hyperbaric Medicine
  • Intensive Care Outreach and Follow Up Services (I.C.O.A.F)
Nikki Ford

Nikki Ford
Nurse Manager

Responsibilities include:

  • Strategic Planning including Business/Clinical plans
  • Professional clinical leadership.
  • Managing and monitoring employment, in-servicing and development of the Department’s nursing staff.
  • Providing leadership and guidance in nursing practice to ensure safe practice.
  • Promoting excellence in nursing care.
  • Ensuring effective interaction with patients/families and the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ensuring effective communication and human resources systems are in place and maintained.
  • Establishing the Quality Improvement Programme and facilitating the accreditation process in accordance with divisional plan.
Kerry Fogarty

Kerry Fogarty
Clinical Nurse Educator

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensuring new staff are orientated to the Department of Intensive care.
  • Advice on clinical practice issues
  • Teaching on the Level 7 ICU papers produced in conjunction with the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT).  The two papers on offer are Foundations of Critical Care and Integration in Critical Care Nursing.
  • Facilitating nursing staff to meet their educational needs.
  • Organising and/or giving in-service sessions, workshops, study days.
  • Ensuring training needs are identified in regards to new equipment and procedures.
  • Validating Biennial and yearly certification, specifically CPR, IV, Fire.
  • Representing the Department of Intensive Care on relevant Christchurch Hospital committee / groups.
  • Liaising with educational institutions regarding both post-graduate and undergraduate placements.
  • Providing a continuing educational link between the Professional Development Unit of Christchurch Hospital and the Department of Intensive Care.
  • Ongoing review of the standards of practice within the Department of Intensive Care.

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