Nurse Maude - Senior Management Team

Appointed September 2006 -
Chief Executive

Jim has spent sixteen years in the health sector and has been general manager of Dunedin, Christchurch Women's and Christchurch hospitals.

He worked for several years as a management consultant with clients mainly in primary healthcare, advising on strategy and organisational development. He is on the boards of Partnership Health PHO and Canterbury Community Care Trust.

Before moving to New Zealand from the UK in 1983 Jim held management positions in manufacturing and information systems development.

Appointed June 2007 - Marketing & Communications Manager

Sue has a background in journalism, corporate communications and public relations, as well as governance and management experience in the not-for-profit sector, including work with Westpac Rescue, Presbyterian Support, New Zealand CCS and the New Zealand Spinal Trust.

As Director of a project management company, Bramwell & Banks, Sue has also worked as a consultant in the marketing and communications sector, including the production and implementation of national public relations campaigns.

Appointed December 2006 - Community Services Manager

Teresa has worked in a variety of nursing and health management positions in the community, secondary and tertiary health sector, including Medical Operations Manager at Christchurch Hospital. In addition to her nursing qualification Teresa has a certificate in Business Studies with a management endorsement at Massey University. In previous roles she has been involved in a wide range of service development and improvement projects including the establishment of new services and facilities.

Teresa is a committee member for the New Zealand Association of Gerontology.

Appointed August 2005 -
Business Development Manager

Fran joined Nurse Maude as Service Manager Capital & Coast Care Coordination Centre at the time of its establishment. She was appointed as General Manager in December 2006 and Business Development Manager in 2007.

She was also Patient Services Manager for Southland District Health Board and facilitated service transitions into its new hospital.

Fran has been responsible for the leadership and implementation of a number of service projects in partnership with the C&CDHB.

Appointed August 2008 -
Chief Information Officer

Peter spent 10 years working in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, initially in consultancy roles for the NHS Executive and finally as Director of Information for the Southend NHS Trust, one of the largest acute hospitals in Europe.

He played a key role in establishing the principles for health board wide activity costing and the internal health service market which resulted in the NHS Reforms and was also instrumental in the development of what become the market leading computerised Nursing Care Planning system.

Peter was also involved in programme management for the British Library, management of key components of the deregulation of the UK Electricity Industry and the development of systems to support the deregulated Lloyds underwriting market.

Before joining Nurse Maude, Peter spent 10 years in the media and subscription television industry in the UK and Australia.

Appointed 2001 - Director of Nursing

Sheree is a registered nurse and midwife with a background in child health and case management midwifery. She has a passion for the primary care sector and has held positions with the New Zealand Plunket Society, the Canterbury Region of the National Cervical Screening Programme and co-ordinated the Community Nursing service at Nurse Maude.

Sheree was instrumental in the setting up the Canterbury Primary Health Care Nurses Network and is an active member of a number of MOH and DHB reference groups and committees.

Appointed June 2008 -
Business Improvement Manager

Born and educated in Ireland, John has lived and worked in New Zealand for most of the past twenty five years.

An Industrial Chemist by qualification, John has steered his career through total quality management, performance excellence and risk management roles in leading organisations such as American Home Products (Wyeth), Baxter Healthcare (Travenol), Heineken and the Canterbury District Health Board.

In his role as Business Improvement Manager, John is responsible for working with individuals and teams to assist them achieve their objectives more effectively and more efficiently – to further align the Nurse Maude business operations systems with the strategic goals.

Appointed December 2007 -
General Manager Care Coordination

Andrea has a clinical background in midwifery and has practiced both in hospital and community settings. Moving into health management in 2001, Andrea took up the position of Manager Health Promotion for Public Health South (a regional Public Health service for Otago and Southland) and about the same time became a credentialed surveyor for Quality Health NZ - a role she is still actively involved in.

Her most recent position before joining Nurse Maude was with ACC in Wellington as Manager of Rehabilitation Services, Long Term Programmes.

Appointed December 2006 - Supply and Support Services Manager

More than nine years in the Royal New Zealand Navy as a Supply Officer has meant that Kelly has been able to contribute a great deal in her current role as Supply & Support Services Manager for Nurse Maude.

The complex, diverse and scale of operation required to meet Nurse Maude's supply and support needs has seen Kelly put her skills in business administration, purchasing and procurement, staff and event management, and finance to good use.

Appointed 1991 - General Manager Clinical Services

Debra manages the Nurse Maude Hospital and Nurse Maude Hospice Palliative Care Service.

Debra is a registered nurse with a background in paediatrics and palliative care. She has a strong vision for the future of palliative care in Canterbury and how the Nurse Maude Hospice Palliative Care Service can provide and assist other health professionals with meeting the needs of people with life-limiting illnesses, and their families, in the community.

Appointed August 2006 -
Human Resources Manager

Valerie is an experienced human resource practitioner, with a strong background in HR practice and consulting, backed up with a BA in Business Psychology from Massey University. She is a member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand and is a Registered Career Practitioner.

Valerie chairs the Human Resource Quality Team and leads negotiations of Nurse Maude's collective employment agreements.