Western Health recently announced the appointment of 2 new members to the Director of Nursing & Midwifery team:
Monique Sammut
Monique was recently announced as the new Director of Nursing & Midwifery for Sunbury Day Hospital, following Nicole Davies moving to Williamstown Hospital. In this role Monique will support the Clinical Support and Specialist Clinics division and the Western Public Health Unit, and will have Infection Prevention within her portfolio. She will take a lead role in overseeing the Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection Standard.
Monique has over 30 years experience in healthcare, and has vast experience in a number of leadership roles across public and private healthcare.
Monique joined Western Health in 2021 and has been busy! She has recently been in 2 acting Director of Nursing & Midwifery roles, commissioned the new Ward 1B, transitioned Ward 1A into a SCOVID/COVID ward, has been in 2 acting Operations Manager roles, coordinated the ICU international recruitment and learner programs, and was acting Nurse Unit Manager of ICU Footscray.
Monique has a strong focus on patient outcomes and experience, leadership development, change management and achieving great outcomes. She is committed to collaboration and achieving high clinical standards of care and positive patient experiences.
Monique is a Registered Nurse with a Masters of Business Administration, Masters of Health Administration, a Graduate Diploma of Critical Care Nursing and a Diploma of Applied Science of Nursing.
Wendy Giddings
Wendy was recently announced as the new Director of Nursing & Midwifery for Bacchus Marsh Hospital. Wendy will support the Bacchus Marsh and Melton division, and will take a lead role in the Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration standard and Advanced Care Planning and End of Life Care.
Wendy comes to Western Health with more than 15 years of senior nursing leadership experience of over a variety of clinical settings. Most recently Wendy was the Director of Clinical and Quality Services at Maryborough District Health Services, and has had an exciting and diverse career in nursing and midwifery.
Having worked in metro, regional and rural across multiple settings, Wendy really knows the healthcare system and is passionate about working with teams to deliver quality patient care. She is a staunch patient advocate and is passionate about the consumer being central to their care decisions.
Wendy is a Registered Nurse was a Midwife, and holds a Masters in Health Management, a Graduate Certificate of Nursing Science, a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing and a Bachelor of Health Science.
Wendy will commence on 27 June 2022.
We are super excited to welcome both Monique and Wendy to their new roles.