Ms Joanne Mapes
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Executive summary
Ms Joanne Mapes has an extensive leadership and management background in both UK and Australian public and private hospitals.
She has a strong background in the nursing workforce, a strong commitment to professional Nursing and Midwifery standards, and the provision of quality nursing/midwifery care to improve patient experiences and outcomes.
Her experience extends to the development and implementation of strategic change with a demonstrated capacity to lead and develop people in delivering better outcomes across systems, work units, teams and consumers.
Joanne currently works at Western Health and was honoured with the title of Adjunct Associate Professor by Deakin University in 2023 in recognition of her contribution to the nursing profession.
Her prior role as Director of Nursing at Eastern Health included pivotal responsibilities such as developing an advanced nursing practice capability framework and leading the central workforce deployment strategy during the statewide COVID-19 response.
Joanne is a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing and previously served six years on the Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Special interests
All Aspects of Generalist Nursing | Acute Medical and Surgical Care | Emergency Care | Primary Care And Community Health | Nursing Regulation And Registration
Qualifications
- Graduate Certificate Leadership, Deakin University
- Masters in Nursing Practice BSc (Hons), Deakin University, VIC
- Masters in Science (Health Sciences), University East Anglia, UK
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Nursing Practice, University East Anglia, UK
- Diploma Higher Education (Nursing Practice), University East Anglia, UK
- Diploma of Management
Experience
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Deakin University, VIC
- Director & Founder Nurse Linked
- Practitioner member, Nursing & Midwifery Board Australia, VIC
- Director, Nurses Board Victoria Legacy Limited, VIC
- Chair, Advanced Practice Faculty, Australian College of Nursing
- Director and Associate Director of Nursing/Midwifery & Operations, Director Professional Practice, Eastern Health, VIC
- Operations & Development Manager, Community Health Program, Eastern Health, VIC
- Community Nurse Practitioner, Norfolk Primary Care Trust, UK
- Honorary Lecturer, University of East Anglia, UK
- Accreditation Assessor, Australia Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council
Professional associations
- Fellow, Australian College of Nursing
- Registered Nurse, Nursing & Midwifery Board Australia
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