We are delighted to invite QNMU members to our yearly online event celebrating our professions for International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day!

This year’s interactive webinar invites you to participate and ask your questions about all things nursing and midwifery. Our four panellists will discuss all the amazing things about nursing and midwifery, and the different pathways and opportunities they have encountered throughout their careers so far. Members will also have a chance to win 1 of 5 TradeMutt’s Where’s Wallaby? Bumbags as well as 1 of 3 $100 Just Sunnies vouchers!

Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced nurse or midwife, you’ll gain plenty of useful information at this webinar – so take some time to celebrate the great things about being a nurse or midwife! We can’t wait to see you there. 

Got a burning question for the panellists? You can submit it upon registration in the box provided.

Not a QNMU member yet? Non-members are welcome to attend this webinar too (prior registration is required)!

Panellists:

Ashleigh Sullivan: Ashleigh is a dual Registered Nurse and Endorsed Midwife. She has worked across regional Queensland largely in continuity models, but has recently relocated to Brisbane. She has spent the last two years working as a private midwife, now working within a Birthing on Country model on the Northside of Brisbane. She has been an active QNMU member throughout her career and is serving her first term as a QNMU councillor.

Ben Minnis: Ben is a Registered Nurse currently working as a Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Emergency Department at Prince Charles Hospital. He has been a nurse for more than 17 years. Ben’s career has taken him from a ward in South Brisbane to AusMat tents in the Northern Territory and further afield, from leading a team in an Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone to managing an Emergency Department at Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane.

Sam Woodhouse: Sam is an experienced older person’s nurse with over thirty years’ experience. Roles include all nursing levels since beginning as a junior nurse in the NHS in the UK, from Clinical Lead, Management, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Nurse Educator and currently in the role of Nurse Practitioner for older people. Sam is one of the original authors of the Care of the Older Person graduate transition support program, is a keen member of Queensland, Dementia and Frailty Network and sits on the QNMU Council. 

Sarah Beaman: Sarah is the Secretary of the QNMU. She has an extensive history as a Registered Nurse across the public, private and aged care sectors, as well as a long history of activism as a member. Her experience as a grassroots activist has given her a strong interest in nurturing local leadership and ensuring emerging leaders receive support, mentoring and training through their union. She also a keen advocate for safe workplaces and safe staffing. Sarah is also part of the Queensland Council of Union’s Executive.

This event is open to members and non-members and will provide 1 CPD hour. Prior registration is compulsory to attend. For more information or enquiries please contact the QNMU Events Team on [email protected].

Exciting prizes available!

  

Thanks to TradeMutt and Just Sunnies every member who attends will stand a chance to win 1 of 5 Where's Wallaby? Bumbags and 1 of 3 $100 Just Sunnies vouchers! Good luck!