Mrs Carolyn Naismith

Carolyn is an established nursing leader, both at Alfred Health and in the sector. She is strongly motivated to make a lasting difference by exploring and influencing new and collaborative systems and processes, that improve outcomes for patients and teams by championing principles of value-based healthcare in equitable systems of care. Carolyn is committed to providing development opportunities for all staff, bringing out their best and making them feel they belong to a health care service that cares for them too.

Carolyn applies many years of cardiac nursing expertise in this Nursing Leadership and Operational Role, and in March 2020, graduated from a Harvard Medical School course in Healthcare Leadership and Strategy among a group of mid-career professionals from the Asia-Pacific region, further developing her knowledge of contemporary leadership models and management frameworks.

Carolyn holds a Masters of Clinical Nursing from Latrobe University and is regularly invited to conduct reviews of Cardiology services in Australia.