Annual Report - Northern Health

Statement of Priorities cont’dVictorian Health Priority Northern Health Strategy Deliverables StatusIncreasing the system’sfinancial sustainabilityand productivityWorkforce• Develop the Northern Healthworkforce by implementingYear Two initiatives containedin Northern Health’s StrategicWorkforce Plan.• Improve leadership capabilitiesby implementing the NorthernHealth OrganisationalDevelopment Strategy.• Work with the VictorianAboriginal CommunityControlled Health Organisation(VACCHO) to establish Kooriwork placements connected totraining programs.• Collaborate with universitypartners to:o meet the current needsof undergraduate andpostgraduate students; ando provide support forfuture growth in studentplacements.• Create the Northern HealthTeaching, Training andResearch Precinct.• Undertake appropriatefinancial managementinitiatives to maintain financialsustainability• Complete the roll-out andimplementation of Roster-Onacross Northern Health by 30June 2012.• Continue to invest andsupport the Northern HealthFoundation for the purposesof fundraising for the ‘TheNorthern Health Teaching,Training and ResearchPrecinct’ and other fundraisingprograms.Workforce• Report on key outcomesimplemented as part of therollout of Northern Health’sStrategic Workforce Plan.• Report on key outcomesimplemented as a result ofthese reform projects.• An expansion of theorthoptists role, in conjunctionwith the Ophthalmologyservice, has improved accessto services• Nursing workforcedevelopment has continuedwith advanced clinicaleducation increasing the skillsof our general nurses, anda new graduate direct entryprogram has increased ournursing pool.• The Northern HealthLeadership ManagementFramework was developedand the first wave ofleadership managementtraining has seen more than150 staff complete certificatelevel courses.• Observational trainingplacements for aboriginalhealth worker students havecommenced at The NorthernHospital. A Memorandumof Understanding has beendeveloped to continue theseplacements in the future.• Implemented a revisedpatient election and patientregistration forms.• Provide patient choice to electto receive health services as apublic or private patient.• Implemented workforcereforms and redesignedworkforce structures foradministration and clericalstaff responsible for patientelection, and patientregistrations.• Roster-On has beenimplemented across NorthernHealth and now is used tomanage 90 percent of all staffacross Northern Health.• The Northern HealthFoundation has secured$1million in donations andpledges for the Teaching,Training and ResearchPrecinct.11/12 Northern Health annual report 39