Joanne Andrew MSc, BA, RN, CIC

Experience

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  Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

  Jan 2003 - Sept 2008

  Substance misuse Manager / practitioner

  Band 7 Leader within substance misuse services. Working with complex clients managing substance misuse issues. Nurse Prescriber within substance misuse Change management and counsellingStaff management and leadership. Performance management and conflict resolution Service evaluation and quality improvementPolicy and procedure management System wide change New service planning , development and evaluation

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  Island Health - Vancouver Island Health Authority

  Sept 2008 - now

  Providing Best Practice consultation to nursing staff for patients in hospital and residential care, with infection control issues. Infection Prevention and Control Education, advice and consultationInfection control : Surveillance, construction, data collection, outbreak management. Project Manager for Primary Care IntegrationDriving the Integration of Primary Care, planning and design, engagement of staff, Current and future state analysis :- gap analysis, investigation and research. Engagement and collaboration with community partners. Working with Integrated Health Networks developing relationships with community. Creating and managing contracts with community partners with a focus of providing services to improve health and wellbeing of clients managing chronic disease.

  • Manager, Infection Prevention & Control

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Infection prevention and control practitioner

    Mar 2013 - Sept 2020

  • Project Manager / Nurse

    Dec 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Integrated health network coordinator

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Emergency Room RN

    Sept 2008 - Jan 2010