Our Staff
Newcastle and Hunter Community Health Registered Nurses provide support that fits to your personal needs, which we are aware are subject to change. The choice and control are yours, with our team here to support you at each step of the way and work out a health care plan that is most suitable.
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We pride ourselves on the wide range of services and support offered at NHCH. Use the drop-down menu to find the service you’re looking for.
Our care team consists of Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Assistants in Nursing and Disability Support workers. All our staff have their professional qualification as well as CRC, WWC and First Aid Certificate.
Would you like to join our team? Click here to find out how!
At Newcastle and Hunter Community Health we value:
- Trust
- Integrity
- Quality
- Conection
- YOU! We care about you as an individual and a member of our local community
Our Staff
Alison -Managing Director & RN
Newcastle and Hunter Community Health Founder, Alison McQueen is passionate about providing a valuable contribution to the community by helping her clients live meaningful lives in their homes.
Alison believes that a positive and united work cultures has a flow on effect to delivering quality services which empower her clients to be the best they can be in the way they choose.
She is a Registered Nurse with over 21 years of practical experience. Alison has a broad knowledge and skills base that covers the public, private, aged care, disability, and commercial sectors across national and international networks.
Geoffrey - Operations Manager
Geoffrey brings a wealth of knowledge with over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership roles. These have been for small to medium enterprises and in large-scale industries.
Across his career, he has held operational, financial, human resource and project-related roles. These roles have assisted him in attaining extensive knowledge of business and risk management and compliance frameworks.
Geoffrey holds a Master of Business Administration (Human Resource) from the University of Newcastle, a Bachelor of Business (Log & SCM) from RMIT University, a Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSI), and Certificates in OHS, and Training and Assessment.
Kristy - Roster Coordinator
With a background in Community Nursing, Aged and Disability, Kristy is a welcome addition to our team of Roster Coordinator.
Kristy’s day involves looking after all of NHCH’s valued clients through scheduling essential services and support. Kristy is currently studying Business inclusive of Leadership and Management.
Kristy chose to work in the aged care and disability sector because she wanted to help people who require assistance maintain a level of independence. She said there’s no experience like seeing the joy that lights up her clients faces when they realise they’re not alone.
Outside of work, Kristy is a wife and mum of three beautiful children. On her days off she likes to get outside and spend as much time as possible with her family and their dog Gizzy.
James - Registered Nurse
James is an experienced Registered Nurse with over 11 years practicing in Acute (surgical) and Mental Health settings.
James enjoys operating in the community setting whereby he feels it is a more personable level, enabling him to promote his clients to live independently in their own homes.
At home he looks after his Chinese chickens (Tina and Roger) and Pug Po, loves his garden and art and is an avid reader of true crime. in his spare time James classifies himself as an amateur photographer looking for the perfect snap.
Samantha - Registered Nurse
Samantha is a Registered Nurse and has had experience across medical, surgery, emergency, and operating wards/divisions, as well as providing clinical services to NHCH clients in the community.
She is responsible for clinical care to our clients including assessments, wound care, medication support and supporting the care team deliver services.
Samantha enjoys that in her role she gets to meet and interact with people of all walks of life. She says that being able to provide a helping hand to get clients through the day brings her a lot of joy.
When out of scrubs, Samantha enjoys getting out into the great outdoors and camping with her family, which is often accompanied by a good book to read.
MEET OUR CARE TEAM
Local people supporting their local community.
