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Meet Samantha Casserly - Manager Accounts Payable 17 September 2021 Samantha is our Manager, Accounts Payable and her team is responsible for facilitating all payments of sundry expenses and services on behalf of WA’s metropolitan public hospitals. Each year, HSS arranges the payment of more than 495,800 invoices on behalf of the WA health system. “We support our customers by processing payments on their behalf to ensure continuity of services, whilst providing advice around expenditure policy and procedures to ensure compliance and value for service,” Samantha says. Samantha has worked with HSS since 2007, formerly Health Corporate Network (HCN), and says she couldn’t be prouder to work for an organisation supporting the WA health system. “A real driver for me working at HSS is the fact that we directly support the doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in our hospitals. “It is extremely rewarding t...
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Our Paralympian and champion of the warehouse 13 September 2021 With the Paralympic Games having just ended, we recently took the opportunity to catch up with HSS’ very own Paralympian and legend of the warehouse, Joshua Hofer. Back in 1992, Joshua Hofer started working in the WA health system at Sunset Hospital in Dalkeith as a store person and cleaner. That same year, he competed in the Paralympics in Barcelona winning 5 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals swimming for Australia. In recognition of him winning 11 Paralympic medals, Josh was presented with an Order of Australia Medal in 1993 by the Queen personally. “That was quite an experience to meet the Queen, she asked me how my swimming was going,” Josh said. Amongst his many other achievements, Josh was inducted as a sporting legend of Australia at a ceremony in Sydney in 2014. Before working at HSS, Josh was a store person and linen hand at Royal Perth Hospital for 22 years ...
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Celebrating Women’s Health Week 2021 08 September 2021 Women’s Health Week, 6 to 10 September 2021, is a reminder for all women to set aside time for their health and wellbeing by encouraging them to take proactive steps to be healthy in mind and body. According to HSS Audit Manager, Jo Lawton, sometimes it can be hard to prioritise your time and own health as a busy wife and working mother. “Since starting a family in 2003 and then returning to full-time work in 2015, I found I had less and less time for myself,” Jo said. “Over the years my health declined through bad eating habits and not enough exercise. I had all the excuses – too tired, too late in the day, not enough time and other commitments getting in the way.” “At the start of COVID-19 last year when schools closed late March and I was pretty much working from home full-time, I very quickly had time to reflect on where my life was at. &ldqu...
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Meet Jocelyn Tan ICT Graduate Officer 16 August 2021 Meet Jocelyn Tan, an ICT Graduate Officer currently working in our ICT Applications Specialist Patient Care Systems team. Jocelyn is undertaking the WA Health Graduate Development Program to gain valuable experience in the development and implementation of health policies, programs and services. Now in her second placement of the Program, Jocelyn chats with us about what her experience at HSS has been like so far. What was your first week at HSS like? My first week at HSS was spent mostly getting to know my colleagues and familiarising myself with the inner workings of the WA health system. It was also exciting to meet experienced professionals who were very welcoming to me as a graduate. I started the Program working in the HSS ICT Application Design, Development and Integration team where I worked on the Clinical Workbench Project. Whilst with this team, I was involved in designing us...
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NurseWest nurses recognised in special tribute 10 August 2021 Two NurseWest nurses were recognised at this year’s WA Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards for their dedication and service to the national COVID-19 response. At the height of the Victorian COVID-19 outbreak last year, Daniel Ndegwa and Farah Masoomian answered the call and flew to Victoria to help some of our most vulnerable Australians by working in aged care facilities with COVID-19 positive patients. Growing up in rural Kenya in a vulnerable community, Daniel experienced firsthand the devastation that can occur if a healthcare system becomes overwhelmed by infectious disease. In many instances a little help, sooner could have gone a long way, so when Melbourne needed assistance, he knew he was the man for the job. Daniel was assigned to assist a memory support unit caring for residents with dementia and memory loss. This was a challenge as all the regular staff had been q...
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27/03/2024