Chief Executive's Commitment to Excellence Award

This award recognises an employee who goes above and beyond their normal duties to embody the organisation’s values and proactively works to improve outcomes. This category is open to all staff working in SMHS

Dr Vanessa Clayden, Head of Emergency Medicine – Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

Through her multifaceted role, Vanessa provides the outstanding leadership, clinical governance and operational and strategic oversight necessary to deliver excellent patient care in one of Australia’s busiest emergency departments (EDs).

Vanessa’s engagement across the organisation has been vital in addressing emergency medicine challenges, nurturing system improvement and driving innovative frontline initiatives. Her commitment to improving access to care and outcomes for patients and staff includes development of a virtual service to streamline emergency medicine pathways and an emergency care centre that creates ED capacity by redirecting ambulatory patients from the ED.

A true leader and fierce advocate for her team, Vanessa ensures the needs of all staff are considered in the planning of changes, new initiatives and day-to-day service delivery. She was also pivotal in establishing an ED excellence award recognising demonstrated commitment, leadership, mentorship or innovation in quality and safety, research or service development, and places patients and their families at the centre of ED clinical care.

Congratulations to our other 2022 finalists:

• Jessica Gatenby, Occupational Therapist – Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
• Katie Bishop, Nurse Unit Manager – Rockingham Peel Group

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See other 2022 SMHS Excellence Award winners.

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