Manager, Aged Care Services
Gillian Jenkins RN, MEd(Research),Grad Cert Bus Admin and MRCNA
Gillian commenced her role as Manager of Aged Care Services in November 2004. Prior to this appointment Gillian established and managed the Discharge Planning Unit at the Western District Health Service. She has worked in the Medical and Surgical Units, Operating Rooms and the Emergency Department at the Western District Health Service.
Coleraine Manager, Director of Nursing
Tim Pitt-Lancaster RN BN Cert Peri-operative nursing, GradDip Nursing Science
Tim commenced his role in Coleraine in July 2005. Prior to this appointment Tim was the Nurse Unit Manager of the Operating Theatre Suite of the Mount Gambier and District Health Service, a role he filled from 1998 to 2005. During 2005, Tim was also the Acting Director of Nursing and Patient Services of the Mount Gambier Hospital.
Penshurst Manager, Director of Nursing
Darren Clarke RN, RM, BN, MN, MAAQHC, MQSA, MRCNA
Darren commenced his role at Penshurst in February, 2004. He has worked in a range of healthcare settings, focusing on health administration since 1993. From 2001 until early 2004 he was Health Service Manager at the Queanbeyan and District Health Service, a 61-bed facility located on the NSW/ACT border. From 1997 to 2001 Darren was Multi Campus Director of Nursing at the 142-bed Riverland Regional Health Service in South Australia, and between 1995 and 1997 was Executive Officer/Director of Nursing at Bordertown Memorial Hospital, a 76-bed facility in the Upper South East of South Australia. Committed to the concept of lifelong learning, Darren is currently completing a Doctor of Health Science degree through the University of Sydney.