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CURRICULUM VITAE
SUSAN DIANA ROBERTS
Address: U12/16 Perina Way, CITY BEACH WA 6015
Telephone: [08] 9341 5776 [H] 0416 182 290 [Mob]
Email: magsue@iinet.net.au
Languages: English
RESIDENCY: Permanent Australian Resident since 1985
Interests: Public speaking, running workshops, listening to friends, reading, movies,
rugby union, dragon boating, playing sport, coaching sport, managing sports teams,
drama, my children, socialising, physical fitness, studying
PROFILE:
 Currently employed as a casual Mental Health Nurse at the Perth Immigration
Detention Centre and Bandyup Women’s Prison working autonomously in a
multi-cultural, secure environment and Nursing Australia nursing agency, case
managing clients including triage, working with allied health and medical staff,
completing mental health and risk assessments, doing medication rounds,
assisting in Drs clinics, counselling and attending relevant client meetings
 Over 30years experience in the nursing profession as a Registered General and
Obstetric Nurse, Orthopaedic Nurse, Child Health Nurse [NZ], Mental Health
Nurse [WA]
 Employed for 19years as a Community Youth Health Nurse Educator planning,
developing, implementing and evaluating mental health issues, harm minimisation
drug education, self-esteem and healthy relationships, domestic violence, anger
management, sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health education,
promotion and prevention to at risk youth in an informal, down to earth and
holistic, fun environment, through health related workshops in senior high schools
and youth agencies as well as 1:1 counselling
 Extensive history playing, coaching and managing successful rugby union, dragon
boat, basket-ball, touch rugby, oz tag, swimming and net-ball teams in WA,
including the Women’s State Rugby Team and Dragon Boat WA State Team.

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QUALIFICATIONS:
AHPRA: NHW0001540782
WWCC: 1311107
NPC: D1398421
 2015: completing a Masters in Sexology at Curtin University part time
 2012: completed a Post Graduate degree in Sexology
 2011: Level 2 Rugby Union coaching qualification
 2000: Australian Sporting Award from the Prime Minister John Howard and the
Governor General awarded for my contribution to WA Women’s Rugby Union
 1989-90: Post-Basic Mental health Nurse WA School of Nursing
 1985-89: Bachelor of Applied Science in Recreation WA College of Advanced
Education Nedlands
 1984-85: Plunkett Society, Auckland NZ 18 months Community Child Health
Care Course [including one year practical experience]
 1983: 9 month Orthopaedic Course Middlemore Hospital, Auckland NZ
 1974-78: Registered General and Obstetric Nurse Middlemore Hospital,
Auckland, NZ
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
February 2015- current: ECU Joondalup Lecturer in Mental Health and Illness
Currently employed as a casual sessional lecturer in the Department of Nursing and
Midwifery lecturing in Mental Health and Wellness
March 2014 -2015: Perth Immigration Detention Centre
RegisteredMental Health Nurse- in this role I work autonomously in a multi-cultural
secure environment, case managing clients including triage, working with allied health
and medical staff. I complete mental health and risk assessments, medication rounds, 1:1
counselling which also includes drug and alcohol related issues i.e. withdrawal from
alcohol and drugs and referrals to outside agencies e.g. Asetts for torture and trauma,
Holyoake and Next Step, Life Resolutions counselling services and CLAN for parenting
issues
I attend and report daily on detainees who are at risk to themselves or others at the
Psychological Support meetings

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June 2014-2015: Bandyup Womens’ Prison, Department of Corrective Services
RegisteredMental Health Nurse- in this role I have a similar role to PIDC working
with indigenous and ESL clients as well as doing medications which include the
methadone program and attending case conferences
Nursing Australia: July 2014-2015
RegisteredMental Health Nurse-in this role I worked in most Perth based hospitals
either on the wards or doing 1:1 psychiatric specials
2005-2013: Balga Detached Youth Work Project [BDYWP] Youth Health Program
 Employed as a Community Youth Health Nurse Educator for Balga Detached
with at risk young people planning, developing, implementing and evaluating
mental health, sexually transmitted diseases and sexual health education,
promotion and prevention programs in senior high schools and youth
organisations in North Metropolitan Health region, as well as 1 on 1 counselling
 Was used as a resource for other health professionals for such information as
sexual health, drug, nutrition, mental health issues as well as counselling for their
clients
Sept 1996-2005 Koondoola and Girrawheen Youth Health [ KAGY] Inc
Employed as a Community Youth Health Nurse programming and running holistic,
health related workshops in senior high schools and youth organisations in surrounding
areas as well as 1 on 1 counselling
1992-1996: Koondoola Neighbourhood Centre
Employed as a youth and family worker as a mental health nurse
1990- 1992: Graylands Psychiatric Hospital, Mt. Claremont, WA
 Registered Mental Health nurse working in all areas including open and locked
wards as well as the Forensic Psychiatric Unit when it first opened
 Involved myself with the patients by running ward meetings and education
workshops, giving out medications, occupational therapy, sport, aerobic classes,
cooking, painting, walks, other workshops, 1:1 conversations and excursions
1989-1990: Registeredas a Mental Health Nurse, WA School of Nursing

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Completed my post-basic RMHN training at Mirrabooka Psychiatric Community
Health, Osborne Park Hospital Psychiatric Unit, Selby Children’s Unit, Heathcote
Hospital, Graylands Hospital in both open and closed wards as a Level 1 General and
Psychiatric Nurse
1989: Completed a Bachelor of Applied Science Recreation at WACAE Nedlands
1987-1989: Perth Nursing Agency
Worked as an RN is most areas of general nursing including ICU
1987: Bandyup Womens’ Prison- RegisteredGeneral Nurse
 Employed part time then full-time as an RN at Bandyup Women’s Prison
 In this role my duties included admission and discharges, mental health
assessments, meetings with the Prison Doctor about clients, medication rounds,
sick parades, 1:1 counselling, PAP smears, taking bloods for investigation and
general nursing duties
1985-1987: Sir Charles Gardner Hospital- Nedlands WA
 Employed full-time in Orthopaedics as a Level 1 nurse
 Then employed part time in Immunology working with clients with HIV,
rheumatoid arthritis and immunological disorders
1984-85: Completed an 18 month Child Health Care Course through the Plunkett
Society Auckland NZ
 In this role I worked full time as a Community Child Health Care Nurse due to
my Maori heritage, in Mangere, South Auckland in a low socio economic area,
with a high crime rate and high infant mortality rate
 In this role I worked in open clinics, did home visits if mothers hadn’t attended
clinic, encouraged immunisation and follow up and worked with families around
education and contact tracing when there was a Tb, measles and chicken pox
outbreak Most of the families were of Samoan, Cook Islander, Niuean, Tongan
and Maori descent as well as white NZ’ers
 I attended case conferences related to mental health, sexual abuse and domestic
violence where we tried to unite these children with their relatives if the current
home situation was unsafe
 This was a very challenging job which I absolutely enjoyed where cultural
sensitivity, empathy, good listening skills, understanding and being open minded
was imperative if you wanted to educate families
 There was also a large Black Power and Mongrel Mob bikie population and this
could be very scary at times, which required open mindedness and sensitivity
1983: Completed a 9 month Orthopaedic Course at Middlemore Hospital NZ

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 Employed and studied full time in all aspects of orthopaedics
 This included working in theatre, A&E, orthopaedic out patients, specialist
orthopaedic wards and the spinal injuries unit
1978: RegisteredGeneral and Obstetric Nurse, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland
Qualified as a hospital based nurse working full time in all areas of nursing
VOLUNTARY INVOLVEMENT:
2014-2015: Cockburn Dragon Boat Club
Women’s and mixed dragon boat coach
2010-2013: City Beach Primary School Netball Team
Coached my daughters school netball team from Year 3-6
1987- 2015: Nedlands Rugby Union Club Present Nedlands, WA
 Various coaching and managing positions including team manager for the 1st,
2nd, 3rds, U/20s 5th grade and Women’s team
 Player and Team Coach for the Women’s Team
1997- 2012: Cockburn Dragon Boat Club
East Fremantle Yacht club WA
Various positions from paddler, committee member to Women’s Club and State Coach
1993-2002: WA Women’s Rugby Union
Various positions from player, President, PR and Promotions to State Coach and
Manager
1987-1993: Other sporting roles
 Set up and ran the Cambridge Swimming Club at Bold Park Pool City Beach
 Set up and ran a touch rugby competition at Nedlands Rugby Union club
 Coached an U/12 and U/14 boys basket-ball team to win the grand final and U/12
girls team to make the semi-finals, at the City Beach Basket-ball club

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REFEREES:
Anita Hoy: Nurse Manager, Bandyup Womens’ Prison
PO BOX 100, GUILDFORD WA 6935
PH: 08 9374 8793
Email: Anita.Hoy@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au
Katie Stewart: Clinical Nurse Manager, International Health and Medical Services
Perth Immigration Detention Centre
4 Mc Coomb Road, REDCLIFFE WA 6164
PH: 08 6151 9629
Email: katie.stewart@ihms.com.au
Mrs Colleen Crowley: Community Clinical Nurse Manager, Child and Adolescent
Community Health Nurse
27 Victoria Parade MIDVALE 6056
PH: 0414 357 989
Email: colleen.crowley@health.wa.gov.au
Mr Mike Dixon: Coordinator Balga Detached Youth Work Project
72 Finchley Crescent Balga WA 6061
PH: 0407 702 922
Email: bdywp@iimetro.com.au