About ANMC
Core Activities
Australia's independent accreditation authority for nursing and midwifery, undertaking:
- Development of accreditation standards;
- Accreditation of Australian nursing and midwifery courses;
- Accreditation of Australian providers of nursing and midwifery courses;
- Assessment of, for the purposes of permanent migration, internationally qualified nurses and midwives; and
- Providing policy advice on matters relating to accreditation and skilled migration of nurses and midwives.
ANMC Members
The members of ANMC at 1 July 2010 are:
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
- Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
ANMC Directors
Professor Jill White
Chairperson
Member
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
Lee Thomas
Deputy Chairperson
Federal Secretary
Australian Nursing Federation
Debra Cerasa
Chief Executive Officer
Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Roz Donnellan-Fernandez
Board Member
Australian College of Midwives
Dr Sally Goold, OAM
Executive Officer
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
The Council includes two Community Directors. The current Community Directors are:
Mr Gregory Sam
Ms Anita Phillips
The ANMC Constitution
ANMC Constitution May 2010 (PDF 350KB)
About the ANMC Directors and Members
Professor Jill White
Chairperson
Member
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
Professor Jill White is currently the Dean of Sydney Nursing School at The University of Sydney, having taken up this position at the end of January 2008. Previous to this Jill was the Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at the University of Technology Sydney for 10 years. Jill has held several prominent positions within Nursing and Midwifery, including membership of the National Nursing and Network Education Taskforce (N³ET) and a Directorship of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC). She is currently President of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board and Deputy Chair of the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery and was recently appointed to WHO/PEPFAR Expert Group on Scaling-up of Medical and Nursing Education. Jill is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife and has a master’s degree in Education and a PhD which was entitled “The Commodification of Caring”. Jill is passionate about nursing and midwifery’s contribution to improving health services and the experience of those in need of our care.
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery
The Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery for Australia and New Zealand (CDNM) is the peak organisation that represents the Deans and Heads of the Schools of Nursing in universities that offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in nursing and midwifery throughout Australia and New Zealand. Its aims are to ensure the maintenance of quality standards of university education for nurses and midwives, to be the voice of tertiary education for nurses and midwives, to lead and represent those who provide tertiary education to nurses and midwives and to promote the public image of nursing and midwifery.
- providing Trans-Tasman leadership for academics in the university sector
- being the voice for Nursing and Midwifery from the higher education sectors on education, practice development and research and research training both nationally and internationally
- fostering quality standards of university education for nurses and midwives
- promoting the development of a contemporary image and profile of nursing and midwifery at both national and international levels
- providing advice on nursing and midwifery workforce issues
Lee Thomas
Deputy Chairperson
Federal Secretary
Australian Nursing Federation
Lee Thomas is the Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, the third largest, and one of the fastest growing unions in Australia. Lee’s priority for the ANF is to ensure that it is one of the strongest industrial, political, professional and campaigning unions in Australia. Membership growth in the private and aged care sectors and increasing members power are paramount to the ANF and to Lee. Lee commenced nursing as a personal care attendant in aged care, and completed her General Nurse education at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide and subsequently her Midwifery education at the Queen Victoria Hospital in 1987. Lee also holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a neonatology certificate, is a registered midwife, and is currently studying a law degree. Prior to taking on her current role as Federal Secretary, Lee served as ANF’s Assistant Federal Secretary, and as Branch Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation (SA Branch), where she focused on membership growth and enterprise bargaining across all sectors.
Australian Nursing Federation
Established in 1924, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is the national union for nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing and students. The ANF represents the industrial and professional interests of its members through the activities of a federal office and branches in each state and territory. The ANF's 175,000 members are employed in health care and other settings in urban, rural and remote locations in both in the public and private sectors. ANF members work in hospitals, health and community services, schools, universities, the armed forces, statutory authorities, local government, professional organisations, offshore territories and in industry. ANF members have the opportunity to contribute to and influence nursing issues by becoming involved in ANF special interest groups, committees and events, and by becoming a job representative in the workplace.
Debra Cerasa FRCNA
Chief Executive Officer
Royal College of Nursing Australia
Debra Cerasa is an experienced senior health executive, having held a management position with Internatioanl SOS in Indonesia followed by the Chief Nursing/Midwifery Officer and Director of Clinical Service positions with Latrobe Regional Hospital in Victoria. Following her general nurse training at Deniliquin in the 1970s, Debra has since gained a variety of clinical experience as well as certificates in intensive care and midwifery. She has worked in education roles in a number of Melbourne hospitals; has also worked extensively in midwifery in a variety of settings, including her own private practice; and has worked in the pre-hospital emergency sector managing and teaching paramedic programs for the Victorian Ambulance Service. Debra's vision for nursing remains entrenched in the belief that nursing is the profession that weaves healthcare delivery together. She holds a practical, down-to-earth approach to research, professional development and continued improvement which she believes will position her well in representing both RCNA and the greater nursing profession. Debra believes that the unity and professionalism of nursing is the reason that nurses continue to be one of the most trusted, respected and valued professional groups within the healthcare industry.
Royal College of Nursing Australia
Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) is Australia’s peak professional nursing organisation and is the Australian member of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). RCNA is a national membership organisation open to nurses and nursing students in all areas of the profession.
RCNA contributes to the enhancement of the nursing profession in many ways, including:
- lobbying state and federal governments on issues of policy analysis, development and reform as they relate to the nursing profession
- supporting our members in their continuing professional development and ongoing education via RCNA conferences, workshops, events and through the RCNA Life Long Learning Program (3LP)
- keeping members up-to-date with critical issues affecting the nursing professions via RCNA publications, media releases and member-based communications
- administering over $20 million in Australian Government and RCNA-funded scholarships every year to address nursing workforce issues, promote the importance of professional development activities and create ongoing educational opportunities for nurses and nursing students across Australia
- creating excellent networking opportunities among the nursing community, including member-only Chapter groups and special interest National Networks
- offering a series of honours and awards to recognise excellence within the nursing profession
Roz Donnellan-Fernandez
Board Member
Australian College of Midwives
Roz is a Registered Midwife and Lactation Consultant with additional qualifications in both nursing and mental health nursing. She is currently the Midwifery Fellow at Women’s & Children’s Hospital CYWHS (2008 – 2011) and a PhD Candidate at Flinders University. Here she holds academic status in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and undertakes casual teaching in the three year Bachelor of Midwifery. Roz believes that the status and health of women and infants is integrally linked to strengthening cultural, educational, professional practice, legislative and industrial frameworks for midwifery that enable choice, safety, and quality in maternity service delivery for all Australian families. She is a current National Director (SA representative) on the Board of the Australian College of Midwives and an accredited reviewer for national Midwifery Practice Review. Roz has maintained a private caseload midwifery practice for the past 16 years, served three consecutive terms on the statutory regulator for nursing and midwifery in SA (1999-2008) and led public sector systems change in the implementation and expansion of caseload midwifery models in South Australia as Joint Midwifery Consultant / Unit Head of Midwifery Group Practices (WCH 2003-2008). Roz participates in and engages with a diverse range of local and national professional, voluntary, statutory and government initiatives to enhance midwifery practice frameworks and relationships that improve options and outcomes for women and their babies.
Australian College of Midwives
The Australian College of Midwives is a national, not-for-profit organisation that serves as the peak professional body for midwives. It provides a unified political voice for the midwifery profession, supports midwives to reach their full potential, and sets professional practice and education standards. The ACM has active Branches in all states and territories of Australia. It is committed to being the leading organisation shaping Australian maternity care, to ensure the best possible maternity outcomes for all Australian women. It is guided by research evidence that pregnant women and mothers benefit from having access to midwifery care throughout their childbearing experience and is committed to ensuring all childbearing women have access to continuity of care by a known midwife. For a comprehensive overview of the ACM role, strategic vision, constitution, organisational structure and governance, you are invited to access the Australian College of Midwives website: www.midwives.org.au
Dr Sally Goold, OAM
Executive Officer
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
Dr. Sally S Goold OAM RN, Dip NEd, BAppSc (Nursing), MNSt, DN (HC) FRCNA, FCN. (NSW) A Wiradjuri woman. Dr. Sally Goold was instrumental in forming the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN), an organisation of which she is currently Executive Director. She worked at the Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern, on its inception and was the first Aboriginal Registered Nurse to work there. Sally has an extensive background in Acute Care Setting, Cardio-Thoracic and Coronary Care. She has lectured in both undergraduate and post-graduate programs at the School of Nursing at Queensland’s University of Technology. She has been a member on the Advisory Boards of three Universities and is an Adjunct Professor at both James Cook and Griffith universities. In 1986, Sally was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to Nursing Education and Aboriginal Health.
Sally was a member of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 1997- 2000.
Sally is an Ex-Commissioner of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission.
In 2000, she was awarded the Royal College of Nursing (Queensland Chapter) Distinguished Nursing Award and, in 2002, was awarded a Doctor of Nursing, Honoris Causa from RMIT.
Sally is a past member of the Human Genetics Advisory Committee (NHMRC).
Sally is also a past member of the National Indigenous Council (NIC).
Sally was announced Senior Australian of the Year for 2006 at the 2006 Australia Day Awards.
Sally is a member of the National Indigenous Health Equality Council
She is a Director of the National Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency.
Sally is a member of the Close the Gap Steering Committee.
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN)
The role of CATSIN is to increase the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in nursing and midwifery.The formation of CATSIN was deemed the first step in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives claiming ownership for setting the agenda, and addressing the needs of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait nurses and midwives, and student nurses and midwives.
CATSIN advises all Commonwealth, State/Territory health ministers and their relevant departments on strategic developments, policy development and implementation regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and nursing and midwifery workforce issues. CATSIN believes that there is a need to educate non-aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in health care, at all levels, of the impact of historical factors on health.
Mr Gregory Sam
Community Director
Greg Sam is a specialist in government and public health having worked at the Senior Executive level in Federal and state health systems over many years. He has also worked for the World Health Organisation and the Asian Development Bank and World Bank. Greg holds a Master of Public Health and Bachelor of Arts -Administration. He has led major assignments for Parker & Partners in the areas of vaccines, health and social policy and other government relations and policy reform campaigns. Greg holds a number of Board positions including The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council, The Asthma Foundation of the ACT, L2S Communications NZ and Vaxine Pty Ltd.
Ms Anita Phillips
Community Director
Anita Phillips brings her extensive experience as a Social Worker in many fields to the position of Community Director with the ANMC. Currently Anita is the ACT Public Advocate. She has worked in neighbourhood centres, hospitals, psychiatric services, not for profit agencies and rural health policy in the ACT, and is a sessional lecturer in the School of Social Work at the Australian Catholic University. Anita also has extensive experience in other States in Australia, having worked in child care and protection, rehabilitation and acute hospital settings in Victoria, and for many years with a Federal Government agency in regional and rural areas all over NSW. Anita went to live in North Queensland not long after graduating from Melbourne University many years ago, and has maintained her Queensland connection since that intital adventure - working in developing community services in (at that time) a very isolated town with hardly any social infrastructure. Anita was on the committee of, or assisted in the creation of many new programs with government and non government agencies, culminating in her being elected as a Member of the State Parliament in 2001, where she was able to continue pursuing a social justice agenda on behalf of disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the community.