Chelsea G. Willmott

Emergency/trauma Nurse & Nurse Educator

Registered Nurse - Emergency & Trauma, Bachelor of Nursing Science: Comprehensive NZRN (Academic Excellence Award), Postgradauate Diploma in Health Science: Nursing (Distinction), Current PhD Student – Otago University

I am a registered nurse, a nursing lecturer, academic and educator and I am incredibly passionate about nursing and inspiring people to reach their full potential. Clinically my background is within the specialty of emergency and trauma nursing and I have worked across NZ, the USA, UK and Australia. 

 

I have called Wanaka home for 16 years, and I currently work between Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka. I love the challenge and variety of working in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing academia as it allows me to help experienced nurses revolutionise their practice and find their spark again. It also enables me to inspire and shape practitioner identity which combined really feels like I am able to impact on a lot of the general public's experiences within healthcare. Clinically my philosophy is to ease the journey that an individual, family or significant other is on when they face illness and crisis. Although the outcome can at times not be changed I enjoy undertaking the small things that can reduce the impact of a challenging situation and shape a more positive experience for someone facing a difficult time in their life.   I enjoy making a difference. 

I am originally from Melbourne, I decided to undertake a Bachelor of Nursing in Dunedin vs Australia as at the time, Dunedin's School of Nursing was internationally very prominent within the world of Nursing.  I went onto gain my postgraduate qualifications with Otago University and currently I am on a Nursing PhD pathway with Otago University. My research is focused on horizontal violence in nursing and will be used to develop an education model to educate undergraduate and experienced nurses with skills to successfully cope with and navigate this difficult phenomenon. Equally my research is focused on nurse longevity within the profession, valuing the individual struggles and challenges and through education imparting knowledge around self care strategies that are effective within the reality of the current nursing culture and workforce climate filled with horizontal violence. 

 

Chelsea will be speaking about childhood fever and associated issues at the 'What to do when...' childhood health seminar at the Lake Wanaka Centre on July 30, 2016.