CSDS Team

Belinda Faulkner is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years nursing experience. Being university trained, spending a large amount of time in hospital as a child and has always enjoyed supporting people, she believes she makes a difference in people’s lives by being a nurse. 

Belinda’s clinical experiences are varied, Bone Marrow transplant, Paediatrics, Cardiology, ICU and Ambulatory care settings. Her leadership journey commenced in cardiology, after a move to Brisbane in 2002. She has held management and leadership positions since 2004 within Metro North.

Belinda’s passion for experiential learning and supporting staff education needs led Belinda to become a Clinical Associate Professor at the Australian Catholic University. She now holds the Nursing Director role which leads the Clinical Skills Development Statewide Service at Metro North Hospital and Health Service. And this role fits right into Belinda’s appetite for simulation, education, and training.

Belinda’s leadership experience includes completing the Executive Leadership Program at Metro North and she is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Clinical redesign. 

Throughout the Pandemic, like many other staff, Belinda was tasked with taking on other portfolios for supporting the HHS through the Pandemic. Along with her Nursing Director role, she has rolled out the Metro North Fit Testing Program across Metro North Hospital and Health service facilities. To date the program has completed over 15,000 quantitative fit tests for staff and services.

Keeping business as ‘normal’ has been the challenge over the 18 months but she is very happy to report that in the last financial year, CSDS has launched 2 new education programs delivered education and training to over 1800 participants and taken on over 38000 online enrolments.