NT Allied Health Excellence Awards

The Early Career Excellence Award applies to recent allied health graduates.

The winner of this category will:

• be a high performer in their role
• be highly valued by their colleagues and patients
• show considerable potential for their future career.

Finalists

• Max Allgood, Physiotherapist, Movement for Life Physiotherapy
• Tzu-Ming Kuo, Speech pathologist, NT Health
• Annabel McAuliffe, Pharmacist, NT Health

Nominees

The Excellence in Clinical Practice Award applies to nominees who deliver outstanding services or significantly influence clinical practice.

The winner of this category will:

• be an outstanding performer in clinical practice
• be highly valued by their colleagues and patients
• considerably contribute to their profession and/or patient outcomes.

Finalists

• Hannah Dickman, Social worker, NT Health
• Megan Kohler, Social worker, NT Health
• Colleen Niland, Pharmacist, NT Health

Nominees

The Excellence in Research or Quality Improvement Award applies to nominees who deliver exemplary and impactful contributions to allied health related research or continuous quality improvement.

The winner of this category will:

• have demonstrated significant impact from their work
• have a dedication to improving health outcomes and/or service delivery through generating new knowledge
• be highly valued in their field and considerably contribute to their profession.

Finalists

• Jocelyn James, Physiotherapist, NT Health
• Colleen Niland, Pharmacist, NT Health

Nominees

The Excellence in Allied Health Education Award applies to nominees who demonstrate excellence in allied health education, supervision, mentoring or professional development.

The winner of this category will:

• make a significant contribution to developing the allied health workforce
• be highly valued by learners and colleagues
• demonstrate a sustained and positive impact on developing others and strengthening allied health practice in the NT.

Finalists

• Kim Hayward, Radiographer, NT Health
• Anna Pritchard, Speech pathologist, NT Health
• Monique Ulani, Social worker, Department of Education and Training

Nominees

The Excellence in Leadership Award applies to nominees who work in any setting and deliver exemplary leadership for allied health in the NT.

The winner of this category will:

• have significantly influenced those around them in a positive and impactful way
• be highly valued by their colleagues and profession.

Finalists

• Carlee Bernardino, Social worker, NT Health
• I-Chia (Jess) Chen, Pharmacist, NT Health
• Annie Farthing, Physiotherapist, NT Health

Nominees

The Team Excellence Award applies to nominees who work as a collective team, deliver high performing allied health services or outcomes in any setting.

The winner of this category will deliver excellent outcomes for person centred care and/or their profession which has been achieved through excellent teamwork.

Finalists

• Allied Health Services Big Rivers Region, NT Health
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team, NT Health
• Sexual Assault Referral Centre, NT Health

Nominees

The Excellence in Community Practice Award applies to nominees who deliver outstanding services or significantly influence community health, including in rural or remote practice.

The winner of this category, will:

• be an outstanding performer in community practice
• be highly valued by their colleagues and patients/communities
• considerably contribute to their profession and/or patient outcomes.

Finalists

• Martin Dzongayi, Social worker, NT Health
• Maddi Hammet, Occupational therapist, Carpentaria Disability Service
• Erin McKeegan, Social worker, NT Health

Nominees

The Excellence in Allied Health Assistance/Technical Support Award applies to nominees who work in a technical role which directly supports allied health professionals.

The winner of this category will provide high quality and highly valued assistant services for allied health professionals and the services which they provide.

Finalists

• Morgan Cavanagh, Pharmacy technician, NT Health
• Sherelle Dowell, Allied health assistant, NT Health
• Akiyo Keehne, Pharmacy technician, NT Health
• Tamika Tonson, Indigenous allied health assistant, NT Health

Nominees