The Youth Advisory Board’s first meeting with NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri and NSLHD Director of People and Culture Paula Williscroft
Youth board points in new direction
The Northern Sydney Local Health District established a new Youth Advisory Board (YAB) as a new platform to engage and consult with young leaders.
The 20 young leaders on the YAB are aged between 18 and 35, come from a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical roles, and include an anesthetics registrar, a speech pathologist, a social wellbeing manager and a nurse. The YAB held its first monthly meeting with NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri and NSLHD Director of People and Culture Paula Williscroft in September. The get-together was an opportunity for the group to introduce themselves and voice their interests and priorities during a discussion on the topic ‘What I would change about NSLHD?’.
There was a spectrum of views raised during this discussion, with shared areas of interest including improving staff development opportunities at NSLHD, workplace culture, mental health and wellbeing and planetary health. James Boland, co-chair of the YAB and NSLHD Graduate Health Management Trainee, said the initiative would give a voice to younger staff members who often feel disengaged from consultation and decision-making processes in the district. “It’s important that we consider the perspectives of all generations, including the young
when guiding the direction of our district,” he said. “By doing this, we are responding to the needs and wants of all patients and consumers. I also really hope that the YAB can act as an ‘incubator’ for the future leaders of our district.” James said he found the YAB a valuable chance to learn from the different experiences and perspectives of YAB members across the district. “It is a great privilege to be involved in this initiative and I am keen to see how the YAB will develop and make a real difference in the district,” he said.
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