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Cindy (Sim Yee) Tan
Sharon Taylor
How long have you worked in health?
How long have you worked in health?
Almost 19 years.
32 years.
Where do you work?
Where do you work?
I work at Concord Cancer Centre as one of the
Senior Clinical Dietitians. My current clinical focus
is on Cancer Survivorship.
I work at Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Emergency Department.
What do you do?
I am the Nurse Manager of the Emergency
Department (ED).
I see cancer patients in the Sydney Cancer
Survivorship Clinic. Patients with early stage cancer
who have completed their primary cancer treatment
are referred to this clinic where they are seen by a
multidisciplinary team. My role is to provide dietary
advice to these patients to improve their health and
cancer prevention. I also provide expert opinion
related to nutrition to the other multidisciplinary team
members in patient care and in a research capacity.
In addition to my clinical role, I conduct research
projects with the aim of improving clinical outcomes
for cancer patients.
Why do you do what you do?
I like to be a clinician as it gives me a great sense
of job satisfaction knowing what I do contributes
to improving patient care. Working in a supportive
environment and with inspiring colleagues has inspired
me to do better as well.
What’s the best part of your day?
When I see patients walking out of the consultation
with a smile or when I see my students completing
their placement and becoming a qualified dietitian.
Year in Review 2021–22
What do you do?
Why do you do what you do?
I am committed to quality and safe patient and family
centred care, empowering nurses, and working within
a dynamic Multidisciplinary Team.
As challenging as the emergency environment can
be, I love the excitement of Emergency Nursing, the
variety of my role and different patients that we care
for. As an experienced emergency nurse and Nurse
Manager, I don’t take for granted, the tremendous
team that I oversee and the tireless work that they
do. I am fortunate to be able to collaborate with
the multidisciplinary emergency team and hospital
Executive to achieve common goals. I value these
professional relationships and the contribution to the
department they all make.
What’s the best part of your day?
When I review the number of patients who have
presented to the ED and see that we have provided
care to each of them in a safe and efficient manner.
Additionally, when staff are recognised for their
hard work and seeing the return investment of
supporting all staff.
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