Linda Grady

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care, Southern DHB, Dunedin, NZ
BSc. RGON. BN. MEd. PGCert in Critical Care. PGCert in Leadership & Management

Linda Grady’s current position within Southern District Health Board is that of Clinical Nurse Specialist for Critical Care. She also a Clinical tutor for 2nd and 3rd year medical students and is a Professional Teaching Fellow for Otago University. Linda believes in the achievement of clinical excellence and advancing expertise, not just within the Critical Care team but throughout the entire organisation. The phenomenon, that the more you learn the more you want to know, is accurate and an absolute for Linda.  She has been successful with post graduate study in the fields of critical care, aeromedical retrieval, advanced health assessment, leadership and management and completed clinical masters in education.
Linda’s interest in the tracheostomy patient commenced during her years as the Charge Nurse in paediatrics and has continued on into her work in Critical Care. She is one of the founding members of the Dunedin hospital Tracheostomy Response Team TRT.

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