Meet our nurses

International Nurse Day 2023

More than 4500 nurses work across a diverse range of roles at Alfred Health. The care and dedication of our nursing workforce is crucial to the positive outcomes so many of our patients experience. Today and every day – we say thank you.

Haiping Tang

Sexual Health Nurse, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre: "It’s so rewarding when you can make a difference to a patient’s life."

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Svetlana Kalendareva

Associate Nurse Manager, ACG Aged Care, Caulfield Hospital: "Every day when a patient can go home it is a positive outcome. Families are so grateful." 

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Zhan Lin

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sandringham Haemodialysis unit Sandringham Hospital, "It is very satisfying to know we’re making a positive difference for people’s lives."

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Ellen Heywood

Ambulatory Cancer Services Manager, "It’s cliched, but what makes me proud to be a nurse is helping people. "

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Whitney Johnson

Deputy Director of Nursing, Alfred Mental and Addiction Health Whitney Johnson: "I’m so proud to be a part of such a selfless profession." 

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Will Ockenden

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, "I love that we can help save lives supporting people on their worst days. Being able to provide that support is amazing."

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Emily Hodges

How Emily’s dream of being a mental health nurse became reality

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Claire Lobb

Why Claire was meant to be a nurse

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Caitlin Berry

Caitlin's big change

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Janelle McLean

Caring for patients with failing hearts 

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Rose Phan

Rose’s first graduate year at The Alfred

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Claire Hatherley

Why Claire loves being a nurse practitioner

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Elliot Booth

Improving patient outcomes in mental health nursing 

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