There’s a strong group of women in leading roles at Canberra-based global health service company, Aspen Medical. With operations in Australia and around the world, Aspen Medical provides innovative and tailored healthcare solutions – from setting up full-scale hospitals and clinics here and overseas to providing healthcare workers in places of need.
Tell us about your organisation and your role within it.
KS: “Aspen Medical provides multi-sector, global health care solutions, underpinned by an innovative ‘can-do’ attitude, wherever we’re needed. The strength of Aspen Medical comes from our people who are exceptionally skilled, highly committed, and willing to work in extreme environments and conditions to support the delivery of healthcare all over the world. My role as the CMO is to provide a safe and quality framework for our people to operate within, to ensure patient safety and high-quality clinical care are at the heart of what we do.”
What inspired you to join this organisation?
KP: “I was inspired to join Aspen Medical at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as I understood they had been involved in previous emergency responses and I knew that I had skills, experience and knowledge that could contribute positively. Like many health professionals, I wanted to be involved actively to support our populations and especially the most vulnerable groups affected by the pandemic.”
NL: “I have always been passionate about helping people and the communities they live in. I loved that Aspen Medical has a very strong social purpose and promotes a positive organisational work culture.”
What is the most rewarding part of your job? And the most challenging?
KS: “We provide healthcare solutions wherever we’re needed. That means our patients, customers, clients, and partners have access to high quality healthcare irrespective of their circumstances. Being part of a team to deliver these solutions, often to people and communities who would otherwise not have this care, is the most rewarding part of my job. The challenge is ensuring the right controls are in place, at the right time, to provide safe and quality services for our customers and our staff.”
RH: “All the organisations we are working with, including governments, NFP and private sector are seeking to do things differently in their approach to addressing new and existing challenges. Our teams enjoy working on these issues and have the ability to look at the issue from a range of different perspectives and offer new alternatives.”
NL: “The most rewarding (and challenging) part of my job is people! I love bringing people together and working with their strengths to develop and deliver great solutions.”
MG: “The privilege and opportunity to create something that is useful and meaningful to others.”
What are your organisation’s key strengths?
KS: “Aspen Medical is an agile, adaptive organisation, committed to excellence. Our key strength is our people who are highly skilled and who work in high performing teams to deliver healthcare solutions globally.”
RH: “A customised approach to each situation we are working on coupled with highly skilled and responsive people. The people we attract to work with our clients enjoy the ‘can do’ culture of Aspen Medical and find it rewarding to work in high performing teams without the bureaucratic constraints of some of the other work they are involved in.”
SW: “The ability of the team to adapt and navigate challenging situations and develop solutions to suit regional, cultural, and societal nuances. Aspen Medical treats each project, region and customer individually and adapts internally to meet the specific needs of that project.”
MG: “We have great people – from the front line to our leaders.”
Where to from here?
RH: “Continuing to grow the Advisory Services offering of Aspen Medical and expand our global footprint. There are many issues in health that require new thinking and we look forward to making our contribution to this effort.”
Who inspires you?
SW: “Honestly, the team I work with at Aspen Medical inspires me every day. The team really respects each other and is constantly moving forward. There are absolutely no silos and everyone tackles tasks with action and learning.”
Visit aspenmedical.com to find out more about this Canberra company providing quality health services in Australia and around the world.
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