Amber, Nola & Tom (a.n.t.) are 3 anaesthetists focused on improving the work lives of healthcare professionals in Aoteoroa New Zealand. Based on Level 8 at Te Toka Tumai, we believe that many small incremental changes add up to lasting organisational change over time.
That means creating an organisation that sees you, values you and invests in you so you can work with us for a long time. It’s easy to see the system as bigger than us, but in reality the system is us - so we can improve it.
Amber is a Specialist Anaesthetist who specialises in anaesthesia for complex urology. She was the recipient of the ANZCA Part 2 Cecil Gray prize in 2005 and was a Supervisor of Training for nearly 10 years, including sitting on the Executive Committee for Perioperative Services.
She has had strong interest in welfare and just completed a sabbatical focusing on the organisational response to workforce wellbeing, studying at vanguard institutions such as Monash and Stanford. She is the current Wellbeing Lead for Perioperative Services at Te Toka Tumai.
Nola is a Specialist Anaesthetist who specialises in ORL and Vascular Anaesthesia. She has a strong interest in workforce optimisation by improving the wellbeing of the staff that work in healthcare and the structures that support them.
She is a Supervisor of Training for the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, a Vital Talk Facilitator, Te Toka Tumai Hot Debrief Facilitator and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education.
Her most important achievement to date are her three young children who regularly test her coping strategies.
Tom is a Specialist Anaesthetist with interests in liver transplantation, trainee education and staff wellbeing. He undertook liver transplant fellowship experience through the University of California, San Francisco receiving the Haile T Debas Academy of Medical Educators award for excellence in teaching.
He is currently Fellowship Director in the Department of Anaesthesia, Level 8 Auckland City Hospital, a Supervisor of Training and a member of the ANZCA Wellbeing Special Interest Group and NZ National Committee.
At home he is Dad to two young children which often poses challenges to his own wellbeing !