Kia ora koutou. Ko Michelle Morley toku ingoa. My whānau are from Gisborne, I was born in Lower Hutt, grew up in the Bay of Plenty and moved to Hamilton to do my nursing training straight out of high school. I made Hamilton my home professionally and personally, bringing up two beautiful daughters and gaining lots of interesting Nursing experience.

I have been drawn to public health from very early on in my Nursing training – taking an option paper of population health during my Bachelor of Nursing bridging course. I settled into Public Health first as a Public Health Nurse, then as Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Waikato Public Health Unit. In 2022 I took a role in the National Rheumatic Fever Commissioning team and wholeheartedly loved the experience I have gained. Following the health reforms, I have taken an exciting role as Clinical Director Nursing. In this role, it is an honour to be supporting Nurses through this transformational change process, to work to top of their scopes of practice and to support their communities to achieve Pae Ora.

I have always had an interest in personal growth and supporting others in their personal and professional journeys. I have been ward preceptor and orientator from a very early stage, and carried this on through my career – mentoring and supporting others in the team. I enjoyed supporting B4 Schools Nurses as Clinical lead and programme Manager, and ran many training sessions and conferences to meet their compliance and cultural requirements. I had a rewarding experience as a wellness coach and operational manager for a private wellness company – which I really loved. When the opportunity came up to train in professional supervision, I jumped at it, as it seemed like a very natural place for me to be. I am currently supervising a wonderful collection of individual Nurses and other professionals and we each take a lot from our time together.

Professional supervision to me, is an opportunity to stop and step out of the “fastlane” of life and work, and take stock of where you are at, where you want to get to, and identify some steps that might get you there. As a supervisor, my role is not to provide answers, but to ask the right questions and share different perspectives so that you can find the answers yourself. I provide a safe, warm, open space for you to share your thoughts, challenges and ideas in. I listen deeply and am mindful in my responses.

I believe that professional supervision is equally as valuable when shared amongst professionals of the same profession as it is when shared amongst professionals of differing professions. I am more than happy to supervise people from all walks of life and all professions, and am respectful of others cultures, opinions and life choices.