Ed Broadbent

Network-side project manager for the medium/low-secure forensic mental health inpatient build-out at Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde, delivered under the Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program (SWMHIP). Works across both capital delivery and operational readiness workstreams.

• Represents JHFMHN through Health Infrastructure NSW capital assurance gates — service, clinical and operational requirements into design development and schedule of accommodation sign-offs
• Coordinates with the delivery project management partner and with Northern Sydney Local Health District as receiving district: clinical integration and step-down pathways
• Leads the operational commissioning and readiness lane: service model translation, workforce transition planning, interdependency and risk management, benefits evidence
• Stakeholder engagement across Network, district, program and infrastructure partners in an environment with active community and media interest

Digital platforms and data infrastructure for small businesses and community organisations. Part-time, under approved NSW Health secondary employment; no NSW Health customers.

• Design, build and handover of small operating systems — public sites, admin tools and data layers — each deployed to a live domain and handed to its owner to run
• Built consulting site, 4 industry template systems (café, trades, home services, specialists), and client platforms
• Shipped Primed Community platform (LMS + member management + data dashboard), live at primed.community

Applied 10 years of program data to produce evaluation documentation and a whitepaper synthesising evidence across cohorts, partnerships, and community outcomes.

• Consolidated a decade of data spanning 6 community sites, 83 alliance partners, and 1,000+ participants into structured evaluation outputs
• Prepared RE-AIM-aligned evidence framework for publication and funder accountability

Project manager for Australia's national drug alert system (Prompt Response Network). Delivery, digital transformation, governance co-design, and coordination across 85 organisations in all jurisdictions.

• Managed digital transformation saving an estimated $250K: migrated National Signal Register to Microsoft Power Platform in-house
• Co-designed five-tier governance model enabling consistent national decision-making while preserving jurisdictional autonomy
• Coordinated 85 organisations across government, health, justice, research, and lived experience sectors
• Built workflow automation integrating REDCap API, Python, and Power Automate for sensitive data governance
• Delivered Australia's first national drug alert reports, establishing a recurring national publication series
• Achieved 10x stakeholder engagement increase within 2 months, zero additional budget
• Facilitated formation of Advisory Group chaired by a national lived experience organisation — affected communities in governance, not just consultation

• Co-designed learning modules for the National Communications Charter and engaged all 31 Primary Health Networks to embed evidence-informed communication practices nationally
• Co-authored national governance evidence brief with University of Melbourne informing mental health strategy
• Provided crisis communication advisory for a Big Four consultancy during sensitive organisational event
• Contributed to curriculum redesign: scenario-based learning, micro-credentials, professional development certificates

• Founded and grew social enterprise to 1,000+ participants across 6 Colombian communities with founding members Andy and Casey
• Full CEO remit: strategy, governance, finance, partnerships, staffing, community accountability
• Led organisational transition from founder-dependent to sustainable Managing Director model
• Built LMS, evaluation systems (RE-AIM), and digital infrastructure for blended program delivery
• Recognition: Recon Colombia Winner (2019), SAP Social Innomarathon Finalist (2021), TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice (2021), El Espectador profile

• Led evidence-based digital campaigns across eight community health segments
• Applied Agile methodologies to coordinate international teams and optimise digital delivery