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I'm a Registered Nurse and Organisational Coach, passionate about supporting people and workplaces to thrive. With expertise in Positive Psychology and over 30 years of experience across Health, aviation, local government, and consulting, I partner with leaders and teams to build high-performing, human centred cultures. My work is grounded in evidence-backed strategies, including psychological safety, strengths, and wellbeing science; delivered with compassion, high support, and high accountability. Whether it's facilitating change, coaching executives, or designing bespoke offerings to bring the best out of your people, I bring authenticity, clarity, and commitment to every interaction. I believe that organisations perform at their best when their people are supported to do the same. What clients say: Stephen Dignam, Senior Leader, Local Government My team has a wide range of social and educational backgrounds. Jayne, through her passion and delivery style was able to achieve understanding and change across the Unit regardless of the audience. As a result we have seen a 22% increase in our safety reporting numbers this year as staff feel comfortable to raise matters in a psychological safe environment. Danielle Hargreaves, Senior Leader, Local government Jayne is incredible at what she does. Jayne’s passion and way of approaching and sharing her knowledge is so inclusive. She has changed so many people’s perceptions of themselves, their ability to see their strengths and most of all helping people to find their true centre in the workplace. Jane Ree, Policy Development and Implementation Jayne is an extraordinarily talented and wise professional who presented very relatable content at the recent CCANSW conference which I organised. Jayne was recommended to me as a speaker. She was great to work with and very responsive, taking time to understand the context and audience requirements. Her session inspired conference delegates to better understand how a psychologically safe workplace enhances innovation, collaboration and wellbeing to enable all to thrive through change. Jayne’s presentation and her key takeaways were referenced positively numerous times by conference delegates in their feedback. Her content was relatable and pitched perfectly. I strongly recommend Jayne as a dynamic and interactive conference speaker Kate Cabot, Clinical Operations Manager Jayne has been an amazing coach and a huge help in my professional journey. Her straightforward, no-nonsense approach, and using the GROW methodology, made a real difference in helping me set clear goals and figure out the best way to reach them. Jayne has a knack for cutting through the noise and giving practical advice that works all while creating a supportive space where I felt comfortable tackling challenges and building my leadership skills. I highly recommend Jayne to anyone looking for a coach who’s down-to-earth, effective, and truly invested in helping you succeed. Sarah Frame, Patient Safety & Quality Manager I am so grateful to have been given the opportunity of having Jayne as a mentor! Jayne’s support and guidance have helped me gain confidence and really become the leader that I always wanted to be but did not have the confidence to be. Jayne has helped me not only develop my organisational skills, time management skills and many other realms of leadership but most importantly she has helped me believe in myself as a leader! Jaynes kind, calm nature combined with her extensive leadership and mentoring experience have been so invaluable and a large part of my leadership journey. I consider myself extremely lucky to have an inspirational leader to support and guide me on my leadership journey Kumarah Kelly, Chief Executive Officer I was lucky enough to be mentored by Jayne in her capacity as a mentor in a Women in Leadership Development Program. Jayne has a very natural, nurturing and patient personality that really helped guide me into a direction of self care and preservation as well as sharing methods to be able to slow down and focus better. Jayne's skill and knowledge shines through in every conversation and I was very fortunate to have her share so much with me. Suzy Miller, CEO Jayne has been a Mentor in our Women's Leadership program for several years. Jayne has been matched with diverse individuals from different industries and has a way of bringing out the best in others. Her natural Coaching style in mentoring allowed her Mentee to participate in the exploration and maintain ownership, with Jaynes support for accountability and check in. We have witness significant uplift in confidence and performance from her work with the Mentees. Jayne has a warm and empathetic style sees her as a valued member of our diverse Mentoring team and wider Alumni community. I have no hesitation in recommending her to you

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Experience

Culture and Organisational Development Specialist | HealthShare NSW

May 2025 - Present
Drives strategic culture, engagement, and organisational development initiatives, based in positive psychology, to enhance capability and improve individual, team, and organisational performance. Partners with senior leaders and HR to design and implement people-focused strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes. Acts as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to embed culture and capability as enablers of organisational success.

Coach, Mentor and Consultant | Jayne Cheswick Consulting

Aug 2021 - Present
Positive leadership and culture Wellbeing High performance teams Strength's assessment Psychological safety Coaching Mentoring Facilitation Keynote presentations

Coach and Mentor | FindMyMeaning

Nov 2024 - Sep 2025

Psychological Safety and Wellbeing Lead Specialist | Central Coast Council

Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
Designed, implemented and continuously improved the annual plan that fostered strength of relationships, employee wellbeing and a positive and productive environment. To act as a master collaborator, connector and advisor on related initiatives that help to create a psychologically safe and well workplace.

Associate - Executive Wellbeing Strategist | Fisher Leadership

Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
Helping leaders balance high performance and high pressure. Hunter New England Local Health District

Patient Safety Officer | 4 years 8 months

Apr 2018 - Nov 2022
Coordinate, monitor, investigate and evaluate designated patient safety activities relating to incident management and mortality reviews. Support both Clinical Governance and operational staff in achieving patient safety objectives.

Acting Critical Care Network Manager | Lead Serious Adverse Event Reviews (SEAR)

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Provision of strategic advice and coordination in relation to the establishment and maintenance of the activities and strategic direction of the Critical Care Network, ensuring the Critical Care Network is able to meet its strategic and operational priorities across the Local Health District, Hunter New England. Calvary Mater Newcastle

Rapid Response Coordinator | 7 years 5 months

Apr 2014 - Apr 2018
Responsible for the Clinical Emergency Response System (CERS). Coordination of a variety of programs including "Between the Flags", "Sepsis Kills" and "DETECT". Deteriorating patient education, such as Basic Life

Registered Nurse Emergency Department | Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS).

Dec 2010 - Apr 2014
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Aged Care and Disability and Health Sciences | TAFE NSW

Sep 2011 - Feb 2014
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Project Manager | South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)

Oct 2008 - Nov 2009
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PACE, Project Manager, responsible for the day to day management of the project, 10 Project officers and allocated budget across LHD. PACE was the new standardised system for early detection and management of deteriorating patients and aligned with the Clinical Excellence Commissions , Between the Flags program developed in 2010.

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department | Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Critical Care Outreach Nurse Practitioner | 3 years 11 months

Mar 2006 - Jan 2008

Aviation Medical Training Executive | British Airways

Mar 2003 - Oct 2007
London, England, United Kingdom

E Grade Specialist Emergency Nurse | Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

Mar 2004 - Sep 2007
Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

Registered Specialist Emergency Nurse | Mayfair Specialist Nurses

Apr 2001 - Mar 2004
London, England, United Kingdom

Registered Nurse | St. Vincent's University Hospital

Jul 1999 - Feb 2001
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Education & Certificates

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid International
Feb 2025

Certified Organisational Coach

Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership
Oct 2024

Fearless Organisation Practitioner (Psychological Safety)

People Talking
Dec 2023

Strengths Profile Pracitioner

Langley Group Institute
Oct 2023

Diploma in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, Positive Psychology

Langley Group Institute
Sep 2022

The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

LeaderFactor
Sep 2022

Green Band Facilitation

HETI
May 2022

Clinical Leadership Program

Clinical Excellence Commission
Nov 2017

Advanced Life Support Instructor

Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN)
Sep 2016

Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM)

NSW ACI
Oct 2008

Bachelor of Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

University of Technology Sydney
Nov 1998

Enrolled Nurse, Nursing Education

TAFE NSW
Nov 1995

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30 min
Free
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Executive Coaching or Mentoring

60 min
$511.62 for 4 sessions
Focused, one-on-one coaching or mentoring to strengthen executive skills through a lens of strengths, positive psychology and psychological safety.

Leadership Coaching or Mentoring

60 min
$511.62 for 4 sessions
Development of core leadership abilities through a lens of strengths, positive psychology and psychological safety.

Strength's Profile Assessment and Debrief (Expert Profile)

60 min
$223.83 per session
Using strength's benefit engagement, productivity, motivation, wellbeing & growth. This includes the cost of an Expert Strength's Profile and Debrief.

Strength's Profile Assessment and Debrief (Leader Profile)

60 min
$268.6 per session
Includes both the Expert (individual) and Leader Strength's Profile and debrief.

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