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Congratulations to the three Department of Health staff who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.
Professor Brett McDermott, Director – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Tasmania
Jordan Emery, Chief Executive – Ambulance Tasmania
Laura Butler, Paramedic and Manager, Clinical Practice Emergency Medical Services – Ambulance Tasmania
The recipients of these awards are remarkable individuals who have been appropriately recognised for their immense service to our community.
Recognition in the King’s Birthday Honours List is one of the highest acknowledgments of community service an Australian citizen can receive.
The Department of Health congratulates the three recipients for their well-deserved achievement and contribution to Tasmania’s health system.
Professor McDermott will be presented with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division for significant service to medicine in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.
He was a 2023 Tasmanian Australian of the Year Nominee for his commitment to improving child and adolescent mental health service delivery and has been involving in numerous projects for disaster management mental health, has held various mental health committee and advisory roles, he was the Director of Beyond Blue from 2006 – 2016 and has undertaken extensive work in child and adolescent psychiatry and research.
Mr Emery and Ms Butler are recipients of the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM).
The ASM is a prestigious award that recognises distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service, so this is a significant honour for Mr Emery and Ms Butler to receive.
Mr Emery was appointed Chief Executive of Ambulance Tasmania in 2023 after 15 years as a paramedic and undertaking various leadership roles and continues to champion industry-wide culture and leadership reform through heart-centred leadership. His industry leadership and innovative thinking has also seen him appointed as an adjunct associate professor in the University of Tasmania’s School of Paramedicine.
Ms Butler has been a paramedic since 2013 and is a prehospital care leader, actively working to improve the quality of out of hospital care within Tasmania. Her work has been integral in progressing numerous key changes and innovations at Ambulance Tasmania including the Palliative Care Project and the Diabetes Pathway Project and is looked upon as a clinical champion within the field of paramedicine.
The Department of Health recipients will receive their honours at Government House later this year.