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. More recently, my two beautiful daughters have left home to become fully fledged adults. I decided to also leave my home of Hamilton and have moved to Auckland with my dog, to live with my partner and his children.

I was 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 took an exciting role as Clinical Director Nursing with the National Public Health Service. In this role, it was an honour to have supported the Nursing team through this transformational change process. Most recently, I have taken an exciting change into the world of formal education and academia. I see this as a fantastic opportunity to pivot my Nursing Leadership skills and experience to support and enhance the journey that Nurses take in their postgraduate Nursing studies.

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 as a ward nurse in Orthopaedics and in Oncology/Haematology/Palliative care. I have continued this through my career – mentoring, educating, and supporting others in the teams I have worked with. 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, NPs 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 am more than happy to supervise people from all walks of life and all professions, and am respectful of other’s cultures, opinions and life choices.