Melanie was born and raised in Orange NSW and has been working in this regional area as a nurse for 25 years. She began working in the dialysis unit after maternity leave in 2003. From there Melanie continued to work in dialysis becoming the clinical nurse specialist progressing to the clinical nurse educator in 2012. She was given the opportunity to relieve as the clinical nurse consultant in June 2017 and then permanently appointed in 2018. Melanie continues to work and lead our acute renal unit and three satellite units in our district. She is passionate about providing high quality education to both patients and staff and believes in providing person centered care to enable patients to make informed decisions regarding their health and health care journey.