Lesley Barker

· Led Implementation & set up of zone central intake (FAST) offices.

· Lead ongoing planning and implementation to onboard surgical specialties to central referral intake program.

· Developed Provincial FAST Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual.

· Collaborative work to bridge gap with project partners in planning & implementation of FAST program.

· Recruit, Coach & mentor Senior Consultants and Change Management team.

· Establish a positive culture of teamwork & collaboration.

· Established strong working relationships with primary care, specialty care, zone operations & project team.

· Collaborate with data analytics team to identify trends and opportunities.

· Work with communications team to ensure flow of information to key stakeholders.

· Lead Provincial Coordinating Committee & FAST Manager Meetings

· Represent on Leadership and Planning Committees with external stakeholders.

· Led Provincial Surgical Policy development.

· Unit Manager OR/MDR/Surgical Booking Office (2009-2018)

o Managing Day to day operations of ten theatre operating room within a busy trauma facility

o Ensuring standards of practice for reprocessing of surgical instruments

o Participated in design and implementation of standardized provincial perioperative education model.

o Applied LEAN methodology to process improvement projects.

· Site Lead Provincial Surgical Strategies Project (2016 – 2018)

o Representative with BC MOH for

o development of surgical efficiency indicators to align with surgical waitlist management policy.

o standardized provincial perioperative education program.

o Implemented health authority centralized booking model.

o Project lead for implementing Surgical Optimization clinic for total joints.

o Utilized Lighthouse data analytics to monitor efficiencies and identify opportunities.

· Unit Manager of Post Operative Recovery Room/ Endoscopy / Surgical Booking Office

o Quality Improvement & data analysis to ensure efficient resources utilization.

o Recruit, coach & mentor clinical staff.

o Physician engagement & stakeholder relationship building

· Site Lead for Adult Coding Access Targets for Surgery (ACATs)

o Work with surgeons to ensure prioritization of elective surgeries based on diagnosis & urgency.

· Independent Consultant

o Worked collaboratively to develop new processes & improve flow between the operating room and the sterilizing department.

o Change management: worked with key stakeholders in managing change.

• Secondment to complete operational review of efficiencies and opportunities in summary report as requested by SOO