Rachel Allan

Rachel Allan is an experienced social worker currently serving as a Social Worker for the Palliative Outcome Initiative at Harbour Hospice since June 2022. Prior experience includes roles as an Intake and Assessment Social Worker at Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children from April 2021 to June 2022, and as a Hospital Social Worker at Richmond and Wandsworth Councils from November 2018 to November 2020, where complex hospital discharges were facilitated. Rachel also worked as a hospital-based social worker for the Canterbury District Health Board from February 2017 to August 2018, providing therapeutic support and facilitating safe discharges. Additionally, Rachel served as the National President of CanTeen New Zealand, supporting young people living with cancer for seven years, including four years on the Member Advisory Committee and three years on the National Board. Rachel earned a Bachelor of Social Work with First Class Honours from the University of Canterbury in 2016 after attending Avonside Girls' High School from 2005 to 2009.