Carolyn Heise

Carolyn is a dedicated registered nurse and health service leader. She is passionate about the nursing profession and the provision of high-quality health services to her community. Carolyn’s dynamic and varied career has included working as a registered nurse, managing district cancer services, public hospitals, and preventative health care services on the Mid North Coast of NSW. She holds additional post-graduate qualifications in Public Health and a Master of Business Administration.

Carolyn has worked alongside Cancer Council in Regional NSW for many years and while in the Position of Nurse Manager for the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute in 2017 she actively participated in fundraising events such as Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea and as a contestant in Coffs Coast Dancing with the Stars.

In 2019 while working as the Director of Nursing, Midwifery and In-Patient Services at Coffs Harbour Base Hospital, Carolyn was diagnosed with cancer. As such, she has a unique perspective on the patient journey – both as a senior health service manager and as a survivor of cancer.