Nursing & Midwifery
Wayne (Colin) Rigby 
Position Project Director, Djirruwang Program
Campus Wagga Wagga
Office Building 2, Room 113
Phone (02) 6933 4202
Fax (02) 6933 2866
EMAIL STAFF MEMBER 
General Introduction
Wayne Rigby is of Bunjalung descent (Murri). He is a registered nurse, as well as having a Bachelor of Social Welfare and a Masters Health Science. He has worked in health, welfare, mental health and academia at a state and commonwealth level. Wayne developed the first community health centre in New South Wales, 1973. He has worked as a senior staff counsellor for the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Research and project officer for health, child welfare consultant, and , more recently he has been a senior clinician and a health service manager. Currently he is the Director of the Djirruwang Programme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Mental Health Training at Charles Sturt University. He was also the Director and Senior Educator for the programme in 1997 for a short term.
Qualifications
- 1990 - 1991 Masters Health Science (Primary Health Care) University of Western. Sydney.
- 1986 - 1989 Bachelor Social Welfare, Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga
- 1987 Certificate: Leadership in Community Mental Health Based Services. Institute of Psychiatry, Rozelle Hospital New South Wales.
- 1974 Certificate: Community Health Nursing, Randwick Hospital Sydney NSW
- 1971 - 1973 Certificate: General Nursing, Goulburn Base Hospital, Goulburn.
- 1970 - 1971 Certificate: Mental Retardation Nursing. Marsden Hospital. Sydney.
- 1967 - 1970 Certificate: Psychiatric Nursing. Kenmore Hospital, Goulburn.
Teaching Interests
- Mental Health Service delivery
- Indigenous Health
- Stress in the workplace
- Primary Health Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Telephone Mental Health Triage
- Research
Research Interests
Memberships
Professional Activities
- 2002 Winter Symposium, Excellence in Nursing Director of Nursing Services, central Sydney Area Health Services for presentation of Formal paper
- 2001 Winter Symposium, Excellence in Nursing Director of Nursing Services, central Sydney Area Health Services for presentation of Formal paper
- 2002 Training of Mental Health Triage Workers - ACT Mental Health,
- 2002 PhD proofed - Degree of Doctor of Business Administration. “Scope for the Application of Corporate Governance Concepts in the Management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Incorporated Organisations In Australia” Southern Cross University, Aboriginal Hostels Incorp. Chief Executive Mr Kamlesh Sharma,
- 1999 Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance and dedication Djirruwang Program
Career Highlights
- 2002 Best Practice “What is Best Practice for In-patient Care “ Excellence in Nursing Winter Symposiums, Director of Nursing Services, Central Sydney Area Health Services
- 2001 Most Creative “Length of Stay” Excellence in Nursing . Winter Symposiums, Director of Nursing Services, Central Sydney Area Health Services
- 1997 Certificate: Contribution to the Thredbo rescue and Relief Operation. Government of New South Wales Premier of New South Wales, Mr. Bob Carr
Publications
- 2003 Peake, C, Rigby, W 2003 “Seclusion” Acute In-patient Unit, Winter Symposium 2003, Director of Nursing Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service included in Conference papers
- 2003 Welch MM, Rigby W, Leggett T, Kidd K, Hartin S, Larcombe F 2003 “WHAT SHOULD AN ACUTE INPATIENT UNIT DO? WHO SAYS SO?” A study of stakeholder perceptions. Published in the Australian and New Zealand Nursing Journal 2003.
- 2002 Rigby W, Leggett T, Kidd K, Hartin S, Larcombe F 2002 “Best Practice Care for In-patient Care” An Integrated Case Management Model. Winter Symposiums, Director of Nursing Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service.
- 2001 Rigby, W Invited Speaker Opening Remarks. Aboriginal Health Promotion conference. Batemans Bay. Southern Area Mental Health Service.
- 2001 Franks, N Rigby W 2002 “Length of Stay” In-patient Care A Challenged for Psychiatrist. Winter Symposiums, Director of Nursing Services, Central Sydney Area Health Service.
- 1997 Rigby. W 1997 “Burnout” It’s a reality. Conference paper Rural Mental Health Conference Ballina NSW included in conference papers
- 1995 Rigby, W 1995 “Confidentiality”: A need to Know, a position paper for the Commonwealth, COM Care Australia Conference Commonwealth Public Service Canberra
- 1993 Rigby, W 1993 ‘Stress In the Workplace” Paper presentation - First inaugural Conference on Occupational Stress at Work Gold Coast Anna Hotel Queensland published in conference papers