Rising Regan enjoying the challenges of her supply job at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus

After slowly working her way up the ladder at the Kalgoorlie Health Campus, Regan Holmes is enjoy the challenges of her position. The acting supply manager for KHC spends most of her time purchasing goods for the Goldfields region, but says every day is different, which helps keep her busy. A job in a hospital was never something she had her heart set on, but now that she is in the industry Ms Holmes said she did not see herself leaving it any time soon. Ten years ago she started out as a casual administration worker at the Patient-Assisted Travel Scheme office before doing some staff leave cover as a ward clerk, and eventually moving into the supply department seven years ago. “To be honest (a hospital job) never crossed my mind, but when I received the job as a casual worker I was really interested and thought this would be a good career to start off in and would be interesting to see how a hospital worked,” she said. “I am very organised, and I enjoy challenges, and I find my role here can be very challenging and working out where we can get alternative stock or what we can use as a replacement, and in this role, I feel you have deadlines to meet, so being organised is very handy. “I am most proud that I have slowly worked my way up in the supply department and have acted as the regional supply manager a few times and am very grateful for that opportunity. “I enjoy being in the purchasing and procurement field, so I’m sure I will stay in that role and maybe get some more qualifications behind me.” Having a “wonderful” team around her helps keep her going in her job, but so do some of the interactions with clients, with one in particular coming to mind as one of her favourite moments. “In the supply department we look after the home oxygen clients and for a while we had to deliver oxygen,” she said. “There was a special lady that we delivered to and she was so lovely, she gave us life advice, showed us around her garden and she reminded me so much of my late nana, so I found that special. “But the community here we have in supply is special and I would like to say a huge thank you to my colleagues for making each day different and helping each other out when needed, we have fun and it makes each day more enjoyable to come to work.” Ms Holmes is based in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, after moving to the city from New Zealand in 2013 following years of “pestering” from a family member to make the move. “I finally jumped on the plane, and I don’t regret it at all,” she said. “I enjoy the Kalgoorlie community; I have some amazing friends that I get to spend time with outside work hours.”