Julie Porter is a Clinical Nurse Educator with the Tasmanian Health Service. Originally from New Zealand, Julie has had a variety of roles at all levels of nursing, including as a clinical nurse and in management and education. She is passionate about progressing mental health in all areas of practice with a strong belief in collaboration and recognising the work that mental health nurses do. Her practice is strongly focused on enhancing mental health as a specialty area and most importantly supporting other MHNs to achieve top of scope of practice.

Opportunities for learning are important and have included areas of tropical medicine, adult education, and rural and remote mental health. She has recently commenced a PhD at James Cook University with the title "An Exploration of the Role of Community and Recreational Activities on Mental Health to Frame a Model of Connectedness and Social Resilience in Tasmania".

When not nursing, her passions are traditional (tall ship) sailing and marine conservation.