You made a difference’ winnersTeam award winners

This month, 51 nominations were considered for the YMAD award.

 

Our winners this month are Julie Johnston, a Junior Sister on PSSU, and Jessica Leavens who is a student nurse on ward A3.

 

 

Julie Johnston

Julie joined the Trust originally as an HCA and after leaving to raise her young family returned in 1999 to continue her role as an HCA in the Stroke Unit. After taking her NVQ levels 2 and 3 she trained as a staff nurse and once qualified she joined Hepatology. Two years ago she was seconded to PSSU as a Junior Sister, a role which became permanent last year.

 

Julie's nomination was from patient Janet Johnson who described Julie as a "hardworking, confident and hands-on leader." She says: "She shows a wonderful passion for her job, her patients and her staff. Her attention to me during my three days here was excellent and she gave me all I could ever have needed."

 

 

 

Jessica Leavens

Student nurse Jessica completed her training last week and placements have included the Lewin, F3, IDA and A3. Senior Sister Clare Wilks says: "I have heard nothing but praise and lovely comments from all staff of all levels who work with Jessica on the ward. She is consistently Kind, Safe and Excellent to everyone she comes into contact with and who is a real pleasure to work with."

 

Jessica was nominated by patient Mr Mclaren following his stay on ward A3. He says: "She works to the highest of standards, maintaining a patient's dignity at all times. She is a jovial person with endless devotion to her job." Next month Jessica joins IDA as a staff nurse.

 

 

 

 

The other nominees were:

 

Farah Abdi, Radiographer, Radiology Dept
for being personable and welcoming.

 

Georgey Abraham, Staff Nurse, A & E (4 nominations)
for providing an excellent service, for making a patient feel safe, for being friendly and reassuring and also for excellent communication skills.

 

Lynne Anderson, Prosthetist/Orthotist, Rehabilitation Clinic 9
for making a difference to a patient by developing tools to fit a prosthesis.

 

Robert Ayers, Hotel Services Manager, Estates & Facilities
for maintaining an excellent managerial and leadership style.

 

Georgina Beetlestone, Clinic Administrator, Clinic 7
for working extra hard during a manager's absence.

 

Fiona Brouet, Sister, M5
for being a very supportive manager to her staff.

 

Wendy Bryant, Surgical Care Practitioner, Main Theatres
for being friendly and supportive to a patient and their relative.

 

Stella Burns, Sister, Vasculitis Nurse Specialist, Vasculitis
for providing an excellent service by being efficient and caring.

 

Gill Cartwright, Assistant Practitioner, Stroke & Rehab
for delivering excellent patient care by being hard-working and professional.

 

Stacey Castle, Team Leader, Cambridge Eye Unit
for being kind and polite to all staff.

 

Laura Daboo, Genetic Technologist, Molecular Genetics Laboratory
for being dedicated, hard working and supportive to the whole laboratory.

 

Chris Dale, HCA, A&E
for possessing an excellent attitude towards patients.

 

Susan Eady, Junior Sister, Ward F3
for making time for patients, staff and relatives .

 

Jackie Farrer, Staff Bank Office & Training Co-ordinator, Staff Bank Services
for being extremely helpful to another department.

 

Dr Inna Fieldhouse, Clinical Fellow, General Surgery
for supporting the relative a patient in a compassionate way.

 

Dr Paul Flynn, Consultant, EAU
for always being there for a patient to give them strength and courage.

 

Amy Francis, Clinical Practice Assessor, Employee Development
for supporting colleagues in order to meet tight deadlines.

 

Liza Garnham, Medirest, Costa Coffee
for providing an excellent service by chatting to customers and making them smile.

 

Sarah Gracey, Administrator, Radiology Dept
for providing a polite and efficient service.

 

Malcolm Jobson, Materials Controller, Procurement
for going the extra mile to help ward colleagues.

 

Lorraine King, Sister, Haematology Day Unit
for being supportive to the team and to a colleague.

 

Sophie Knight, Sister, Paediatric Oncology
for taking great care of the parents of sick children as well as the patients themselves.

 

Scott Littleboy, Quality Manager, Medical Genetics
for always being on hand to ensure the smooth running of the department.

 

Pavla Malohlavova, Staff Nurse, L5
for being a very caring nurse.

 

Jane Miller, Midwife, Lady Mary Ward, The Rosie
for providing consistently clear, concise and friendly information to a patient which made them feel very safe and secure.

 

Liz Morris, Specialist Nurse, Lysosomal Specialist Medicine
for showing exceptional care to a patient over a long period of time.

 

Dr Xiaomei Ouyang, Clinical Scientist, Gastroenterology/Motility (2 nominations)
for being very kind and also for doing everything possible to make a procedure as comfortable as possible.

 

Alison Page, Staff Nurse, A&E
for making a stressful situation easier to deal with.

 

Debra Poole, HCA DME/Ward, F6
for demonstrating an exceptional standard of care to patients.

 

Gaby Purchase, PA, Clinic 1
for being very polite and willing to take the time to make patients feel at ease.

 

Elaine Reid, Pleural Lung Nurse Specialist, Respiratory medicine
for being caring and helpful towards patients and colleagues.

 

Sarah Rowlett, Staff Nurse, Ward D9
for providing exceptional care of an elderly patient.

 

Avijit Saha, Housekeeper, A3
for being very helpful to patients regarding their choice of food.

 

Sheila Shorter, HCA, Ward N3
for making a patient feel safe by giving excellent care to them.

 

Gary Slynn, Phlebotomist, Pathology Clinical Services
for being friendly and professional.

 

Emma Smith, Clinic Administrator, Oncology
for always smiling and being helpful to both staff and patients.

 

Gwyn Stafford, Specialist Nurse, Oncology Outpatients
for providing excellent patient care.

 

Victoria Steen, Staff Nurse, Ward D2
for impressing a parent with the care shown to her child.

 

Michaela Stiegler, ODP, Perioperative Care
for being efficient and pleasant to work with.

 

Jan Stokes, Midwife, Rosie
for being so reassuring and calm and for providing great support and advice.

 

Dr Sarah Treece, Speciality Registrar, Oncology
for demonstrating excellent care and professionalism which helped alleviate the patient's fears.

 

Alison Wray, Transplant Co-ordinator, Transplant
for working very hard to ensure a transplant went ahead smoothly.

 

Naomi Wright, Specialist Nurse, Lysosomal Specialist Medicine
for showing compassion and kindness to a patient.

 

 

 

 

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