You made a difference’ winnersTeam award winners

This month there were 50 nominations considered for the You Made a Difference award.

 

The winners were Sonia Grant, deputy operational matron, and Samantha Wilson, midwifery sister.

 

Sonia Grant

Sonia joined the Trust in March 2008. She worked in respiratory and cardiology before joining the ops centre where she provides a support role assisting with overall flow and safety of patients.

 

Sonia Grant with her award

 

She received her nomination for this award from Guy Blackwell who was a staff nurse with her on the winter contingency ward. He said: "Sonia took control of the winter contingency ward during the particularly difficult and demanding transitional period soon after it was being formed on EAU4.

 

"Her presence as ward manager reassured and encouraged the ward staff, making a huge difference to morale. Always approachable, supportive and simply unflappable, she was an inspiration to the hard pressed staff. Truly, she made a difference."

 

Dr Archer presented the award, commenting on her pleasure at seeing so many people turn up to support their colleagues' success. She also spoke on behalf of Julie Clayton, operations centre manager, who wanted to express her pride in Sonia:

 

"I am extremely thankful to Sonia for the way she moved to EAU4 with next to no notice and managed the ward so well. The feedback regarding her supportive nature and management skills have been very positive – you really deserve this award."

 

On accepting her award, Sonia said: "I am very proud, but I really couldn't have done it without the support of my colleagues. Thank you to everyone who nominated."

 

 

Samantha Wilson

 

Samantha joined CUH in 1992 as an orthopaedic nurse. She then trained as a midwife and joined the Lady Mary ward in 1996, before moving to the delivery unit in 2002.

 

Kate Evans, clinical services manager for maternity, said of Samantha: "Apart from her daily duties, Sam is involved in preparing policies and procedures, and also leaflets which are given to patients. She is an excellent mentor to our students, is always cheerful and a great example to us all."

 

Samantha received her nomination from a colleague, Karen Carter, who couldn't attend due to working night shifts. Her nomination was read out by Dr Archer, and said "I am an MCA on the delivery unit and was working alongside Sam with a patient that had been transferred to us from another hospital. The night turned out to be a very upsetting and traumatic experience for the patient we were looking after and I found it very hard to deal with.

 

"Sam was an inspiration to me; not only was she professional, caring, compassionate, and above all a tremendous support to the patient; she also found time to give me hugs and dry my tears for me. I think Sam deserves this award as she made a difference to the patient and to me."

 

Upon hearing that Samantha had won the award, Karen sent in the following message: "I am over the moon that Sam has won. She has been an inspiration to me at work over the past few months and she deserves this more than anything. I will be thinking of her today."

 

After receiving her award from Dr Archer, Samantha humbly stated: "I'm just a small part of a big team who make a difference. It's thanks to everyone really for their hard work and support."

 

 

 

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The other nominees for May were:

 

Dr Amr Abdelaal, Consultant, Anaesthetics
for being approachable, happy and willing to help

 

Sarah-Beth Amos, Health Care Assistant, Ward C7
for always giving a warm welcome and being willing to help

 

Edson Bentley, Staff Nurse, Ward C7 (3 nominations)
for always being calm and efficient

 

Geri Brown, Trainee Assistant Practitioner, A&E
for being really kind and helpful

 

Sarah Campbell, Trainee Assistant Practitioner, Radiotherapy Dept
for always smiling and remembering their patient's name

 

Sarah Chaney, Ward Manager, Ward C7
for always being willing to help the team

 

Prof Edwin Chilvers, Respiratory Doctor, Clinic 2A
for demonstrating excellent care and always being ready to listen

 

Joanne Clark, Midwife Delivery Unit, The Rosie
for being kind, caring and supportive

 

Marian De Cotis, Tutor, Learning Centre
for being an excellent tutor

 

Susan Dickison, Staff Nurse, Ward C7
for always smiling and appearing calm and relaxed

 

Stewart Fuller, Lead research Nurse, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
for being supportive and understanding

 

Dixon George, Housekeeper, Ward G3
for acting quickly to avert a potential fire

 

Nicola Goodwin, Administrator, Staff Bank
for always being pleasant and an excellent role model to others

 

Dr Sundeep Grewal, Foundation House Officer, JF ITU
for being extremely helpful

 

Rev Stephen Griffiths, Chaplain, Chaplaincy
for providing an excellent service to bereaved relatives

 

Jenny Jennings, Staff Nurse, Haemodialysis
for being friendly and willing to give extra time to those in need

 

Natasha Jones, Oncology Dietician, Nutrition and Dietetics
for providing excellent dietary advice and support

 

Lisa Lester, Discharge Administrator - Team Leader, Discharge Planning
for working hard to implement RealTime throughout the Trust

 

Sue Merry, Receptionist, Women's and Children's Services (2 nominations)
for always being helpful, friendly and professional

 

Dr Paul Meyer, Consultant, Ophthalmology
for providing exceptional care

 

Jamie Mills, Clinical Practice Assessor, Learning Centre (2 nominations)
for providing excellent support and being incredibly patient

 

Joycelyn Morley, Physician's Assistant Administrator, Pathology Clinical Services
for being very helpful and professional

 

Tracey Murray, Service Manager - Physician's Assistants Department Pathology Clinical Services
for being professional and objective

 

Stephen Ney, Senior Charge Nurse, Ward A5
for providing excellent support to all

 

Annie Plumb, Junior sister, EAU 4 - Acute Medicine for the Elderly
for being very kind and understanding

 

Joanne Rowley, Clinical Nurse, Specialist Breast Unit
for going over and above to help a patient by offering support and advice

 

Rowald Sagarino, Domestic Assistant, Ward D5
for always being friendly, polite and willing to help

 

Amanda Semerene, Staff Nurse, Ward C2 (5 nominations)
for providing excellent care of a young patient, taking the time to make her laugh and feel at ease with procedures being carried out

 

Andrew Taylor, Senior Radiographer, A&E
for demonstrating outstanding organisational skills

 

Rhiannon Thomas, Oncology Pharmacist, Pharmacy
for being friendly and always having time to explain medications

 

Karen Todd, Senior Assistant Practitioner, Lewin Stroke & Rehab / R2
for providing excellent care and support to a patient which helped him achieve his goal of walking out of hospital on discharge

 

Kenneth Tofts, Staff Nurse, NCCU
for being professional, attentive and kind

 

Darren Ward, HCA, Ward G6
for being helpful and proactive with patients to optimise their physiotherapy

 

Christine Ward, Support Manager - Physician's Assistants Department, Pathology Clinical Services
for being professional and objective

 

Linda Wilson, Ward Clerk, Rosie
for working hard and always being willing to take on new tasks

 

Paul Wilson, Stationery Stores Co-ordinator, Stationery Medstores
for being reliable, dependable and providing an efficient service

 

 

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