Hear from our staff

Last Thursday we held our annual staff awards event, celebrating the exceptional work undertaken by our staff over the last 12 months.

The awards celebrated those who have gone above and beyond for their patients, demonstrating the Trust's values and championing outstanding patient care.

This year the event focused on the theme of ‘making a difference' and we heard powerful and moving stories from our guest speakers; Jackie Bunn - Facilities Team Manager, Chris Taylor - Worcestershire Community Equipment Service and Karen Baldry, Inpatient Therapy Lead, who each shared what ‘making a difference’ means to them and their teams.

The event was also an opportunity to formally recognise those who have reached a long service milestone for their service to the NHS. We had 13 staff who reached 25 years’ service, and 4 who have reached 40 years.

Congratulations to our long service winners, to everyone who was nominated or shortlisted, and of course to our Staff Awards winners of 2022.

The 2022 winners

Courageous Award Winner - Worcestershire Onward Care Team

Shortlisted were:

1. Jessica Carey, from the Mental Health Crisis Team
2. Amy Turton, Community Learning Disability Nurse
3. Dr Georgina Beldon, Clinical Psychologist in Older Adult Mental Health
4. Asha Jones and Tom Dickinson, Herefordshire Crisis and Home Treatment Team

Ambitious Award Winner - Sarah Pilgrim, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Shortlisted were:

1. Hilary Priestman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
2. Ben Scott, from the Community Dental Service
3. Phillipa Mills, Healthcare Assistant on Meadow Ward
4. Suzanne Edwards, Clinical Lead for Crisis and Home Treatment Teams

Responsive Award Winner - Laura Potts, Springfield Mind Triage Practitioner

Shortlisted were:

1. Pinar Ince, from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Healthy Minds
2. Dr Jill Boeckx, Speciality Doctor in Sexual Health
3. Julie Day, Epilepsy Specialist Nurse
4. Laura Rollings, Community Dental Service

Empowering Award Winner - Alice Turnbull, Service Lead for Paediatric OT and Physio

Shortlisted were:

1. Laura Greenway, Capacity Management Team
2. Rachel Morrall, Consultant Clinical Psychologist within CAMHS
3. Elaine Sutcliffe, Continence Team Leader

Supportive Award Winner - Steve Sidwell, Information and Performance Manager

Shortlisted were:

1. Kelly Badham, Operational Lead within the Cityside Neighbourhood Team
2. Ffyona Lafferty, Team Secretary for Hospital at Home Service
3. Nina Harris, Senior Administrator for Droitwich, Ombersley & Rurals Neighbourhood Team
4. Michelle Billings, Team Leader within the Community Learning Disabilities Team

Special Recognition Award Winner - Hilary Priestman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Patient Choice Award Winner - Complex Needs Service

Shortlisted were:

1. Mortimer Ward
2. Joanne Brockman, Physiotherapist
3. Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT) Team

Volunteer Award Winner - Starting Well Partnership Volunteers

Shortlisted were:

1. Jude Perks, expert by experience and member of our community engagement panel
2. Matt Payne, who is a member of the Trust’s Youth Board

Quality Improvement Award Winner - Matt Millward, Project and Performance Manager within Adult Mental Health and Learning Disabilities

Shortlisted were:

1. Chelsea Elcocks, Student Coaching in Practice Project Manager
2. Acute Assistant Psychologist Team (Jade Jackson, Bethany Purcell, April Merrick, Francesca Green and Blythe Roberts)

Net Zero Hero Award Winner - Community Equipment Service

Shortlisted was:

1. Lisa Screen, Safeguarding Nurse

Emerging Talent Award Winner - Kate Hawker, Performance and Information Officer within Integrated Community Services

Shortlisted were:

1. Fern Berry, Marketing and Communications Manager
2. Rebecca Buzzard, Qualified Nurse Associate within sexual health services

Patient Safety Award Winner - Sarah Hughes, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry

Shortlisted were:

1. Michelle Griffin, Community Learning Disability Nurse
2. Learning Disability Acute Liaison Nurses (Ross Golightly, Emma Mackey, Samantha Jauncey, Sam Bemand and Jayne Davies)
3. Katie Milton, Operational Team Lead for EBBI Neighbourhood Team

Leader of the Year Award Winner - Suzie McKeown, Starting Well Partnership Operational Manager 

Shortlisted were:

1. Claire Bubb, Replacement Care Services Manager
2. Dr Barnaby Major and Dr Ditesh Dhaya, Associate Medical Directors within Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
3. Paul Abernethie, Operational Lead for Urgent Care in Adult Mental Health

Team of the Year Award Winner - The Herefordshire Community Learning Disability Team

Shortlisted were:

1. The Worcestershire Capacity Management Team
2. The CAMHS Eating Disorder Team
3. The Community Occupational Therapy Team