Celebrating our healthcare support workers in nursing and therapy support roles

Today our Chief Nurse, Maria O'Brien, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Cornelius Kelly, visited staff working in nursing and therapy support roles to thank them for all they do every day as part of Healthcare Support Worker Day and highlight the vital contribution they make. 

Pictured left is Maria O'Brien with the Kensington and Chelsea, Community Independence Service. 

Pictured below is Maria O'Brien and Dr Con Kelly with some of our Beatrice Place support workers

Dr Con Kelly, Chief Medical Officer, said

"We want to thank them on behalf of the Trust Board for their commitment and incredible work for our patients daily – they really are the frontline."

Today, we also held an online roadshow for CNWL nursing and therapy staff where they could discuss personal and professional development and hear from some of our wonderful support workers. 

The event concluded by announcing the winners of the CNWL support workers awards (open to nursing and AHP support workers) 

Well done to all our winners. 

The winners are

• Christine Green, Healthcare Support Worker, Assertive Outreach Team: Support worker who has made a lifetime contribution 
• Lillian Gunn, Community Healthcare Support Worker, Carelink: Support Worker Who Brings Most Joy to Work
• Tanesha Kraszewska, Healthcare Support Worker, Ellington Ward: Support Worker who consistently upholds the Trust's values 
• Yasmine Williams, Healthcare Support Worker, WICU: Most Influential Support Worker Mentor
• Sunita Patel (Brent Health Inequality Team) and Monica McCartney, (Community, Carelink Team): Support Worker Who Goes ‘Above and Beyond’ for patients

Pictured left is Brent community connector, Sunita Patel, who was presented with an award as the healthcare support worker who ‘goes above and beyond for patients’ today by Jenny Lanyero, Brent Health Inequalities Team Lead and Jim O'Donnell, Assistant Director of Nursing for the Trust's Jameson Divison. 

On presenting the award, Jenny Lanyero said "Sunita has been recognised for all her hard work and dedication and I’m so pleased for her and very proud of her."

The runners up are

• Nichola Mills, Occupational Therapist, Support Worker Who Has Made a lifetime contribution
• Jacqueline Hatter, Milton Keynes District Nursing, Support Worker Who Brings Most Joy to work
• Sajna Rahman, Campbell Centre, Support Worker Who Consistently upholds the Trust values
• Solange Ndiang, Beatrice Place, Most Influential Support Worker Mentor
• David Jones, Topas, Support Worker Who Goes ‘Above and beyond'.

Our incredible Healthcare support workers

Here are some other photos of our Healthcare support workers

Oyeyebi Mariam, CNWL's Healthcare Support Worker for the Inpatient team

Victoria O’Shea, Amanda Carter with Yinka Ogunbanjo (clinical educator for 0-19 services)

Charles Omokaro