Posted on: 11 November 2022
This week, we held our annual Therapies awards, presented by Dr Ryan Kemp, Director of Therapies and Chief Nurse, Maria O’Brien.
The awards are a chance to celebrate everyone who works in the allied health professions, psychological professions, our lived experience workers and social workers.
Ryan said: “I want to say thank you to everyone who has put in such hard work. These have been difficult years but we’re still an incredibly vibrant, achieving, innovative Trust. It’s down to all of you out there, day by day putting in the effort.”
Maria said: “Thank you so much for all the work that you do. When I go out to services I’m always amazed by the care and innovation at CNWL. I know it’s really tough out there so a sincere thanks from me.”
We presented seven awards across a range of categories, including a Promising Newcomer and Greener Innovation award. All prizes were sponsored by the CNWL Charitable Fund.
Congratulations and well done to our winners, runners up and all shortlisted candidates!
The full list of winners and the runners up are below.
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Therapist of the Year 2022 |
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| Diane Eagles - winner |
Arts Psychotherapies Head for Older People & Healthy Ageing |
St Charles Hospital |
| Christy Pitfield - runner up | Clinical Psychologist and Lead for Perinatal Services |
Perinatal Mental Health Service, Health & Justice |
This award is for a Therapist or Social Worker who displays the Trust’s core values and deserves to be recognised for their personal contributions towards delivery of exceptional care for patients.
| Greener Innovation of the Year 2022 | ||
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| Hannah Pell - winner | Occupational Therapist |
Colham Green Rehabilitation Unit |
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The Gardening Group - runner up |
Harry Gilbert, Isabel Gillespie, Caleb Lin, Samuel Murrary and Michelle Poppone |
Community Living Well - Psychological Therapies |
This award is for an innovation, project or initiative in a healthcare setting by an individual or team, which has a sustainable environmental impact.
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Non-Clinical Support Worker of the Year 2022 |
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| Gaitrie Patel - winner |
Receptionist |
Mental Health Centre, Northwick Park Hospital |
| Anne-Marie Clarke - runner up | PIPE Administrator |
HMP Send, PIPE |
This award is for a non-clinical and non-qualified support worker, such as an administrator, receptionist, co-ordinator to recognise the valued and vital contribution they make to patients and their teams.
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Practice Educator / Student Placement Supervisor of the Year 2022 |
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| Bindee Mosaheb - winner |
Long Term Conditions Specialist Podiatrist Podiatry & Student Placement Co-ordinator |
Podiatry - Ealing |
| Harkinder Bedi - runner up | Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist |
Harrow Children's Speech & Language Therapy Team |
This award is for a practice educator or student placement supervisor who has been outstanding in their role and improved the experience of atherapy students or trainees.
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Promising Newcomer Award 2022 |
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| Hayley Smith - winner | Speech and Language Therapist |
Hillingdon Children’s Integrated Therapy Service - Mainstream Schools Team |
| Taiwo Rasaki - runner up | Social Worker | Harrow Collaborative Sphere (Community team) |
This award is for a newly qualified Therapist or Social Worker who has been qualified for 12 months or less, showing great promise and demonstrating one of the Trust's core values.
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Clinical Support Worker of the Year 2022 |
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| Nazgol Nayeb - winner | Support Worker | Woodfield Trauma Service – Westminster |
| Charles Badawi - runner up | Wheelchair Technician |
Camden and Islington Wheelchair Service |
This award is for a clinical non-qualified support worker or pre-registration AHP/Therapist to recognise the valued and vital contribution they make to patients and their teams.
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Lived Experience Worker of the Year 2022 |
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| Tania Towns - winner | Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner |
Complex Emotional Needs Team South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Hub |
| Sakina Ballard - runner up | Perinatal Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner |
Perinatal Services |
This award is for a Lived Experience Worker who displays the Trust’s core values and deserves to be recognised for their personal contributions towards harnessing the value of ‘lived experience’ to promote recovery focused practice.
You can watch the award ceremony here (fast forward to 2 hours 34 minutes)
The slides from the event are also available to view.