Medway Annual Staff Award 2022 winners revealed

The achievements of teams and individuals who have gone the extra mile, or shown great passion and commitment to making the work environment the best it can be for both colleagues and patients, has been recognised by Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

Twelve awards were handed out by Jayne Black, our Chief Executive and Jo Palmer, our Chair at the Medway Annual Staff Award 2022 awards ceremony on Thursday 27 April.

Colleagues could nominate their peers in nine of the 12 categories, which focused on the cultural elements of the Trust’s culture and leadership programme.

Our 2022 winners are:

Education

Suzanne Thake, Lead for Clinical Education and Infant Feeding, Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit

Equality and Inclusion

Simon Clark, Senior Facilities Manager, Catering

Goals and Performance

Kim Umali, Ward Manager, Nelson Ward

Learning and Innovation

Shear Mohammed, Lead Pharmacist, EPMA

Research and Innovation

Library and Knowledge Services Team

Highly commended: Hayley Dolan, Senior Clinical Research Practitioner and Critical Care Staff Nurse

Support and Compassion

Lorraine Bennison, Ward Manager, Paediatrics

Teamwork

General High Dependency Unit, Trafalgar Ward

Vision and Values

Rubanah Rubaseyone, Rotational Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Team

Volunteer of the Year

Bob Smyth

Team of the Year

Jade Ward – Multi Disciplinary Team Board Round

Employee of the Year

Debbie Raher, Senior Sister, Sunderland Day Care Centre Theatres

Hospital Hero Award winner Jackie Hammond stands with Trust Chair Jo Palmer in front of a balloon arch

For our Hospital Hero Award, patients and members of the public were asked to send in their nominations to thank staff for their dedication, hard work and compassion.

We had 50 nominations for this award which shows just how much the work we do here at the Trust is appreciated by the communities we serve.

A special mention goes to our Maternity Team. They had many nominations for colleagues across the team, praising their care, compassion and support during both difficult and straightforward times.

Highly commended went to Dr Ghada Ramadan, Consultant Neonatologist in the Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit whose was nominated for her positive attitude, kind gestures and endless reassurance.

Our overall Hospital Hero Award Winner for 2022 is Jackie Hammond, Clinical Nurse Lead, SMART (pictured left with Trust Chair, Jo Palmer). Jackie was nominated for constantly caring for all patients and seeking ways to enhance and improve their recovery illness but most importantly gives them choices in their care.

Chief Executive Jayne Black said: “The awards are a fantastic way for us, as an organisation, to recognise and reward those who have gone the extra mile, or shown great passion and commitment to making our work environment the best it can be for both colleagues and patients.

“Importantly, they let colleagues know their hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, something which is really needed after the difficult year we have all faced.

“More than 150 nominations were received in total with the standard of entries extremely high, so a huge thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination.

“Well done and congratulations to all our winners as well as those who were highly commended or received a special mention. It is great to hear how the work we are doing benefits both patients and colleagues.”

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