Employee of the Month Winners - July - December 2012
Catherine Lympany - December 2012
Catherine is a very experienced nurse and has worked in Urology for 20 years. She became a nurse practitioner and when the department was relocated to the newQueenAlexandraHospital, she was charged with developing a service that would ease the pressure of emergency admissions on the ward.
The hugely successful Urology Rapid Access clinic was born and Catherine worked tirelessly to develop a fast, cost efficient service for Urology Emergency admissions that don’t need to be admitted or see a Doctor. This is turn reduces anxiety and fear for patients by being seen quickly. She also supports complex, long term Urology patients by giving them open access to advice and treatment by an experienced nurse with a familiar face.
Nominated by a patient
Tracie Jarvis - November 2012
Endoscopy Nurse Assistant
Tracie has worked tirelessly for seventeen years on the Endoscopy Unit as an Endoscopy Nurse Assistant, but over and above that for the last two years, she has combined training as a Nurse Endoscopist with coordinating and managing all the preparations required for the visit of National Joint Advisory Group for Endoscopy. This is a tremendous amount of work and she has put in hours and hours of extra work without due regard to overtime. Her dedication to the unit is faultless and yet her consistent awareness of patients' needs is inspirational, always conscientious and willing to go the extra mile. Tracie is very much a team player and valued, well respected member of the team.
Nominated by colleagues in the Endoscopy Unit.
Philippa Charlton and Nichola Perry - October 2012
Senior Staff Nurse and Staff Nurse, Head and Neck Unit
A patient was admitted to G4 for surgery for cancer at the end of October. Following this surgery he had drains in his neck which caused him some difficulties with significant pain. At this point Staff Nurse Nichola Perry attended to him and recognised the problem and called Sister Philippa Charlton to assist. He describes both of these nurses as having exceptional character and quality. He describes both of them as caring, able to recognise a problem promptly and taking ownership of the situation until it is resolved. They both inspire trust in the patients and their colleagues alike and maintain a calm and professional manner. He describes them both as a credit to the hospital.
Nominated by a patient.
Jane Ellcome - September 2012
Health Care Support Worker, Ophthalmology
"Jane goes out of her way to ensure patient wellbeing. She thinks ahead to identify problems, has excellent communication skills with senior medical staff and a flexible attitude to work". Adam Booth, Consultant Eye Surgeon. "Jane is always cheerful, willing, considerate and respectful to both patients and fellow colleagues. She is an extremely reliable team member and often goes beyond the call of duty with assistance and helpfulness". Amanda Bolt, Staff Nurse. "Jane is a joy to work with and she goes the extra mile in her work. She is totally focused and makes her patients feel special. She works extremely hard and gets any job she starts done. She is totally reliable and is an inspiration to other HCSW". Chris Sibson, Nurse. Jane was nominated by colleagues in the Ophthalmology Department.
Isabel Gaylard - August 2012
Head of Nursing, Emergency Department
"I would like to nominate Isabel again for employee of the month as she goes above and beyond the call of duty. She has had an open door policy, she has been so supportive following personal issues and has continued to support me throughout difficult last few months. A person I would aspire to be".
Nominated by Carla Stewart, Staff Nurse
Linda Morris - July 2012
Medical Secretary, Oncology
"I am a patient receiving oncology services at QAH. The service I receive is so person centred and I contact Dr Archer's Secretary, Linda Morris for assistance and guidance from time to time. Linda is always so helpful, nothing is ever too much trouble, and during the dark and difficult times on the journey, linking in with someone who is so cheery, professional and helpful really does make all the difference. I am so grateful. Linda exudes your values and is a credit to Dr Archer and the wonderful Oncology department".
Nominated by a patient.