Seven senior nurses and an assistant practitioner at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been recognised for the exceptional contribution they make to patient care and supporting their colleagues.
The prestigious national Chief Nursing Awards reward the significant and outstanding contribution made by nurses and healthcare colleagues in England and their exceptional contribution to nursing and practice.
The awards were given in a surprise presentation by Regional Director of Nursing and Clinical Quality for NHS England for North East and Yorkshire, Julie Clennell.
Chief Nurse at the Trust, Karen Dawber said she was extremely proud of the winners’ achievements in representing all that’s good about the NHS and the exceptional care provided at Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
“It’s testament to our fantastic nursing and support colleagues that when we made these nominations they resulted in eight awards – I’m delighted for all of them as they are simply the best, and I’m so proud that we have them here in Bradford.”
The silver award winners are:
Arlinda Caven, Ward Matron at Westwood Park Community Hospital who was nominated for exceptional leadership, unwavering dedication and outstanding contributions to nursing. In every sense, she embodies the values and spirit of nursing.
Arlene was also nominated for her dedication and contributions to the Filipino community which have had a meaningful and lasting impact.
Meena Bashir, Clinical Site Matron at Bradford Royal Infirmary is an incredibly strong positive role model who consistently thrives to build close relationships between the Trust and its community, working mainly out of hours visiting wards and the Emergency Department, keeping patients safe and supporting patient experience.
Over Ramadan, Meena and her sister Razwana arranged for food to be delivered one evening to enable their colleagues across the Trust to break the fast together.
Razwana Bashir, Renal Matron works incredibly hard to support the multi-cultural patient group who access renal dialysis and pre-transplant care and goes above and beyond to improve patient and family experience all the time. Her career journey to matron illustrates her drive, her passion and her determination.
Raquel Licas, Fit Testing Clinical Sister, Freedom to Speak Up ambassador and chair of the Trust’s race equality staff inclusion network is an incredibly strong positive role model who consistently strives to build close relationships between the Trust and its community. Her leadership approach brings people together with an open and kind style and she actively celebrates and embraces the diversity of our Trust and our city.
Jeanne Poblacion (JP), Matron has made an extraordinary impact on the professional lives and personal journeys of the Trust’s overseas nurses while demonstrating exceptional mentorship across the organisation.
Over the past 21 years JP has championed the recruitment, transition and development of internationally educated nurses joining the Trust. Understanding the unique challenges these colleagues face, she has created a supportive and structured environment that fosters belonging, competence and confidence.
Julie Wilson, Mortuary Manager is an incredibly compassionate nurse who has worked with dedication and commitment to improve all aspects of care for deceased patients and the Trust’s mortuary service provision.
The work that Julie and her team carry out cannot be underestimated as one of the last opportunities to deliver compassionate, dignified and culturally responsive care.
Simon Kirk, General Manager for Radiology and Imaging Clinical Service Unit and Community Diagnostic Centres is a registered nurse who moved into a management role due to a physical disability and long-term health condition which made clinical practice increasingly challenging.
Simon has an urgent and emergency nursing background within the Trust but also worked as a nurse in the Armed Forces. He is now an active veterans’ ambassador in the Trust. Simon is approachable and kind and supports colleagues to visibly see their voice being heard and shared.
And a Chief Nursing Award recognising the vital contribution of Healthcare Support Workers in England and their exceptional support of nursing and midwifery practice was presented to:
Donna Greenwood, Endocrine Assistant Practitioner whose role has had a positive impact on the Endocrine service and the care that patients receive. She takes a lead role in the admin processing of all referrals to the endocrine nursing team for investigations, so allowing the specialist nurses to focus more time on patient care.
Donna has developed and created a role that delivers a high standard of care, that is responsive and compassionate, and which is now fully integrated and vital to the Trust’s endocrine nursing service provision.