Valued Star Awards

Our staff and volunteers are our greatest asset, displaying hard work, commitment and passion on a daily basis. We want to create a culture where there are lots of opportunities to say “thank you” and be an organisation that our staff are proud to be a part of.

How do the monthly awards work?

Each month we will have three winners:

• An Individual Valued Star
• A Team Valued Star
• A Health and Wellbeing Hero

The monthly awards are about recognising individuals and teams who have gone the extra mile in the way they demonstrate any or all of our Trust values of compassion, respect, integrity and trust as well as our Leadership Behaviours:

Supporting staff health and wellbeing remains a priority for us at LPT. The Health and Wellbeing Hero will go to an individual who has gone above and beyond to raise the profile of and improve the health and wellbeing of colleagues either locally or across the Trust.

March’s winners

Our March Valued Star winners were…

• The Individual Valued Star Award goes to Alishia Harvey, health care support worker, DMH
• The Team Valued Star Award goes to Elaine Cox, Liz Harper and the Warrens District Nursing Hub, CHS

The Individual Valued Star Award goes to Alishia Harvey, health care support worker, DMH

Nominating Alishia, Donna Linnett, community psychiatric nurse, said:

“Alishia embodies the trust values of care and compassion. She goes above and beyond both in caring for her service users and supporting team members.  She can always be relied upon to support members of the team and will always offer any help she can give to colleagues.

Alishia has recently worked extremely hard to support a lady in such a caring and supportive way so that a lady has felt a huge positive change in both her mental and physical health. Alishia has helped her to clear space in her home which will eventually give her access to her outside space which has not been possible for many years. She has supported her in organising and accompanying her to medical appointments allowing the lady to have much needed relief from pain and improve her physical health.  Alishia has encouraged and supported her to such an extent that the lady has recently felt able to go out to have dinner with a friend  representing a huge step forward for her!

Alishia absolutely ‘steps up to great’ each working day, and I feel thoroughly deserves some recognition for the wonderful work she is doing with all of our service users.”

Angela Hillery, CEO recorded a personal message for Alishia:

Watch Angela’s message

The Team Valued Star Award goes to Elaine Cox, Liz Harper and the Warrens District Nursing Hub, CHS

Zoe La Rosa, ward manager, who nominated the team said:

“I have been involved with the Warrens District Nursing Hub community team as I have been the project lead for the LIFE QI pressure ulcer prevention project. Part of this project involves training and supporting health care assistants to perform dedicated visits to patients at risk of developing pressure sores to prevent pressure damage by education and ensuring appropriate equipment is in place.

The team led by Elaine Cox and Liz Harper has been focused despite staffing issues have ensured the patient visits have been delivered at a quality level. Great feedback has been received from patients and their relatives A huge thanks to this team for forging ahead in difficult times and reducing patient harm in relation to pressure damage. A credit to nursing and their community team!”

Watch Angela’s message to the team

Well done to all those nominated in March:

Individual award:

• Gemma Slack, heart failure nurse
• Sarah Smith, admin manager
• Helen Stringfellow, physiotherapist
• Abi Andrews, speech and language therapist
• Rebecca Edwards, business support officer
• Lisa Savage, clinic lead – city wound clinics
• Sarah Skelton, podiatrist

Team award:

• Community Podiatry Booking Clerks

If you have any problems submitting your nomination, contact the Communications Team:  lpt.communications@nhs.net