The opportunities to progress are endless; you can choose to specialise in a particular setting, or train to qualify as a healthcare professional, such as a nurse or midwife. In some trusts, healthcare support workers have slightly different job titles such as healthcare assistant (or HCA), nursing assistant or midwifery assistant, depending on your chosen setting and the healthcare professionals you support.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 Healthcare Support Worker Awards.
The awards, organised by the Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire, are designed to celebrate the fantastic work carried out by healthcare, care and all support workers.
The awards celebrate the incredible work of our unregistered workforce, and demonstrate the pivotal and diverse work they deliver and inspire others to follow in their footsteps.
Nominations to recognise these vital roles were invited from care homes, GP practices, the community and hospital settings, anywhere in Derby and Derbyshire.
We would like to congratulate all who were nominated and all who triumphed in the awards – your work is invaluable and appreciated by everyone across the sector.
Award judges commented that the standard was very high and all nominated were deserving of an award.
The category winners are highlighted in the document below.
The finalists in each category were:
New to Care
Sharon Stratford, Care Professional, Home Instead
Student of the Year
Francesca Scrivener-Greene, Apprentice Speech and Language Therapist, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT
Lifetime Achievement
Lynette Didio, Advanced Nursing Support Worker, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Unsung Hero
Vikki Howitt, Health Care Assistant, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Annette Maggio, Care Professional, Home Instead
Going the Extra Mile
Amit Kumar, Senior Care Assistant, Ivonbrook Properties
Yvonne Layland, Care Professional, Home Instead
Gail Byard, Care Professional, Home Instead
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