OSCARS 2023/24 winners
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OSCARS 2023/24 winners
We had a fantastic evening celebrating our OSCARS on 5 July 2024. A huge thank you to all our sponsors for making the event possible.
We had almost 800 nominations, the most ever received, which is incredible. Congratulations to our winners!
Winners
Unsung Hero Award - Non Clinical
Kyle Shim-Thomas, Family Liaison Officer, Duncan Macmillan House
Kyle supports families during some of the most difficult times during their lives, including following bereavement to mental health. In this highly complex and sensitive role, Kyle shines through with his skills in active listening and supporting the needs of families. His calm, transparent and respectful approach to his job earnt him a nomination from a family member who said Kyle’s consistent support got them through a distressing year.
Unsung Hero Award - Clinical
Jasmine Downing, Deputy Ward Manager, Arnold Lodge Regional Secure Unit
Jasmine demonstrates exceptional dedication and commitment in her role. She is a trusted and dependable individual for both colleagues and patients. Continuously providing high quality care and support, Jasmine fosters an environment where patients feel safe and assured in the treatment they receive. Her respectful interactions extend not only to patients but also to colleagues, fostering a team culture that values diversity and teamwork.
The Leadership Award
Winner
Robert Mooken, Trust Head of Quality Surveilance, Corporate Services
Robert exemplifies exceptional leadership behaviours in his daily work, whether he’s improving governance and monitoring systems, tackling hate incidents or co-chairing the EMBRace Staff network. He supports, mentors and develops colleagues from all of our diverse communities. Robert also uses his knowledge, skills and experience to help colleagues across the Integrated Care System to achieve the best results. Through his leadership and engagement in key projects Robert demonstrates the type of leader he is - passionate about making a difference for patients and colleagues.
Highly commended
Vicky Romilly, Clinical Director of Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services
During her career, Vicky has demonstrated exemplary leadership in her role as a Speech and Language Therapist, and as the first non-medical Clinical Director of Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disability (IDD) services. Vicky is a passionate champion of the needs and rights of people with learning disabilities and autism, and she uses her knowledge, influence and networking skills to form important relationships across the Integrated Care Service and beyond.
Team of the Year Award - Non Clinical
Blossomwood (Millbrook Hospital) Catering Team, Corporate Services
The Catering Team has made an exceptional commitment to excellence amid challenging circumstances in temporary kitchens. They have surpassed all expectations by maintaining and improving the quality and variety of meals served. The team excels in teamwork, collaborating to overcome obstacles and consistently deliver results. Their positive attitude, resilience and dedication has taken the catering service to new heights.
Team of the Year Award - Clinical
Eden Ward, Rampton Hospital
The team work hard to know their patients and recognise when someone needs a little bit of extra support. The patient that nominated the team praised them, “The team has always been responsive, supportive and compassionate to my needs.” Patients feel they are able to play an active role in planning their own care pathway and future. The ward operates as a therapeutic community and the team ensure that patients are empowered to have a voice and feel included.
Quality Improvement/Research Excellence Award
Kay Richardson, Community Staff Nurse, Rushcliffe Community Nursing Team (Quality Improvement)
Kay significantly improved the level 1 continence service in Rushcliffe, reducing a 2.5 year waiting list to zero in just nine months. Starting in April 2023, she overhauled operational procedures and boosted support systems, dramatically enhancing patient care. Her dedication and innovation not only transformed the service but also made a profound impact on patient lives, earning her widespread praise and recognition for her exceptional contributions to community healthcare.
The Outstanding Care and Compassion Award
Winner
CAMHS Family Therapy Team, Hopewood
The team were nominated by a family that recently used this service, they said “throughout the process, they treated our whole family with the utmost respect, empathy and kindness. From the moment we sought help for our son, the team demonstrated a great level of trust, honesty, respect, teamwork and compassion - they deserve the highest recognition for providing outstanding care and compassion.”
Highly commended
Susan Scotney, Assistant Public Health Practitioner, Ashfield Healthy Family Team
Susan’s nominator described her as “a force of nature, with a heart of gold!” Susan set up the Household Support Grant Scheme, which supported over 100 families in Hucknall with the cost-of-living crisis. At Christmas she also organised a collection of presents that could be handed out to local families, ensuring they received something to open on Christmas day. “Susan has been doing lovely acts of kindness throughout the years, making a difference to the lives of those who know her, but also to many that do not.”
Volunteer of the Year Award
MHST CAMHS Involvement and Participation Champions
(Rubie Tyler, Phoebe Mossop, Gracie Blevins, David Tait, Olivia Walker, Erin Parker and Sophie Goodhead)
The group of volunteers aged 11 to 19, help drive improvements in mental wellbeing support for children and young people. They have brought significant, meaningful change. They inspire many by sharing their experiences and developing key resources for parents and educators. Their nominator said, “They have turned their struggles and challenges into innovation, creativity, productiveness, and enthusiasm. They have done all of this in their free time, between their studies - their courage and creativity inspire us daily.”
The Environmental Impact Award
Procurement Team and Communications Team, Corporate Services
The project has led to a significant reduction in the environmental & financial costs of branded merch by opting for eco-friendly products, such as recyclable pens with post-it pads and "Grow with us!" seed packs, the teams cut down the variety of pens from 30 to just three. Standardising, centralising orders and buying in bulk, not only minimised the number of deliveries but also drastically cut annual spending from £115K to £15K, achieving an 87% cost reduction. This has successfully demonstrated substantial savings and a lower carbon footprint.
Educator of the Year Award
Resuscitation Team, Trustwide
The team’s nominator said, “their dedication, compassion, and innovation in delivering lifesaving training have significantly impacted colleagues. Despite challenges such as increased class sizes the team has adapted impressively, offering personalised sessions for trauma-affected staff and extending training to other sites.” Their courses, with scenario-based learning and topics like anaphylaxis and sepsis, have enabled medics to perform critical life-saving techniques successfully.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award (new for 2024)
Nihinlola 'Lola' Ayodele, Occupational Therapist, MHSOP City Mental Health Team
Allied Health Professions have one of the lowest percentages of BAME workers in the NHS. Occupational Therapist (OT) Lola addressed this by engaging with local communities to promote mental health awareness and OT careers. Lola participated in projects aimed at reducing health inequalities and has been interviewed on Radio Kemet, using these platforms to advocate for better access to services and promote AHP careers. She has significantly contributed to making Trust services more accessible, inclusive, and understood across local communities.
The Lifetime Achievement Award
Trudi Towl, Diabetic Nurse Specialist, South Community Diabetes Team
Trudi is quite simply a phenomenal clinician who is utterly passionate about her specialist area and is totally driven to provide the best possible care for her patients. She is an inspiration and has been committed fully to developing and improving the standard of diabetes care in South Nottinghamshire. She consistently exceeds expectations, dedicating her spare time to projects and education, inspiring and motivating those in her circle. Her efforts have laid the foundations for a remarkable community team masterpiece.
Always looking to reduce health inequalities whilst also being utterly dedicated to those around her makes Trudi one of the most compassionate clinicians I have ever worked with. She is a brilliant team player and is devoted to trying to improve standards of patient care by upskilling practice nurses, specialist nurses, matrons, GPs and other primary care staff so that our patients get the best possible provision wherever they attend. By helping to shape services with commissioners she has gained the respect of those in not only Notts Healthcare but also the ICB, the ICS, primary care and secondary care.
Trudi is constantly inspiring those around her and having devoted her career to improving the lives of thousands of patients across Nottinghamshire, I can think of no person more deserving of an OSCAR! Well done Trudi.
