Positive Stars is an opportunity for staff to nominate colleagues who have made a real difference to them, their team, patients and other colleagues. We want to shout from the rooftops about our amazing staff and volunteers and show how much they are appreciated.
We know that colleagues often go over and above to support patients, carers and each other.
This is one way to ensure that colleagues are formally recognised for the amazing work that they are doing. Examples include extraordinary care and / or compassion, introducing positive change, generating great ideas, fantastic colleague or patient engagement, being an inspiration, or anything that has made a difference.
Winners are chosen each month who then receive a certificate of recognition from our Chief Executive and have a visit by a senior leader to recognise their good work and formally present them with their certificate.
Below you can see some of the winners and find out why they deserved to win.
Kerisa Beverton, Occupational Therapy Assistant, provided outstanding support to a patient with social anxiety disorder. The patient said she has completely changed her life and helped save her.
During the time she spent with Kerisa, they worked on 'graded exposure', pushing her to do more and more each time.
Hilary said:
The graded exposure therapy that I received from Kerisa was a rollercoaster of emotions to say the least! When I very first met Kerisa, I knew straight away that we would get along. She totally put me at ease and I knew I could put my trust in her.