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I’m Dawn, I qualified as a Registered Nurse Associate (RNA) in March 2023 after completing two years at Teesside University. I was extremely lucky to have my tuition paid for by Circle which gave me a great opportunity to further my career. I first started at what was BMI Healthcare as a Healthcare Assistant, progressing to a Senior Healthcare Assistant before embarking on my journey as an RNA. I have worked at The Saxon since the end of April after transferring from Three Shires, working as part of the Outpatients team. I enjoy working alongside my colleagues and have just been told that i am going to lead the Healthcare Assistants. This will include mentoring them, teaching them new skills, holding monthly meetings and be open and approachable should they need to talk freely and confidentially.' I look forward to the results of this and will endeavour to play on each individual’s strengths. I have enjoyed my career development with CHG, so what are you waiting for, if you want to further develop your career join our amazing team!
I am Amy, Director of Operations at Shirley Oaks Hospital. I have been in the business since 2016 but working within BMI hospitals since early 2009. As soon as I arrived as imaging admin for Alliance Medical at The Sloane Hospital, I knew I was in an environment that I wanted to stay and more importantly progress in. I set my sights high and very quickly decided that one day, I will run a hospital as Executive Director within the LSE region. And one day, hopefully I will! With honest and vocal communication to my line managers of my ambition and desire to progress and grow and their support and encouragement, I was able to ‘climb the ladder’ from admin to unit manager for Alliance before coming over to CHG and embarking on my leadership development with David O’Connor and team as Clinical Services Manager for Outpatients, Pre-Assessment and Pathology. I have been fully supported by my on-site leadership teams as well as the learning and development teams to be able to complete training and add to my ‘tool box’ of leadership. I have completed ILM 3 & ILM 5 and hope to be on cohort 17 of the Liverpool Institute Leadership course. I then moved to Fawkham Manor Hospital as Interim Operations Manager for a year as a developmental opportunity, which proved a great ‘try before you buy’ taster of the role that I am now in permanently at Shirley Oaks. I am so proud to be an example of the opportunities the business has to offer if you wish to grow and develop a career with CHG.
The team at Werndale Hospital, part of Circle Health Group have challenged themselves to cycle 5000 km as part of the Circle 5000 challenge set by our Chief People Officer David Cooper to help raise money for MNDA. The challenge will see the whole hospital take part and is being supported by Scarletts Rugby Club, through the loan of a watt bike. Rumour has it a few of the players may even be visiting to help the team at Werndale clock up the KM’s. Rhys Nash, Theatre Practitioner, kicked off the challenge at Werndale on 1 September and the competitive edge may have already got the better of some of the team!
Congratulations to Bath Clinic's Dikshya Shrestha on passing her OSCE. Her colleagues agree, she showed great determination and worked hard to achieve this result. They are very proud of her and look forward to watching her progress as she develops in her career. Pictured are Deputy Ward Manager Lucille Ferris, Registered Nurse Dikshya Shrestha and Practice Based Training Educator Rachel Fox.
Chaucer Hospital, part of Circle Health Group held its first Staff Appreciation Week and there was plenty for staff to enjoy and be involved in. Each day they had a daily draw and five lucky winners the had to pick their prize! Staff then had a schedule of events that took place for each day of the week: Monday: The leadership team went and visited every department with a sweet trolley, Tuesday: Everyone received a handwritten personalised thank you card from their Head of department, Wednesday: A free car wash was offered to staff by some of our Leads and HoDs and donations were collected for MNDA, Thursday: During Team time we put on some fun games around the back of the hospital where the staff could compete to win some prizes. There was chuck a chicken, a bean bag toss and quiz. Staff also had a pizza van come to visit the site and the restaurant put on a lovely salad bar and some chips.
Congratulations to the staff at London Independent that braved the heights to abseil down all 17 floors of the Royal London Hospital! The team raised a fantastic £904 for London Air Ambulance.
Today was World Mental Health Day in the UK and the official theme for this year’s event was ‘mental health is a universal human right’ as set by the World Federation for Mental Health. Staff and Consultants in the Outpatient Department at the Priory Hospital have shared their pledges to help support mental health: Mr Shahz Ahmed, ENT Consultant/Clinical Chair, pledges to “regularly check in on the well-being of my colleagues and team members” Col Paul Parker, Orthopaedic Consultant, pledges to “help increase everybody’s awareness of mental health issues and signpost those who need help to find it” Professor Mush Ishaque, Spinal Consultant, pledges to “ensure that we remember that our mental health is as important as our physical health” Mr Rob Warner, Plastic Surgery Consultant, pledges to “hug a friend and offer support” The Phlebotomy Team pledges to “listen, show compassion, be kind, make someone’s day bright with a smile, ask how people are”
Jo Colman-Bown, Sales and Marketing Manager, visited the East Anglian Air Ambulance, where she presented a cheque for £1604.82 to the charity, which was raised by the team at the St Edmunds Hospital. Jo was very lucky to catch the crew on the ground, who showed her around the helicopter including a sit inside. The EAAA use a smaller more nimble helicopter for its agility around the region, which leaves not much space in it for a team of 2 pilots, 1 doctor and 2 paramedics/critical care paramedics with full adult and paediatric rescue and resus kit onboard.
It was World Physiotherapy Day earlier this month and this year’s theme was arthritis. Arthritis is defined as an acute or chronic joint inflammation. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, stiffness and redness, which may contribute to reduced function and dexterity. Arthritis isn't a single condition; there are many different types. It can affect people of all ages and physical fitness, including children, teenagers, and athletes. Some forms of arthritis are more common in older people. Here's some of our brilliant physiotherapists sharing why they love their job and profession.
Meet Kara, Clinical Services Manager - Nursing at the Alexandra Hospital. When we spoke with Kara, this is what she had to say. ‘As one of the Clinical Services Managers at CHG The Alexandra Hospital I have been supported through many training opportunities during my career, such as, the Critical Care course, Advanced Life Support Instructor status, Tissue Viability modules in wound care and leg ulcer management and more recently the ILM 3 and 5 management programmes. As a manager it is key to provide learning opportunities to staff to aid their personal growth, we have developed nurses and support care workers through the apprenticeship levy programme completing their Registered Nurse and Registered Nurse Associate training and achieving their NMC qualification. Encouraging and supporting staff through their progression is wonderful to see and has vastly improved the retention of staff here.’
