Celebrating Nu
This month we’re highlighting our Nurses Day2022 nurses across the Trust in celebration of Nurses Day 2022, taking place on Thursday 12 May. Our nurses play a critical role in caring for patients and their loved ones in our hospitals, showing compassion and professionalism to deliver outstanding healthcare. Hayley Johnson – Dental Nurse When choosing a career path, I was drawn to the healthcare sector as I have always enjoyed caring for and helping others. Dental nursing is an extremely rewarding profession that has given me the opportunity to continually grow both professionally and personally, work in a diverse environment, and gain a wealth of experience, a wide variety of skills and an abundance of dental and healthcare knowledge.
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Louise Rice – Lead Nurse for Outpatients I decided to become a nurse because I had my first child and in doing this I learnt to care and to love. I realised that I was good at this, and it made me happy. On thinking of a new career direction, I realised that to do something that you love doing is a joy and this is true of the nursing profession. To have a patient say thank you for helping them, or to know that your team are doing this valued work is a huge reward and I gain great job satisfaction. I couldn’t imagine doing any other job.
Nicola Richardson – Ward Manager – Ward 9 I didn’t start my training until I was 25, I had worked in retail and didn’t want to spend my career there. I loved the idea of caring for people and being able to make a difference in someone’s life. I love my job and being able to lead change on the ward moving from a red LQA audit to a Gold in less than 12 months is proof to myself I’m in the right role.
