This is the list of ANNPs, APNPs and ACPs who were nominated for their work building bridges and uniting medical and nursing specialities to work more closely and cohesively for patients and departments.
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Emily Attard
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Emily is an amazing ENNP. She is friendly and approachable. She is keen to help others learn and helps organise simulation teaching. I really enjoy working with her.
Victoria Bentham
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Victoria is amazing at her role. She gives so much time around educating and teaching her colleagues whilst providing excellent care to her patients. No question is a silly question, which is a great asset to any MDT. The communication and care she gives to her patients is excellent. Always making sure her patients are comfortable and the team is comfortable during any intervention. Always a pleasure to be around and work with.
Hazel Chapman
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Every shift working with Hazel has been so nice and peaceful. She has good clinical decision making skills and also supports the medical team in the best possible way. She has been good with the parents and the kids alike and I would always be happy to work with her.
Hazel is one of our valued ACPs at Torbay. She has been qualifies a year and her confidence has grown greatly in that time. This is shown in her developing clinical acumen and robust, safe management plans. She is also extremely kind and will support all on shift to make sure they get breaks. She is friendly and empathetic to families and always considers the psychosocial aspects of every presentation.
She is passionate about mental health of our young people and will advocate strongly for them.
Keep doing what you’re doing Hazel- you’re great!
Katrina Cook
Works at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – EASTERN
Katrina has become an amazing ANNP, she is full of so much knowledge and has slotted into the medical team amazingly. On top of this, she is so kind to the families and equally as caring to the wider team on NNU. Katrina always puts parents at ease and it’s so lovely to work alongside her
Tanya Crago
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Tanya is a very knowledgeable and skilled nurse , who works closely with oncologist and patients that pass through our ward . She has a wonderful rapport with patients, families and colleagues. She is always happy to explain treatments or care that patients need , and we are able to go to her with any questions or queries that we have She can always lift our spirits when we have sad times on the ward
Ocean Dayman
Works at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – NORTHERN
Ocean stepped up into the Mental Health Liaison Nurse role due to sudden sickness within the team and jumped straight in despite the lack of guidance. She took to the role amazingly and was an excellent link between the ward and CAMHS. Ocean has a firm but fair approach to her work which our teenagers with mental health issues respect as she provide boundaries but also advocates for them. She listens openly to nursing colleagues and provides support and explanations about decisions that have been made with the wider teams and how that affects the acute nursing care provided by the ward. She is always striving to provide the best care possible and studying new evidence and implementing positive changes in care. Her knowledgable and approachable manner has allowed to to be an excellent link between medical staff, dieticians, social services, nursing staff and patients and their families in order to provide the best care possible. She has been an active support in the implementation of pathways for patients with high incidents of recurring admissions to improve both patient care and maintaining ward safety. She’s always on hand if you need her and doesn’t shy away from difficult situations.
Natasha Dorrall
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Natasha has been very friendly and patient with new trainees in Plymouth. She takes time to teach them and supervise procedures. She is friendly and approachable. She is keen to help people learn and improve.
Very hardworking ANNP, who works hard to ensure that adequate clinical care is delivered. She supports new trainees, especially with regards to rota issues, while endeavouring to perform excellently well in her own role. She is also very cheerful and easy to work with.
Excellent Junior staff Rota representative
Faye Drinkwater
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Faye is utility fantastic in her role. She has a huge wealth of experience and knowledge in her area. She works tirelessly in her role as a bridge between the team and the ward. She constantly works at quality improvement and service development. She is a driving force to ensure our patients are included in departmental planning. She has been a trail blazing for including experts by experience in service development. She is a wonderful shining example to the nursing staff she works with of how to interact with young people. She has wonderful communication skills with colleagues, patients and families. Plus she is an amazing team player with a wonderful sense of humour. Faye is awesome!
Lesley George
Works at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Lel is a great ANNP! She has excellent clinical skills and her vast experience with sick babies speaks volumes. She is organised, hard working and has an eye for detail which means things run smoothly on the neonatal unit when she is working. Lel is a very valued colleague and team member!
Lel is an exceptional senior ANNP who is dedicated in her professionalism as an ANNP. Lel is an excellent practitioner and educator and guides and support all staff nursing and medical and is always supporting others from her expertise. Lel demonstrates excellent communication skills within the unit and in an emergency. Lel encourages all staff to be the best they can be and is an exceptional role model. Lel truly cares about the colleagues she works with and the babies and families she care for and this embodies the RCHT trust values. When in an emergency situation, I would want Lel to be by my side with her expertise, professionalism, care and compassion and her effective communication. A true ambassador of neonatal care within the Southwest and we are lucky to have her working alongside us at RCHT.
Lovely to work with. Excellent with families and babies. Always tries to improve the care for all. An absolutely wonderful human.
Katherine Green
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
I have worked with Katherine over a number of years and she just goes from strength to strength. She is a fantastic nurse and now an outstanding advance nurse practitioner. Perfectly bridging the gap between the nursing and medical team. She is hardworking, reliable, innovative and a pleasure to have in the team. I am beyond delighted that she has come to join the managing eating team. She has been instrumental in designing and instigating multiple quality improvement projects since joining the team. She is a wonderful advocate for our patient population and ensures that this sometimes marginalised patient group is included on a level playing field with other patient groups.
Katherine is also wonderfully caring and is brilliant at seeing the pressures on our patients and their families. She shows natural leadership skills and is an excellent educator. She is always willing to engage in any teaching opportunities. She is also fantastic at ensuring her practice is evidence based and in line with the most up to date evidence and guidance.
Katherine you’re great, keep being you!
Katherine is one of our ACPs at Torbay. She’s currently on maternity but hugely missed. Katherine always has a smile on her face no matter how tough the shift, she is like a breath of fresh air. She qualified last year and her confidence and competence has grown massively in that time.
She undertakes thorough clinical examinations and makes safe management plans taking into account all of the physical and psychosocial factors.
She has joined the eating disorder team in the last year and has been invaluable to them helping to manage both the inpatients and outpatients.
She is a strong advocate for young people who present in mental health crisis and shows excellent communication skills with this patient group.
We look forward to welcoming you back Katherine!
Sadie Harrison
Works at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – EASTERN
Sadie is an amazing ANNP – she is part of the glue of this neonatal unit and we would be totally lost without her. She continually goes above and beyond for both her families and colleagues; she’s extremely competent, is a real team player and just works tirelessly but always willing to support any member of the medical and nursing team with any issue big or small. She’s a real inspiration and an excellent mentor.
Sadie is absolutely fantastic. She is such a kind, empathetic and approachable colleague. She is always going above and beyond to help other members of staff both clinically and educationally. She is so supportive to members of junior staff and is a fantastic teacher. I have learnt so many clinical skills from her and I am forever grateful for the amount of time and effort she has sacrificed to help further my development. It is always a privilege to be working with Sadie.
Words cannot describe Sadie, so let me just say WOW!
I have never met someone who is more willing to help than Sadie, if you don’t know an answer, Sadie does.
She is just absolutely amazing, kind and caring, this is demonstrated in her work as well as in her personal life.
She even works from home when she is meant to have a day off! No job is unfinished, and no query unanswered.
Keep smashing it Sadie, the unit would be lost without you!
Meg Haynes-Parry
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Lovely lady who is going to excel in her career, always thinking about others and is clinically very good. Lucky to have you on the team Meg 😊
Alistair Hill
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Excellent – work, teamwork, patient management, communication skills and procedural skills
Effective mentor and contribution to the departmental teaching
Pioneer among the junior team in launching the department’s lung ultrasound Quality improvement project.
Jenna Julian
Works at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Jenna is a great ANNP. She is hard working and her clinical skills are brilliant. Her communication (written and verbal) is exemplary and families really respond to her expertise. Jenna is supportive of her colleagues and her organisational skills are non comparable! She is a joy to work with! Jenna is exemplary in her efforts to create closer cohesion between medical and nursing teams and beyond. She is always going above and beyond to fulfil her role and is a hard working and dedicated ANNP. Jenna has a beautiful talent for interacting with families and is a true advocate for all of her patients. Her passion for developmental care is infectious and she channels her aptitude for teaching into improving outcomes for all. Jenna is a natural leader and many people aspire to match her high standards of practice. She is an exemplary ANNP and deserves to be recognised for all the wonderful attributes she brings to the neonatal unit here.
Vicki Le Huray
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Vicki is a fantastic clinician with endless patience, always going above and beyond for her patients, their families and her team
Jess Milling
Works at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Jess is a Pocket Rocket. When the going gets tough, jess will be at the front demonstrating exemplary skill and interaction with the team. Jess gets on with everyone, nurses, midwives and doctors alike. She listens and teaches with excellent interaction. Her guidance for the team is thoroughly thought through.
Families and staff look up to Jess. She is iconic!
Jess is an amazing ANNP She is a fantastic team player, she works super hard and her practical skills are second to none! When Jess is one i always know we are covered. She has worked really hard to over the last few years to develop her confidence, knowledge and skills and i know i can always rely on her to know and to do! In addition Jess always has a smile on her face and some banter as well which makes working with her great fun, it calms the team when there is stress and it also brings us all together
Jess is a brilliant ANNP! She has excellent clinical skills and very sound knowledge! Jess’s communication skills are very clear and this helps in stressful situations where she is an extremely effective team leader and team member. She is also a great teacher and is very patient and kind with junior staff (doctors and nurses).
Jess is a joy to work with and her hard work should be recognised!
Kim Pauling
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Kim has been a fantastic lead for Paediatric ANPs, she is paving the way forward for the team and doing so with such determination. Not only is she leading the way, but she is personally an incredible ANP and has stepped up to the reg rota this year. She always gives the time to her patients and fully explains the management plan and ensures they understand. She is an amazing colleague, and is supportive, approachable and an absolute pleasure to work with.
Kim is a fantastic APNP and has a high level of clinical acumen and knowledge. She is great at working on the Tier 2 paediatric rota, supporting the junior doctors and nursing team. She is able to problem solve and make robost and comprehensive assessments, and develop management plans for a wide range of patients including those with complex health needs. She is an inspiration to the APNP trainee team and general nursing team, inspiring others to enter advance practice. Kim is also a great mentor/supervisor, supporting the trainees to develop both knowledge and clinical skills, in a safe environment by being approachable, friendly and positive. Lastly, she is continually leading the APNP and working on driving the further development of the team and how with work alongside the nursing and medical teams. Thank you for all your hard work Kim, it truly is appreciated!
Madalina Sarbusca
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
I am proud to nominate Maddie for the “Debbie Eadie” Advanced Nurse Practitioner of the Year award, recognising her exceptional contributions as an advanced clinical practitioner. Maddie consistently demonstrates excellence in her role, delivering high-quality care to her patients. Her advanced clinical skills and knowledge are evident in her thorough assessments and evidence-based interventions. Maddie’s commitment to ongoing professional development ensures she remains at the forefront of best practices, which significantly enhances patient outcomes. Maddie is a true advocate for collaboration. She fosters strong relationships between the nursing and medical teams, facilitating open communication and mutual respect. Her ability to bridge gaps and encourage teamwork is invaluable, as it promotes a unified approach to patient care. Maddie actively participates in multidisciplinary meetings, ensuring that all perspectives are heard and integrated into care plans.
Maddie’s interaction with patients and their families is exemplary. She takes the time to explain medical procedures and care plans in a compassionate and understandable manner, empowering families to be active participants in their child’s care. Her warmth and approachability create a trusting environment, making a profound impact on the patient experience. Maddie fully embodies the values of the RCPCH and the Principles of Nursing Practice. She approaches her work with integrity, compassion, and professionalism, consistently prioritizing the needs of her patients. Her ethical practice and commitment to providing holistic care demonstrate her dedication to the nursing profession and the well-being of those she serves.
Keeley Smith
Works at Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Keeley is a fantastic clinician and a great team-member. I always enjoy working with her on SSPAU as I’m guaranteed to learn something new and she’s never failed to make me laugh, even on a very busy shift. Her communication skills are exceptional, and particularly shine when working with neurodiverse children and young people.
Keeley’s confidence and expertise as a paediatric advanced nurse practitioner has grow hugely over the past year. She shows her competence and knowledge every day in her assessment of children presenting with a wide range of acute illness presentations. She is always keen to teach both nursing and medical members of the team both formally and informally and is very adept at this skill.
She straddles the nursing/medical divide perfectly and always strives for cohesion between the teams from both a social and professional aspect.
She has excellent communication with children and their families and always takes the time to explain every thing fully to them.
Her decision making is spot on and she can always be counted on to make the safest decisions for the child, taking into account the parents views.
Her leadership skills are great and she safely co-ordinates the SSPAU shift ensuring she is aware of bed pressures and ED status to ensure all children have timely care and the flow through paediatrics remains safe.
She strives to develop the service and is currently involved with a project looking at how we can improve SDEC for children within Torbay.
She actively seeks out learning for the purpose of both self development and supporting the child health service and is currently exploring neurodiversity with the hope to take on some clinic work.
Debbie Squires
Works at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – NORTHERN
Leads outpatients brilliantly and is a font of knowledge as an allergy nurse! Thanks Debbie
Sarah Tabrett
Works at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
I am nominating Sarah Tabrett for this award because she has dedicated her working life to children and neonates.
Since coming back to Cornwall from GOS hospital nearly 30 years ago, Sarah worked as a staff nurse, sister and for the last 20 years as an ANNP. Now lead ANNP she fills every day with smiles, positivity and, high energy on the neonatal unit.
Sarah is the epitome of professionalism, calmness, great leader, teacher, friend. She is totally approachable, to the point that everyone one in maternity services (and beyond) knows her name.
Sarah is the anchor of the NNU and the reason why we have such a flat hierarchy in our amazing team.
I’ve had the honour of being her ‘wingman’ in many of her teachings in NLS, Step Up To Reg and weekly sims, . From the Scillies to Glasgow she has demonstrated the precision of the perfect ‘bagging’ technique. She is a member of many panels outside of her clinical practice.
Her job is her life. And I have no idea how she has also raised three beautiful girls and run a small farm as well.
There is no one more deserving of this award for giving 30 years of Cornish dedication to keeping small people alive.
Elliot Tuckinson
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
I’ve been so impressed with Elliot’s start to advanced practice. Although still only a trainee APNP he has excellent clinical acumen and I can tell he will thrive in his role when fully qualified. Hard-working, fun to work with and an excellent communicator. He’s a real asset to UHP. Well done Elliot and keep it up!
Excellent ANNP, always helpful, very hardworking, excellent clinical skills
I have had the pleasure of working with Elliott for many years, from student nurse to student APNP and what a fantastic one he is. Elliott shows such care and compassion for his patients and their families, he continuously strives to ensure the patient journey is a positive one. He is one of the most supportive people I know and will always help both medical & nursing staff, Elliott never hesitates in coming and supportive his colleagues whether it be assisting nursing staff with Triage or medications to clerking patients etc. Elliott is a fantastic teacher and shows such a positive attitude in sharing his knowledge and skills with both medical & nursing staff, he will always provide that confidence boost when you need it.
Aside from this he is the most caring colleague and will always be available with a listening ear & sensible advice, whether its a work related matter or personal. Elliott is continuously identifying areas for service improvements and comes armed with suggestions and his positive approach in addressing these.
Elliott is well respected by both the medical and nursing team, he has such a calming nature and is loved by all patients and their families as well as staff.
Always such a lovely shift when you are working, supportive and always happy to do a cannula for me
Natasha Weedon
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Tash is an amazing APNP and is very hardworking, and always supports her colleagues, while she thrives to provide her patients with the highest standard of care. She is currently working on the paediatric Tier 2 rota which is doing exceptionally well – matching the clinical acumen of a tier 2 doctor. She confidently assesses and makes robust management plans for patients, including those with complex health conditions. She is an inspiration to colleagues who wish to pursue a career in advance practice. She provides excellent support to the trainee APNPs, helping to aid their development and skills. Tash has a very calm and positive nature, which in turn makes others around her feel at ease. It is always a pleasure to work alongside Tash.
Julie Wills
Works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Her professionalism and experience as an ANNP inspires us all to do better. The working environment is always inviting for learning opportunities with Julie and there is a brilliant interaction with the multidisciplinary team and the families. We appreciate you and your amazing work. Thank you.
Excellent ANNP lead, reliable team member, exemplary interaction with, and encourages closer cohesion between, medical and nursing teams
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“Debbie Eadie” Advanced Nurse Practitioner of the Year
1. Demonstrates excellence in fulfilment of their work as an advance neonatal or paediatric nurse practitioner.
2. Demonstrates exemplary interaction with, and encourages closer cohesion between, medical and nursing teams
3. Demonstrates excellence in their interaction with patients and their families
4. Embodies the values of the RCPCH and the Principles of Nursing Practice
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