International Nurses Day 2020: “I loved nursing from the minute I started on my first ward.”

Penny Keith

For International Nurses Day, Penny Keith shares how her nursing career, which has spanned 36 years, has evolved from a graduate nurse to her current role as Associate Director of Nursing at the Trust. She also talks about all the challenges along the way.

International Nurses Day - Sara's story

There’s a famous Maya Angelou quote that reads “as a nurse we have the opportunity to heal the mind, soul, heart and body of our patients, their families and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel”. 

Making a difference - celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife

2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife and a chance to showcase and celebrate our nurses across the Trust and to renew perceptions of the profession. We want to take this opportunity to thank our nurses for their diverse talents and expertise and to promote nursing as a career with a great deal to offer.

Ruth Harrison is an acute learning disabilities nurse and is sharing her story of why she chose nursing as a career and how she is making a difference.

Ruth Harrison

Why an occupational therapy apprenticeship was right for me?

National Apprenticeships Week (3 to 9 February 2020) is here and celebrates and promotes all that is great about apprenticeships. It gives us a great opportunity to shine a light on our inspiring apprentices.

An apprenticeship combines on the job practical work experience, whilst studying, allowing you to gain experience and achieve a recognised qualification and earning an income.

Helen Baxter

As 43-year-old Helen Baxter approaches the half-way point in her apprenticeship, studying a BSc (Honours) Occupational Therapy degree, she shares what it’s really like to be an apprentice and its rewards and challenges.

Traineeship and apprenticeship has given me valuable life lessons

For National Apprenticeship Week (3 to 9 February 2020), Billy Williamson, apprentice in the Trust's Learning and Organisational Development Department, shares his story about how a traineeship and apprenticeship has been a valuable start to his career since leaving school.

Billy Williamson

My NHS apprenticeship journey

It’s National Apprenticeship Week (3 – 9 February 2020), and we’re putting a spotlight on apprenticeships and the opportunities they bring.  

Chloe Brumpton

Apprenticeships are a great way to learn and gain experience whilst gaining a qualification and money at the same time.  Whether you’re thinking about applying for an apprenticeship or not sure if they are right for you, our blog from 26-year-old physiotherapist apprentice, Chloe Brumpton, gives an insight into why she decided to go down the route of an apprenticeship over university and its rewards and challenges. 

International Volunteer Day: Andrew's Story

Today is International Volunteer day, which recognises all the fantastic work volunteers do.

Andrew volunteers at our Involvement Centres and is going into his 10th year volunteering with us. He has chosen to share how he got involved with volunteering and his positive experience as a Monitoring of Infection, Cleanliness and Environment (MICE) and Patient Led Assessment (PLACE) Audit volunteer.