What nursing means to our staff
We know our nursing staff are fantastic and passionate about their job. Below are some quotes about what nursing means to some of our staff. If you feel inspired after reading these and are interested in joining the Nottinghamshire Healthcare family, you can find everything you need to know at https://recruitment.nottshc.nhs.uk/
"The means to make a difference to someone’s mental wellbeing and enable them to start to improve their own quality of life
"The means to bring compassion and kindness to someone in their last days of life. (my work with the elderly )
"The means to help someone to learn how to care for themselves ( my work with young LD residents in the community)"
Lynn Smith Women Service, Rampton Hospital
"Having been a nurse for almost 26 years, it is still something that fills me with enormous pride every day. It is a true privilege to support patients through some of their worst times and help them to start their journey to recovery. I feel honored to be a nurse."
Dawn Wilkinson Women Service, Rampton Hospital
“Nursing is about ‘Making a Difference’ in a patients time of need. Whether it be helping a patient get dressed one morning or nursing an end of life patient through their final stage of life - it doesn’t matter how big or small that difference is, it is knowing you have helped that patient that day and treated them with the respect, compassion and dignity that every patient deserves. Nursing is probably one of the most selfless professions to be in – putting your patient first and yourself last is a daily occurrence. Our patients are our top priority, we constantly re-evaluate patients care needs using a holistic approach, ensuring their needs are met by the most recent evidence based practice. Visiting our patients, listening to their stories to find out what gives their life meaning and what brings them joy, helps to inspire our practice. Our patients motivate us on a daily basis, we are extremely privileged to be welcomed into their homes. Nursing is quite simply the best job in the world, I can’t think of a more rewarding career to be in.”
Retford and Villages District Nursing Team
"It's a beautiful thing when a career and passion come together"
Gayle Bennett R& R Wellbeing Lead Forensic Division
"The gratitude that I have for being able to make a living doing something that is so fulfilling is immense, so thank you."
Helen Watkinson Modern Matron, National High Secure Service for Learning Disabilities
"A privilege… A privilege to be entrusted to care for someone’s loved one in their time of need, irrespective to whether that need is support with their physical or mental health."
Chloe Carnevale WM MH Care Stream
"It gives me a sense of pride and achievement knowing that I have played a pivotal role in supporting an individual through their darkest times, assisting in their recovery and enabling then to grow and once again have meaning and hope in their lives…"
Kerry Corr, Registered Mental Nurse
To be caring, helping people, it could happen to me, how would I like my family/self to be treated?
Marcia Rusell, Community Psychiatric Nurse
"To be able to hear the patient voice, even if its just a whisper and offer my support knowing it may make a difference gives me a sense of pride and achievement."
Kerry Burton Modern Matron PD Services
"I am super proud to be a Deputy Matron within the National High Secure Learning Disability Service, especially over the last few years. The Service has gone from strength to strength and I amazed at the staff within the Service. Proud to be delivering high quality care!"
Marie Smith
"I feel honored and privileged to be a Nurse. Being part of a service that enables patients in their recovery can be very humbling- seeing them progress and move forward makes the hard work and bad days worthwhile.
"As a nurse- we can, and do, make a difference to the lives of our patients- whilst maintaining the fundamental standards of care.
"To provide care and treatment in a way that you would expect for you or a family member is incredibly rewarding and where vocation meets collaboratively with passion."
Jane Bestwick, Quality Improvement Lead, Forensic Division
"Being a mental health nurse in high secure care working with deaf patients and families is challenging and rewarding. It’s a great opportunity to have a positive effect on people’s quality of life."
John Gardiner, Staff Nurse, National High Secure for Deaf Services
"I feel proud and privileged to be a nurse , in a role surrounded by a team of exceptional nurses making a difference every day."
Nancy Thornley, Clinical Project Lead, Rampton Hospital
"Being able to make a positive difference to an individual’s life by providing them with a feeling of safety and enabling them to learn positive coping skills to instill hope and aid their personal recovery journey."
Martina Clark, Modern Matron, National High Secure Women’s Service
"Being a Nurse is challenging, interesting and you are trusted to help people make better life choices to improve their lives. I can honestly say I have never been bored and love that I am respected by both patients and fellow nurses, being a nurse is a gift , there’s nothing else like it."
Anne Marie Tee, Clinical Nurse Practitioner, Women's Service, Rampton Hospital
"As a newly qualified Nursing Associate with over 30 years’ experience within the NHS l feel passionate and empowered to be an ambassador for the National Centre for Learning Disabilities."
Michael Cooper, Nursing Associate, Kempton Ward, Rampton Hospital
