Diary of a Therapy Matron. Part 2 

I have been in post for nearly four weeks now although spent last week in a very sunny Cornwall with my children.

 I have now sorted the practicalities of office space and IT and have been able to spend time out on a couple of the wards and meeting with hospital matrons and the therapy leads to start to understand where we’re at, who’s who and what peoples priorities are over the next couple of months. 

Getting out has already started to enable identification of some common issues across the county that we can explore (e.g. how we manage patients with altered weight bearing status, how we can reduce reassessment and duplicate forms when discharging to our own community services).  Click here to read more . . . 

Diary of a Therapy Matron

Hello, my name is Hannah Male. I commenced in post of 17th July 2017 as Therapy Matron for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust providing leadership to the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in our Community Hospitals and the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service.

This is a new role for the organisation and a title not used elsewhere in the country which is a fantastic opportunity to develop a role that adds real value to supporting and developing both our staff and our services. On a personal level I have recently completed a masters in healthcare leadership which gave me opportunity to reflect on who I want to be as a person centred leader and enhanced my values around being open and transparent about what we do, using the diversity of those around us to shape services to be the best they can be and having clarity in our roles and responsibilities. Click here to read more . . .

My career in mental health – Donna’s story

I’d worked in admin jobs for the past 28 years or so, most of that within the NHS; but I’d reached a point in my life where I needed to do something different, something more patient-centred.  So when I saw the advert for an Office Skills Technical Instructor, I applied, not thinking in a million years I’d actually get it!

I’ve been with New Opportunities Worcestershire for a little over a year now, and I’ve never been happier. My colleagues are fantastic to work with, each of them very skilled in their areas. Team meetings are always informative yet fun, and laced with lashings of homemade cakes!

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A day in the life of Clare Knighton Peer Support Worker

Here is an overview of my life on a typical working day – Every day is different and that’s what I love most about it!

I have been a Peer Support Worker since November 2015, where I use my lived experience of mental health difficulties to help others recover. I started work on Harvington ward in Kidderminster and then now I work on Holt ward in Worcester. 

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