Ann Shuttleworth Rising Star Award
2023 Winner
Farrah Amjad: Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
As a blended roles facilitator, Farrah has worked across health and social care services to implement a programme in which insulin administration and basic wound care have been delegated to care staff workers. That work has had a positive impact on district nurses, releasing their time so they can support patients with more-complex needs in the community. The success she has garnered has led to other trusts also investing in a facilitator. Farrah’s work was recognised at the Tameside Trust Awards in 2022 and she has been awarded a Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholarship. She aims to be a positive role model, especially for women from minority ethnicity backgrounds, and has a strong desire to inspire and motivate them to apply for senior roles.
Finalists
Esievo Atete: Care UK
Since joining Care UK in 2019, Esievo has shown a passion for clinical excellence and an ambition that led him to become clinical lead – his first leadership position. He mentors staff, shares his expertise with the wider team, and is compassionate to all – he is a true inspiration.
Daniel Robert Branch: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Daniel embraces all opportunities to
positively influence his nursing peers, and
he does so both locally and nationally. He
is co-chair of a student empowerment
group, the Royal College of Nursing
Newly Registered Nurses Network and
an early career decision-making council
for NHS England. In his role as part of
the intensive support team he strives to
improve care and patient experience.
Rhegell Cafirma: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Despite being in the profession for just
over two years, Rhegell has already
made a significant impact on the quality
of care delivered to patients. He was
promoted to junior charge nurse just a
year after becoming a staff nurse and is
a tireless champion for patient rights.
Sian Farrington: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Since qualifying as a nursing associate
(NA), Sian has become an ambassador
for all NAs and has helped recruit into
the workforce. She has single-handedly
spearheaded two policy changes in her
trust and is working on a project to improve working conditions for
emergency department staff.
Martina Gomez: West London NHS Trust
Martina has been a qualified nurse for
less than 1.5 years but is an instrumental
part of the nursing and wider
multidisciplinary teams. Positive,
strong-willed, a born leader and patient
advocate, she gives a high level of
compassionate, person-centred care to
every patient she meets.
Michaela Heaton: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Michaela qualified as a registered
mental health nurse in August 2021.
Driven and compassionate, she is a huge
advocate for patients, colleagues,
families and carers, and has been key
in implementing several successful
innovations to support the wellbeing
of those around her.
Ellie Jolley-Dawson: Powys Teaching Health Board
Since qualifying in 2019, Ellie has worked
in five different settings across Wales
and Scotland. She is currently a manager
for a community hospital where she is
having a considerable impact. In just six
months she has transformed patient
satisfaction, length of stay is now the
shortest in the health board, and the
team’s work-life quality has significantly
improved.
Sarah Monk: Stow Healthcare
Sarah started her inspirational journey in
social care a decade ago. With passion
and determination, she progressed from
care to nursing. Her talent and clinical
skill helped her slot into the experienced
nursing team as well as drive forward
new initiatives in the home.
Andrew Noon: Evolving Mindset
Andrew is a registered mental health
nurse, and co-founder and director of
Evolving Mindset CIC. He has recognised
gaps in mental health services and
community support, and broken down
barriers to accessing mental health
support, ensuring the service is
approachable and accessible for all.
Harmony Owhotake: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Harmony arrived in the UK in October
2021 and began practising as a
registered nurse just two months later.
Always ready to support the ward, she
filled gaps when staffing was low and
was nominated for an excellence award.
Kate Shreeve: Spectrum Community Health CIC
In just four years, Kate has risen from
newly qualified nurse to band 7 clinical
manager of a prison healthcare team. She
has deputised for the head of healthcare
and supported several successful quality
improvement projects, showing promise
as an aspiring senior leader.