Step Into Health Awards - 10th March
Category: News
Publish date: 06/02/2020
The NHS employs a significant number of healthcare professionals and non-clinical staff who are members of the Armed Forces community. This includes reservists, Service leavers, military spouses, dependants and cadet forces adult volunteers.
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The Step into Health Awards 2020 celebrate the work of employers that are pledged to support Step into Health and acknowledge the successes of individuals that have been through the programme and are now employed in the NHS.
There are four award categories, listed below.
Leading the way as an employer
This award recognises a single organisation that has embedded the recruitment of veterans and their families into their recruitment practice. With significant numbers employed since the start of Step into Health, this organisation acts as an exemplar and regularly shares their good practice with other employers.
Collaborative recruitment of the Armed Forces community
This award recognises two or more employers working in partnership to recruit members of the Armed Forces community to roles within the NHS. Supporting all members of the community, these organisations work collaboratively to champion the value and transferable skills that the Armed Forces bring to the NHS workforce and have achieved significant results.
NHS advocate for Step into Health
This award recognises an individual from the NHS who has advocated Step into Health within their organisation or region, driven forward engagement at a local level, influenced behaviour change within their organisation and provided dedicated support to members of the Armed Forces community.
Outstanding impact since joining the NHS
This award recognises an individual from the Armed Forces community who, since being recruited through the Step into Health programme, has made a real impact and difference to their NHS organisation. This could be at a ward, directorate or developmental level. Without Step into Health this person may never have found employment within the NHS.
The Shortlist
1. Leading the way as an employer
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
2. Collaborative recruitment of the Armed Forces community
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3. NHS advocate for Step into Health
- Kim Nurse (West Midlands Ambulance Service University Foundation NHS Trust)
- Sarah Shoesmith (St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
- Victoria Reynolds (St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
4. Outstanding impact since joining the NHS
- David Huggett (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust)
- Carl Walsh (St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)
- Josh Ryder (Midlands and Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to those shortlisted.