What are the award categories? 

Excellence in patient care award

This award is for a team or individual that acts with the utmost integrity and provides high standards of quality and safety in patient care.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• A person-centred approach to patients, families, carers which is evident in the quality of care and experience delivered.
• Commitment to always providing a standard of care that goes above and beyond what is expected.
• Continuous improvement focus on patient safety, experience and outcomes.

 

Delivery award

This award recognises an individual or team that has consistently delivered high standards and good levels of performance across the broader set of Trust strategic aims and priorities in either a clinical or non-clinical service.

Nominations should demonstrate all or some of the following aspects:

• Consistent performance results or results which show measurable improvement in the delivery of services, research activities, staff welfare, value for money and/or sustainability.
• Team working which has delivered comprehensive service recovery following the pandemic.

Innovation award

This award will be presented to an individual or team that has demonstrated innovation in their work to develop or improve services or patient care/outcomes within the Trust, regionally or nationally. These improvements will have made a difference either directly or behind the scenes.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• Innovation and good practice including research or working relationships with other organisations.
• Identifying a challenge and working collaboratively to develop ideas to overcome it.
• Successfully implementing and embedding change at service, Trust level or wider, turning a brilliant idea into a brilliant improvement.
• An innovation that has the potential to grow within STH and beyond.

PROUD Role Model of the Year

This award is for an individual who is a great role model and demonstrates the reality of our PROUD behaviours and values and inspires others to do the same.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• Ability to show positivity in the workforce, mentoring and encouraging people they work with, raising staff morale and inspiring others to go the extra mile.
• Goes above and beyond in their day-to-day role, making positive service changes.
• A collaborative and compassionate approach.
• Epitomises the Trust’s PROUD values and behaviours.

This award is not just for those in a management position because anyone at any level can be a role model and make a difference to service delivery

 

PROUD Volunteer of the Year

This award recognises an individual volunteer helping within STH who has given their time to make the greatest difference to patients or staff, or both.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• A positive attitude, enthusiasm, and energy to support patients, visitors and their families.
• Contribution to the wider team, demonstrating commitment, dedication, and passion in their volunteering role.
• An exemplary role model for volunteering, epitomising the Trust’s PROUD values and behaviours.

PROUD Team of the Year

This award is for a team whose contribution goes above and beyond expectations and makes an outstanding difference to our patients or staff either on the frontline or behind the scenes. This team will epitomise the Trust’s PROUD values and behaviours.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• Working together to support each other, problem-solve and drive transformation and improvements within their service to benefit patients or staff.
• Working effectively and efficiently together to put patients first, being responsive to patients and staff, open and honest, unfailingly kind and determined to develop.

 

PROUD Individual of the Year

This award is for an individual member of STH whose contribution goes above and beyond expectations and makes an outstanding difference to our patients or staff either on the frontline or behind the scenes.

Nominations should demonstrate some or all of the following aspects:

• Outstanding patient care and level of service which goes above and beyond the call of duty.
• A ‘can do’ attitude that is breaking through barriers
• A lasting or long-term contribution, setting an example for other health professionals.
• Epitomises the Trust’s PROUD values and behaviours.

 

The Winner of Winners

This award will provide the ultimate thank you and recognition to one of the winners of the category nominations.

• Nominations will not be taken for this award. The winner will be chosen by the Trust Chief Executive to recognise a member of staff or team that deserves special recognition of their achievements over the last year.

 

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