Staff Bulletin 26 August 2022
UHD Excellence Awards – who's your August hero?
Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond, or is a shining example when it comes to living our trust values? If so, why not nominate them for this month's staff excellence award.
Every day our colleagues and volunteers are living our values to help care for our patients and for each other and we want to celebrate where you have gone above and beyond. The winners will be chosen by Siobhan Harrington, our chief executive. Find out more and nominate someone here.
Speak to the Schwartz Round team today
Our Schwartz Round team met colleagues in RBH earlier this week and will be at Poole today (Friday) and Christchurch in September to find out what Schwartz topics would be useful for you.
- Today - 12-2pm in the dome at Poole
- 6/9 September – the team will walk about at Christchurch, visiting and speaking to staff
You can also watch our short video about Schwartz Rounds and find out more about future rounds here.
Ward clerk listening events
A series of listening events will take place at the Village opposite RBH and in St Mary's Church in Poole throughout September. If you're a ward clerk, come along and tell us what works well, whether you have any issues or concerns and what needs to improve.
- Tuesday 13 September - Village
- Tuesday 20 September - St Mary's
- Tuesday 27 September - Village
- Thursday 29 September – St Mary's
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 30 August to find out more and book a session.
Shoot your shot with our new netball team
Do you want to play for netball for fun, and improve your health and wellbeing? If so, there could be a spot for you on our new trust netball team, funded by the UHD Charity. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you're interested in becoming a team coach, joining the trust team as a player or if you want to create your own departmental team. Please include your preferred first and second position preference.
RBH: Atrium coffee shop opening times
Our atrium coffee shop will have extended opening hours from Monday 5 September.
- Monday to Friday: 7.30am-6.30pm
- Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays: 10.15am-5pm
Five-a-day audit results and winner
Thank you to all of you who took part in our recent five-a-day audit as part of Clinical Audit Awareness Week. Participants had the chance to win a £25 M&S gift card, and we are delighted to announce that Tracy Moran, lead nurse of workforce and education, was the winner! Tracy is pictured receiving the gift card, and the results of the audit can be viewed here.
For further information about clinical audit and if you would like to register a project, please visit our intranet pages. Note that five-a-day is also one of the activities promoted by UHD's new sustainability and wellbeing app, EcoEarn.
Healthcare support worker vocational scholarship – spread the word
Calling all young people between the ages of 18-21. UHD has collaborated with Join Our Dorset and Bournemouth and Poole College to offer a healthcare support worker vocational scholarship programme. It will run over five weeks starting 19 September, taking place at The College. To find out more email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Get ready for the 2023 TCS London Marathon
Our UHD charity is launching its ballot for the 2023 TCS London Marathon, taking place on Sunday 23 April 2023.
To enter, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name, DOB, email, telephone number and why you'd like to run the TCS London Marathon 2023 for your hospitals. Find out more here.
We don't like cricket, we love it!
Congratulations to our Hospital Services Cricket Team for taking part in a charity match earlier this week against the Bournemouth Wanderers. While they didn't win, they helped to raise an impressive £1,000 for the RBH vascular fund and welcomed a visit by Harry Redknapp. The match was set up by Bournemouth Wanderers player, George Stratford, one of our thankful patients who was thrilled to discover his surgeon played cricket too. Well done all!
Job of the week: Corporate governance assistant
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our company secretary team. Primarily the role will support our Council of Governors and the successful candidate will play a key part in the development and implementation of the trust's membership strategy at this really exciting time for our hospitals.
This is a great development opportunity for the successful person to work with a broad range of stakeholders throughout the organisation. Find out more and apply here.
