Prestigious nursing awards presented to Nottingham University Hospitals staff
Two members of staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have been recognised for contribution to nursing.
Aquiline Chivinge and Dr Joseph Manning have been presented with the prestigious Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Silver and Gold Awards.
Aquiline, an Ambulatory Care Pathway Matron at City Hospital, received the Silver award in recognition of her passion for nursing and for being one of our greatest ambassadors.
She has worked at the Trust for 22 years and was also recognised for establishing and chairing the Trust’s BAME Shared Governance Council.
Aquiline said: “I feel very humbled to have been recognised for my contribution to nursing and to have received this prestigious award.
“I am proud to be part of Nottingham University Hospitals and I feel lucky to be part of such a supportive, hard-working and dedicated team.”
Aquiline established the BAME Shared Governance Council in 2018 to improve inclusiveness, with a particular focus on improving representation of our BAME staff on committees involving patients, staff and the public.
With the mission to ‘Unite, Empower and Inspire’, The BAME Shared Governance Council champions all Healthcare workers in achieving positive changes in racial equality and opportunities within the workplace.
Dr Joseph Manning, NIHR HEE ICA Clinical Lecturer and Clinical Associate Professor in Children, Young People and Families Nursing, received the Gold award in recognition of his lifetime contribution and leadership to clinical academic careers in nursing.
Dr Manning, who is also Charge Nurse for Paediatric Critical Care Outreach, said: “I am delighted to have been recognised in this way by the CNO for England. I am so proud to be a registered nurse and it is an absolute pleasure to work in a clinical academic role.”
Since he qualified as a registered children’s nurse in 2005, Dr Manning has dedicated his career to meaningful concurrent engagement in clinical practice and research.
He has developed a clinically focussed programme of research (that includes: optimising outcomes following childhood critical illness; and enhancing acute care for young people in mental health crisis) that has had local as well as global impact.
He is the first children’s nurse in the England, and the first nurse in the East Midlands, to receive a prestigious NIHR HEE ICA Clinical Lectureship. In our organisation, regionally and at a national level Dr Manning has supported the development of capacity and capability for other nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to pursue clinical academic careers and roles.
He said: “It is a privilege to work in an organisation that values the diverse roles and career pathways nurses can take.
“I have been empowered (by individuals, teams and leaders) to pursue a clinical-academic career which has enabled me to generate, implement and advance the science for clinical practice to the care outcomes of children and their families, whilst also delivering care at the bedside.”
The awards were presented by Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England. The CNO Awards were launched last year at the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Summit by Dr Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England.