St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We celebrated Admin Day yesterday to recognise the important role our admin teams play, every day Group Chief Executive Jacqueline Totterdell thanked admin staff across our entire Group at the start of the day before visiting some of our teams in action. #Teamgesh

💬 "I’m so proud to be a member of admin staff. We don’t all have direct contact with patients, but still contribute to patient care and the smooth running of our services." Meet Shani McHugh, Service Coordinator in Patient Services at ESTH, who is this week's #Teamgesh staff story ❤️ https://lnkd.in/e-HsC7TC

💬 "I love supporting children and young people, as well as their families and carers, to make their stays in hospital less daunting and as positive as possible." Meet Kristy Parrack, Health Play Specialist at ESTH, who is our #Teamgesh staff story ❤️ https://lnkd.in/e-HsC7TC

Behind the scenes in theatre 👀 Every month, thousands of people have surgery in the hospitals across our Group. Our Chairman, Gillian Norton, recently joined teams for the day to see their incredible work in action. 💬 “It was a fantastic visit and such a privilege to see the amazing work our teams are doing for patients.”

💬 “I cannot be more grateful. They are wonderful people looking after patients’ best interests." Sports pundit Martin Tyler feared he may lose his voice forever. But thanks to our staff like Elissa - pictured - he's back on TV once more. https://lnkd.in/eXRdrUXt

💬 “Working in hospital security, you never know what each day will bring. I enjoy helping patients with mental health needs. The training I’ve received as a mental health first aider is invaluable in these situations." Meet Nana Jenkins, Security Operations Manager, who is our #Teamgesh staff story ❤️ https://lnkd.in/e9SV8sMJ

💬 “Working in hospital security, you never know what each day will bring. I enjoy helping patients with mental health needs. The training I’ve received as a mental health first aider is invaluable in these situations." Meet Nana Jenkins, Security Operations Manager, who is our #Teamgesh staff story ❤️ https://lnkd.in/e-HsC7TC

We’ve launched a series of #TeamGesh staff stories so that our communities can get to know our staff and what makes them so special. We’ll introduce you to a different star of the show each week, hearing about their career journey as well as what makes them unique. If you would like to join #Team Gesh, visit our websites https://lnkd.in/gzV3QCus and https://lnkd.in/eWKz2HE4 for the latest job opportunities. Today's #TeamGesh staff story feature Maria Fernandez who is the Lead Nurse for Renal Transplant at St George’s. You can read Maria's story here https://lnkd.in/e-HsC7TC

Can we have a drum roll, please 🥁 Today, we launch our #TeamGesh staff stories. That means every week we'll introduce you to some of the incredible people we have working across our hospital Group. They'll be telling you about the difference they make to our patients and communities, and what makes them unique. First up, we have the amazing Joana, a clinical nurse specialist 👋 She specialises in adult safeguarding and is based at St George's. 💬 "Being a nurse requires clinical expertise, but also the warmth and empathy of a fellow human being - with all the emotions that accompany it." Read more from Joana - and how you can join our team: https://lnkd.in/e-HsC7TC

A St George's patient ‘gifted another life’ after two cardiac arrests has praised ‘incredible’ medics. Sue Whitham, 62, was placed in a medically-induced coma for several weeks after being rushed to hospital in an ambulance. She has now recovered and has thanked Dr Jonathan Aron and his team at St George’s and paramedics at London Ambulance Service. Sue said: “The hospital medics at St George’s were incredible. I’ve been gifted another life.” https://lnkd.in/eWXvxFB9