Farewell Jane Grant The Ryde Hospital Birth Unit team farewelled midwife Jane Grant (pictured below) after more than 13 years of service to the Ryde community. Jane worked as a nurse and midwife for more than 27 years in the UK before coming to Australia and has helped deliver more than 5,000 babies. Jane has been involved with many projects focusing on patient care and wellness-based models around continuity of care. Jane’s advice to anyone who wants to become a midwife is “to go for it”. “Midwifery is a varied job and you will need to be prepared for hard work and at times things can get quite emotional,’’ Jane said.
Exceptional People Awards 2019 Do you know an individual, team or volunteer who is exceptional, who lives the true meaning of our CORE Values and Behaviours Charter and who goes over and above to make a difference? Now is the time to nominate them in the Northern Sydney Local Health District Exceptional People Awards for 2019. If you would like to nominate an individual, team or volunteer, visit the 2019 Exceptional People Awards page on our website. Nominations close at 5pm on July 30. With the addition of a new category this year, there are now seven categories for the awards based on both our CORE Values and the key themes in the NSLHD Strategic Plan 2017-2022. The categories are:
“It’s a job that gives so much more in return and I feel so grateful to have made many friends during my time here. “I will miss the team and our occasional 3am session in the birthing room when we all band together to help a mum give birth.” Jane leaves Ryde Hospital to pursue her dream of setting up her own small business. “Most of my working life has been delivering babies and helping mums during pregnancy and after birth… I never thought I’d be learning a whole set of new skills including designing my own website.”
• Healthy Communities
• Connected Person-Centred Care
• Evidence-Based Decision Making
• Responsive and Adaptable Organisation
• Engaged and Empowered Workforce
• CORE Values (Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment)
• Leadership
NSLHD staff, volunteers and consumer advocates, and our patients and consumers are able to submit nominations. The Exceptional People Awards are a great way to acknowledge and celebrate the great work of our staff and volunteers to deliver excellent health and wellbeing outcomes for our patients and consumers. For more information about the awards and how to nominate, visit our website 2019 Exceptional People Awards.
Jane Grant (far-left) during her days as a nurse
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