district nurse of the year celebrated at hornsby
NSLHD Nurse of the Year. The Clinical Nurse Consultant at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital was nominated by his peers for the way he works in partnership with patients’ families and other clinicians. Acting Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Jenny Neilsen, presented Ryan with his award and said he was described as a “fantastic clinician” by his colleagues. “Ryan is a collaborator: he goes out of his way to share his knowledge to empower clinicians and patients,” she said. “He is respectful and takes the time to understand where other individuals and services (involved in the patient’s case) are coming from and the challenges they face.” Having started as a Registered Nurse in 2003 at Westmead Hospital, Ryan moved to Hornsby in November 2015.
“The majority of my career has been in ICU and working in high dependency units. Working in critical care has always piqued my interest and been my passion,” he said. “I like it because you always get something new and different every single day. It’s always a challenge but very rewarding. There’s always a patient and families that strike you and stay with you, but to cope, my family and my friends are my greatest support. “In nursing, it is often our colleagues who we rely on for support. Nurses know what each other have been through and rely on each other. “A huge reason for my success, for enjoying my role and being at Hornsby is because of the people I work with and the community. I really enjoy the people here.”
Ryan Thomas has spent most of his nursing career working with the most critically ill patients; at times confronted with challenging situations. Yet it is those challenging circumstances and complex cases that Ryan finds so rewarding. Ryan (pictured left above with Mark Telford) is this year’s
District midwife of the year named Royal North Shore Hospital’s Tara Kelly claimed the title as NSLHD’s Midwife of the Year as part of International Nurses’ Day celebrations.
Tara has been a familiar face across a range of midwifery services, having held a number of roles at Royal North Shore since arriving in 1997. She settled in her current role as a Clinical Midwifery Specialist at the Birth Unit in 2008. After more than 20 years, Tara loves her job as much as the day she first started, now with the added bonus of being able to help staff who were once in her shoes. “I love looking after women in labour,” she said. “The excitement of birth is unbelievable and I am still amazed by it every time.
NSLHD Midwife of the Year Tara Kelly
“I enjoy helping junior staff in their midwifery learning and having my experience be a resource for my colleagues if needed.” As for a highlight, Tara said it would have to be being named as this year’s NSLHD Midwife of the year.
Tara was nominated for the award by two medical officers from with RNSH maternity. They described her an an excellent leaderand an exceptionally skilled midwife who “who displays sensitivity, compassion and empathy in caring for women.”
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