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Team QEH Awards 2023

The Team QEH Awards celebrate the exceptional efforts of our Trust staff and volunteers who have made a positive impact on our services, patients, visitors, and colleagues.

This year's awards are set to be bigger and better than ever and we can't wait to celebrate all of our shining stars!

We invite members of the public to nominate deserving candidates or teams for any of our 11 awards categories. It's easy to nominate - just use our online form to tell us why the individual or team should win the award.

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Category criteria

Exceptional Quality of Care Award - sponsored by exi Group

This award recognises an individual or team who has made an outstanding contribution to improving the quality or care that an individual patient or group of patients receive. This person or team will be committed to improving patient outcomes, maximising safety and/or the standard of care delivered.

Clinical Team of the Year Award

This award recognises a clinical team that has gone above and beyond the call of duty and has made an outstanding difference to our patients. The team will be an exemplar in working together effectively to deliver clear benefits for patients and their families. The team works collaboratively, encouraging participation and openness, while sharing ideas, responsibilities, skills, resources and credit. The team promotes a positive work environment and delivers results that exceed the expectations, leading to improvement in procedures, practices, productivity, or service levels.

Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award

This award will be presented to a non-clinical team that has gone above and beyond the call of duty and has made an outstanding difference to colleagues by providing a support service that enables the smooth running of the organisation. The team will be an exemplar in working together effectively to deliver clear benefits. The team works collaboratively, encouraging participation and openness, while sharing ideas, responsibilities, skills, resources and credit. The team promotes a positive work environment, and delivers results that exceed the expectations, leading to improvement in procedures, practices, productivity, or service levels.

One to Watch Award

This award recognises an individual in the early stages of their current career. They may have had a career change or just be starting out in their working life. Either way they will have made a notable achievement in their time at QEH. The winner will be recognised for consistently seeking to improve their own skills and knowledge and to promote personal development in a manner that results in continuous improvement. They will be a person to keep watching in the future - set to achieve great things.

Leader of the Year Award

An award that recognises brilliant leadership by an individual who demonstrates a positive and sustained impact on patients, service users, carers and/or staff whilst role modelling our values. The winner will have provided outstanding leadership to teams and individuals, such that the quality of delivery of that team is measurably improved. They will have positively influenced the broader culture of the department and/or the Trust by providing an outstanding example of positive behaviours and practices.

Outstanding Achievement in Innovation

This award will be presented to an individual or team that demonstrates dedication and creative thinking to develop or improve services for our patients and/or learners. They will have an been innovative in their work which could be a piece of research, educational project, a new process or improvement for patients or staff. This person or team will be committed to always striving to look for an opportunity to learn and improve. They will have consistently acted as an advocate, supporting and inspiring colleagues to achieve to the best of their abilities.

The Kindness Award

The winner of this award will have been an exceptional role model for kindness, whether this is toward patients or colleagues. They will always treat people with kindness and be friendly and approachable. They will provide excellent examples of working with colleagues to provide high quality services. They will communicate openly, share information regularly and take time to build trusting relationships with their team. They will be attentive to the needs of others and willingly offer help where they can see it may be needed.

The Wellness Award

This award will be open to an individual who promotes and improves the wellbeing of their team. They may not be a manager but will be looking out for their team members, or wider QEH colleagues from a personal or collective wellness perspective. This could be physical or emotional. The winner will bring a positive ‘can do’ attitude to work, they will be advocates for change and always value others, making time to listen. They will have shown passion and commitment to improving their colleagues’ wellbeing.

The Fairness Award

This award will be presented to an individual who promotes fairness, equality, diversity, and inclusion for patients and/or staff. The winner will be an exemplar in treating people equally. They speak up when they feel something is not right. They will embrace diversity, accepting others for who they are, valuing the views of others and promoting the positive aspects that diversity brings to the workforce and really demonstrate a commitment to creating an inclusive culture at QEH.

The John Voaden Volunteer of the Year Award

This award recognises and honours an outstanding individual or team who regularly volunteers their time and talent at Team QEH. This winner will have made a significant contribution to the experience of our patients, their families and/or our staff.

Unsung Hero Award

This award will be presented to an individual who may not come into contact with patients on a daily basis but whose work consistently contributes to the smooth running of the hospital. This award is open to colleagues in non-clinical roles, working in any part of our hospital, supporting Team QEH to deliver brilliant care.

Meet our sponsors

Exceptional Quality of Care Award - sponsored by exi Group

exi Group are a multi-disciplinary design and construction consultancy providing a full suite of services including project management, cost consultancy, strategic and technical advisory, design, building services, engineering and digital management.