Rewarding our caregivers

Recognising and valuing the contribution of caregivers is an important part of the hospital’s culture and service ethos.

Throughout the hospital, our caregivers are providing excellent care and service to our patients and their families, and our recognition program is one way of recognising their contribution.

Every month, a caregiver will receive the accolade of Caregiver of the Month. A peer or patient nominates a caregiver in recognition of their service and care. The Caregiver of the Year award, chosen from one of the 12 Caregivers of the Month, recognises and acknowledges excellent service and care provided by our caregivers, and is a reflection of the hospital’s Mission and Values, which align directly with St John of God himself.

Whilst only 12 people receive recognition each year, many more caregivers are quietly achieving excellence in care and service without recognition.

Caregiver of the Year 2011

                                                                                             

Left to Right: Director of Mission Colin Keogh, Sister Gratiae O'Shaughnessy, St John of God Hospital Murdoch 2011 Caregiver of the Year, Joanne Moloney, Intensive Care Unit Manager Tanya Agnew & Chief Executive Officer Peter Mott. 

 Joanne (Jo) Moloney of Parkwood was named St John of God Murdoch Hospital’s 2011 Caregiver of the Year as part of St John of God Day celebrations on 8 March 2012.

The Caregiver of the Year award recognises and acknowledges excellent service and care provided by Murdoch caregivers, and is a reflection of the hospital’s mission and values.
A Registered Nurse in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, Jo was selected as Caregiver of the Year from a shortlist of 12 finalists for her dedication and passion to helping others. Her fellow caregivers said she always demonstrated professionalism, loyalty, excellence and compassion not only to her patients and their relatives but also to her team at work.

“Throughout the hospital our caregivers are providing excellent care and service to our patients and their families, and our recognition program is one way of recognising their contribution,” said Peter Mott, Chief Executive Officer, St John of God Murdoch Hospital.

“Jo is a terrific ambassador for the hospital and for the nursing profession.
The care and compassion she provides for her patients and their families, her professionalism and loyalty, and her commitment to our values make her a worthy winner of this award,” he said.

Jo’s skills and quick thinking were recently demonstrated outside of the workplace when she came to the aid of a shopper who had collapsed at a local Spotlight store.Quickly identifying the need for action, Jo helped resuscitate the shopper with the help of the staff at Spotlight until the ambulance arrived. She then accompanied the shopper in the ambulance to the Murdoch Emergency Department.

Jo is a very humble person, who likes to make use of the skills she has to help others whether she is at work or not.
“I saw someone who needed help, so I helped them” she said.

Mr Mott said, “While only 12 people are formally recognised each year, so many more of our caregivers provide excellence in care and service, and we thank them all for their ongoing dedication.”

 

 

 

Caregivers of the Month

January 2011 - Sandy Hyde-Smith

Wound Care Stomal Nurse within the Multi Disciplinary Patient Services

Sandy commenced work at Murdoch in January 2010, and has always strived
to do the best for each patient and provides support for all caregivers. Sandy
contributes to caregiver development on a daily basis as a role model in
the clinical setting, providing formal training roles and informal training. She
actively contributes to change including the Stop Lights program for stoma care,
PUPPS, and wound care course.

February 2011 - Joanne Moloney

Clinical Nurse- Intensive Care Unit

Jo started working at Murdoch in the Graduate Program in 2004 and is now an Intensive Care Registered Nurse. She demonstrates professionalism, excellence and compassion not only to her patients and their relatives but also to her team at work - nothing is ever too much! 

March 2011 - Jude Savy

Hospital Programs Coordinator

Jude started work at Murdoch in 1994, and works in a busy office where people come and go through out the entire day. Despite the fact that Jude is increasingly busy he always says hello, smiles, turns his chair and assist them in the best way possible.

 

April 2011 - Michelle Young

Patient Care Assistant - St Mary's Ward

Michelle has been at Murdoch for just over a year and has demonstrated the values of hospitality and excellence in her work. She always has a friendly smile on her face, along with a delightful team spirit and is well respected among her colleagues.

 

May 2011 - Joanne Marrington

Graduate Registered Nurse - Thomas Furlong

Although Jo has only worked at Murdoch since February 2010, she is an outstanding nurse who is competent and caring. She deals with patients in an outstanding manner, showing care and patience. Even as a relatively junior nurse, senior caregivers can learn from her.

 

June 2011 - Melanie Mott

Midwife - St Mary's

Mel has been at Murdoch since 2007 and is an excellent midwife delivering excellent care to her patients. She especially enjoys working in the birthing suite and delivering one on one care. In the postnatal area, Mel is very efficient in her work but still has time to give of her best to every woman in her care, giving of that little bit extra to ensure they feel special. Mel is an emerging leader on St Marys; she is positive in encouraging staff to participate in ward events and activities. She readily offers to conduct audits and be positive in the implementation of change to the ward.

July 2011 - Olwen Hicks

Midwife - St Mary's

Ollie is a midwife graduate who has been at Murdoch since 2006, she shows compassion and empathy to all the women she cares for.  As a midwife Ollie takes the meaning of ‘with women’ to be with them in their times of need – a recent example of this is when she supported and guided a patient during the traumatic experience of her newborn being resuscitated.

August 2011 - Jackie Murphy

Ward Clerk - Thomas Furlong

Since starting at Murdoch in 2003, Jackie has taken any challenge that comes her way within the Chemotherapy Services. She embodies all the core values and displays them to all that she comes in contact with either by phone or in person. Jackie is a very humble person who takes little credit for the magnificent job she does.