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Celebration of Achievement 2024: Nominate here

The most important night of the year, where we showcase the achievements our 10,000 professional, innovative, caring and dedicated staff is back!

Every year we reward and recognise teams, individuals and volunteers for their excellent work, and for going the extra mile. You can get involved by making a nomination below.

To give your nominee their best chance of winning, watch this short video on writing a fantastic nomination.

The Celebration of Achievement Awards nomination period is now open until Friday 17 May 2024. Nominations are welcome for colleagues in one of the following categories

A separate nomination is required for each category you wish to nominate against.

The criteria for each category is

Living our values

We hear great stories every day about how staff across the Trust are making a positive impact on the lives of others. It’s not just what they do, but the way in which they do it - by living and breathing the Trust values of kindness, openness and excellence. This award is presented to an individual or team who makes a difference day-in, day-out, often behind the scenes, by putting their heart and soul into their work to make a valuable contribution. Their actions speak louder than words while making a real and tangible difference for others.

Excellence in Collaboration

The Trust cannot deliver services in isolation and is committed to working in partnership to improve the care and services we provide. This award is presented to an individual or team who has improved outcomes for patients by working in partnership to improve the services and the care we provide.

Quality Improvement (patient care)

Continuously improving the services we provide to deliver safe, high-quality healthcare for patients is central to everything we do. This award is presented to an individual or team that has embraced our value of excellence to improve outcomes for patients by working closely with others, to improve quality and safety, access to services, personalised care or treatment.

Quality Improvement (staff)

Our staff are our priority and making the Trust an exceptional place to work is essential if we are to attract and retain staff and be recognised as an employer of choice. This award is presented to an individual or team that has truly embraced our value of excellence to improve the working life of other staff. There are no qualifiers of how ground-breaking or world-shattering that improvement needs to be - only that it needs to be measurably better than what was there before.

Volunteer of the Year

Volunteers are a valuable and dedicated part of our team, who freely give their time. Working throughout all our hospitals, in the community, and supporting our charity, they make a huge contribution in helping the Trust provide great care and services. This award is presented to an individual who has made a difference by offering compassion, care, kindness and friendship to a patient, carer or family by creating a positive and lasting memory.

Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion

Embracing and understanding our differences is central to making the Trust an inclusive place to work and to receive care. This award is presented to an individual or team who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion for patients and/or staff in order to create a safe and inclusive culture that helps foster a positive experience for all.

Team of the Year (clinical)

This is a clinical team which consistently demonstrates exceptional team working, to deliver patient care. This award is for the team that has made the most outstanding contribution in the past year and enhanced the reputation of the Trust by demonstrating outstanding teamwork for the benefit of their patients through inspirational effort, truly reflecting our values and behaviours.

Team of the Year (non-clinical)

This award is for the non-clinical project team, corporate team or support services team that has made the most outstanding contribution in the past year and enhanced the reputation of the Trust through outstanding teamwork to support clinical teams to deliver services. They will communicate and engage well with their colleagues and other parts of the Trust and will have excelled themselves through inspirational effort, truly reflecting our values and behaviours.

Which category is your nomination for*

Who are you nominating?

Nominees full name or team name*

Nominees role

If you are nominating a team, please provide a lead contact name

Nominee or lead contacts email address

Nominee's department/ward*

Nominee's work site*

Your nomination

In 400-600 words, please outline why you are nominating the above person/team. Please provide as much information and evidence as possible, considering the information in the video above. Remember, judges will be looking for quality over quantity.

Are you happy for your nominee to know you have nominated them?

Nomination*

About you

Your name*

Your job title*

Your email address*

Department you work in*

Which site do you work at*

What happens next?

You will receive confirmation of receipt of your nomination.

Your nominee will be informed of their nomination.

The judging period will take place throughout May.

If your nomination is successful in being chosen as one of the top three for its category, you will receive an invitation to attend the awards ceremony along with your nominee.

The presentation ceremony is on Thursday 19 September at York Racecourse.

How we will we use your nomination?

The Trust uses nominations in a number of ways in order to represent the services we deliver, including printed information, displays, exhibitions, on our website and on social media. Occasionally we may contact you with opportunities to submit your nomination for other award schemes.

By submitting this form you agree that your nomination can be used for these purposes by the Trust. We reserve the right to continue to use the nomination until you advise us otherwise.

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