A CARE manager has been honoured with a brand-new award introduced by the chief nursing officer for England.
Julie Shield joined Hartlepool’s Abbeyvale Care Centre, which is part of National Care Group, as a care assistant in 2000 and has since worked her way up through the business, becoming a registered manager 11 years ago.
This accolade means that she becomes one of the first professionals in the sector to receive a silver Chief Nursing Officer Adult Social Care (CNO-ASC) award, which was recently introduced by the government to celebrate nurses and care workers in adult social care who go above and beyond their everyday roles to provide excellent care, leadership, and inspiration.
Mrs Shield said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to receive this award. I love what I do and work alongside an incredible team of colleagues who put the people we support at the heart of everything we do.
“After everything the past 18 months have thrown at us, I couldn’t be prouder to work in social care and would like to say thank you to National Care Group for nominating me for this.”
This is the third award Mrs Shield has received so far in 2021, after winning ‘Manager of the Year’ and ‘Pandemic Star of the Year’ at National Care Group’s virtual annual awards in the spring.
James Allen, CEO of National Care Group, said: “We’re incredibly proud of the work Julie has done over the past year. Care managers are on the frontline every day, taking on huge responsibilities regularly equal to those working within the NHS – and this has only been escalated further due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
“That’s what makes Julie’s achievements all the more impressive, as she’s been able to keep Abbeyvale completely Covid-free and even returned to work just six weeks after being seriously ill herself early in the pandemic to ensure she was able to be there for her colleagues and the people she supports. Thanks to Julie, the person-centered approach of Abbeyvale has never faltered and she’s kept the sense of home and community alive for individuals at the most extraordinary of times.
“I’m glad to see awards like this one being introduced for those working in social care. It’s a sector that has, historically, been overlooked but this is a crucial step in continuing to raise the profile of those going above and beyond every single day.”
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