Staff Profiles
| Name |
Stacey |
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| Year Joined Friary Fields |
2008 |
| Qualifications |
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| Background and Experience |
Stacey has been working in care since she was 18 years old and has undertaken many courses in different care homes. She has also learned a lot from the wide range of skilled people she has worked with and enjoys passing on her own experience and knowledge to others. |
| Attributes |
As well as her caring attitude toward both staff and residents, Stacey is Friary Fields’ ray of sunshine, spreading happiness wherever she goes. She likes residents to think of her as a friend they can talk to. |
| Name |
Melanie |
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| Year Joined Friary Fields |
1998 |
| Qualifications |
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| Background and Experience |
Melanie has worked in the care sector for the last 20 years. During this time, she has raised four children and run her family home. Melanie finds care work fulfilling and challenging and has completed many courses covering the wide-ranging responsibilities of work in a care home. |
| Attributes |
Not surprisingly, given her experience of juggling full time work and a busy home life, Melanie is our organiser. She’s a real team player, considering the feelings of others and always prepared to go the extra mile to ensure everything gets done. |
| Name |
Lesley |
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| Year Joined Friary Fields |
1996 |
| Qualifications |
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| Background and Experience |
Lesley worked as a machinist before joining Friary Fields for her first care role. She has worked her way up to Senior Carer, putting her practical experiences over the years here to good use, helping her to gain professional qualifications. |
| Attributes |
Despite her promotion to Senior Carer, Lesley is always ready to "muck-in", whatever the task. She tries to share her knowledge with her colleagues wherever possible, knowing that this will benefit all of our residents. |
| Name |
Juliet |
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| Year Joined Friary Fields |
2006 |
| Qualifications |
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Registered Nurse
- Master in Nursing Supervision and Administration
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| Background and Experience |
Starting out as a volunteer nurse, Juliet progressed to become a staff nurse, assistant nursing supervisor and finally achieved the position of head nurse at a private hospital before joining Friary Fields. |
| Attributes |
Bristling with efficiency, you can rely on Juliet to get the job done, nothing is too much trouble for her |
| Name |
Dante |
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| Year Joined Friary Fields |
2006 |
| Qualifications |
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Registered Nurse
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| Background and Experience |
Dante also started out as a volunteer nurse, progressing through staff nurse to become a psychiatric staff nurse, which is particularly useful here at Friary Fields. |
| Attributes |
Dante is our joker and his good sense of humour means he approaches every task with a smile. |
If you’ve ever wondered what an NVQ in caring means, or what care training involves, here’s what our carers have to cover to gain their qualifications.
NVQ2
Manual handling, first aid, health and safety, basic food hygiene, infection control, fire safety and protection of vulnerable adults, challenging behaviour, principles of person centred care.
NVQ3
Dementia awareness, palliative care, manual handling, first aid, health and safety, basic food hygiene, infection control, fire safety and protection of vulnerable adults, challenging behaviour, principles of person centred care.
Other training undertaken by our care staff includes:
Neurological assessment, prevention complications of diabetes, mental health and psychiatric welfare, quality assurance, regular IV training program, basic life support (CPR) and other emergency measures.