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Biomedical scientist, Megan Hulse shares her passion for promoting careers within clinical chemistry for Healthcare Science Week
9th March 2021
My name is Megan, and I’m a biomedical scientist here at Northumbria Healthcare. I chose to pursue a career...
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Diane Forster talks about opportunities to specialise in community nursing
8th March 2021
With many routes and opportunities to specialise available, becoming a community nurse might just be the career path for you....
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For National Careers Week, Taylor talks about her role and what she loves about being on team Northumbria
5th March 2021
Hello my name is Taylor, I am currently acting up as a HR advisor in the HR recruitment & selection...
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In this blog Kay Yeo talks about her role helping people to age well across Northumberland
3rd March 2021
My main role as a Health improvement practitioner is to encourage people over the age of 50 to stay active,...
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Ashington Veterans & Elders Institute make garden flowers to raise funds
1st March 2021
Members of the Ashington Veterans & Elders Institute have been making special decorative wooden flowers during lockdown to support the...
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Technical instructor Rachel McCoy explains how she helps patients in the community to develop their independence
24th February 2021
My name is Rachel and I am a technical instructor in the community for the short-term support service at Alnwick....
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Dorathy Oparaeche, a Community Staff Nurse, talks about some of the most common misconceptions of community nursing she’s come across, and what the truth is.
22nd February 2021
We spoke to Dorathy Oparaeche, a Community Staff Nurse about some of the misconceptions about what community nursing is....
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Biomedical scientist Annie Ward works in the Microbiology lab at North Tyneside Hospital and here she talks about how covid has impacted on her work and raised the profile of scientists within the NHS
17th February 2021
In my role I look for bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal infections in patients from the whole of Northumbria Healthcare...
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Michael McGlade talks success – the New Northumbria’s Discharge Lounge
12th February 2021
This has been a rewarding project to work on, especially given the circumstances. Establishing a purpose built, well-ran discharge lounge...
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National Apprenticeship Week - Emma Allison
10th February 2021
My name is Emma Allison, I’m 17 and I’m currently doing a Customer Service Practitioner apprenticeship, Level 2. I...
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Ryan Moreland, talks about how the social care Apprenticeship is opening up opportunities this National Apprenticeship Week.
9th February 2021
I’m 30 years old and a full-time care manager 1 in the North social care team based at Alnwick Fire...
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Clinical Neighbourhood Matron, Andrea Holden talks about her career in community nursing and development opportunities
9th February 2021
“Working as a community nurse is such a rewarding role with so many opportunities for learning and career progression.” Andrea...
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For Children’s Mental Health Week, Jack, Assistant Clinical Psychologist explains his role in the CAMHS service
5th February 2021
My name is Jack Middleton, I am an Assistant Clinical Psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)...
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Exhibition brings together the power of words and photography
3rd February 2021
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has partnered up with local photographer Andy Craig to host an exhibition that showcases the...
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Recycle your cycle scheme
29th January 2021
We’re delighted that our new cycling scheme, Recycle your Cycle, helped to make two children very happy this Christmas. ...
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Trainee Nurse Associate Liane Lucas celebrates new found TNA Ambassador status
28th January 2021
Five years ago I decided to take my career in a new direction, embarking on a new challenge with the...
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Senior learning disability nurse Jacquelyn Foggin talks about her role with the Community Learning Disability Team in North Tyneside.
27th January 2021
I am part of a team of nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, a psychiatrist and admin staff....
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Local gift shop has raised thousands for NHS workers in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
26th January 2021
A Whitley Bay gift shop has raised £10,000 for a local health trust. Since the beginning of the pandemic...
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Find out what it's like in community nursing during a pandemic from Graham Davidson, a Trainee Nursing Associate based in Blyth
21st January 2021
Covid-19 has challenged so many people across a wide range of sectors, with the pandemic affecting everyone in very different...
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District nurse, Joanne Nichols explains why she finds community nursing so rewarding
21st January 2021
"For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a nurse. I wanted a job where I could...
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Librarian, Vasanthi Elder, talks about her secondment with NHS England to research behaviour change during the Covid-19 pandemic
21st January 2021
Before taking the secondment I was a Librarian and I managed the library at The Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington. After...