A nursing team behind a care home in Oldham has been recognised for their dedication and service in a national award.

The vital role nurses play in the delivery of health and social care was recognised and celebrated at the annual Turning Point Nursing Awards this month.

Awards were handed out across seven categories, from residential and community nursing to best practice, innovation, rising star and inspirational leader.

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Each category reflects the depth of work that nurses do to make Turning Point one of the leading social enterprises in the country.

Birchwood on Lees Road is home to 16 adults under the age of 65 with long-term mental health conditions who have often spent long periods of their lives in restrictive mental health services.

The home provides a nurse-led service, focussed on supporting residents to feel more confident in managing their expectations and daily needs with less dependency on services.

The service also provides residents the opportunity to live within the community with the support that they have been familiar with.

This can be daunting for new residents but the creative approach of the nursing team has meant residents quickly adapt and thrive with the increased autonomy that they have.

The team were lauded for being adaptable, delivering "excellent outcomes" and catering to a diverse set of needs.

The community mental health team described Birchwood as the "go-to service" when an individual has more complex and challenging needs.

Celebrating the award, Lisa Endley, clinical lead at the Birchwood service, said: “I wanted to thank the entire team at Birchwood, we do work as a close-knit team. And we always say, as nurses, we're only as good as the support staff that works with us.

"This award can’t just go to the nurses, it’s for the entire Birchwood team.”

Lisa Kearney, regional nursing and operational manager, added:  “Lisa Endley is a fantastic advocate for everyone at the service and her team.

"She is also a wonderful ambassador for Turning Point.

"She is objective, incredibly reliable, her practice is exemplary, and she has incredibly strong values.

"She leads from the front, bringing the vision for the service to life.”

The award comes as Turning Point celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, during which Gill Campbell, Turning Point's head of nursing, said has seen "the key role nurses play in our services".

She added:  “The principles of nursing can be summed up by the six 'C's of nursing - care, compassion, courage, communication, commitment and competence.

"This mirrors with our values at Turning Point in terms of the people that we support.

“These awards are an opportunity to spotlight the range of treatment and support nurses provide at Turning Point and how they go above and beyond in supporting recovery and improving outcomes.”

Julie Bass, Turning Point CEO, said: “We have got a wonderful and growing team of nurses that are valued members of our clinical service.

“The nursing profession really demands resilience and commitment, that’s always been remarkable in nurses, but in a world that seems to be getting increasingly complex with more challenges facing healthcare workers, these qualities are ever more needed.”

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