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2026 Shine Awards - thank you for nominating

The Shine awards logo in navy, pink and peachThe Shine Awards celebrate the extraordinary work of staff across our Trust and the difference they make to people who use our services every day.

Nominations for this year's Shine Awards have now closed. Thank you to all of you who told us about colleagues who have inspired you, supported you, and made a meaningful impact.

To read all about our Shine Award categories, what happens to your nomination and award FAQs visit about the Shine Awards .

Meet our finalists!

Leadership

Finalists

  • Beverley McMahon, Deputy Director of Operations 
  • Hanif Motiwala, Consultant Urologist 
  • Kylie Locke, Deputy Director of Nursing

Highly commended

  • Jennifer Foster, Neonatal Unit Ward Manager 
  • Rob Rutty, Security and Car Park Manager 
  • Sally Thornhill, PMO Lead – Nova 
  • Sarah Parkman, Interim Endoscopy Manager 
  • Victoria Huxter, Recruitment Manager 

Spotlight

Finalists

  • Ambreen Gul, Consultant Cardiologist 
  • Chaplaincy team 
  • Nicola Vincent, Communications Manager 

Highly commended

  • David Phillips, Medical Equipment Services Team Leader 
  • Medical Equipment Services (MEMS) 
  • Security team, Basildon Hospital 

Partnership

Finalists

  • Adult Speech and Language Therapy teams at Basildon and Southend hospitals 
  • Brachytherapy team at Southend Hospital 
  • Chirag Kiran and Alisha Hunt, Speech and Language therapists at Southend Hospital 

Highly commended

  • Denise Goodman, Matron  
  • Kayley Harwood, Management Accounts Assistant 
  • Urology Theatre team at Southend Hospital 

Improving Value

Finalists

  • Cardiothoracic Therapies team at Basildon Hospital 
  • Dominic Atraszkiewicz, SHO Doctor 
  • Sarah Cridland, Pelvic Health Midwife 

Highly commended

  • Kristie Darbyshire, Patient Records Administrator 
  • Private patients and overseas visitors team/Nuclear Medicine Admin at Southend Hospital 
  • Tara Hanmer, Senior Sister Burns Out Patients / Outreach Service 
  • Urology Rapid Diagnostic Centre team 

Patient Champion

Finalists

  • Chiagoziem Muogbo (Pascal), Therapy Team Lead 
  • Jodie Cummings-Sorrell, Community Midwife 
  • Sarah Folan, Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Highly commended

  • Jennie Hatcher, Nurse 
  • Martha's Rule Implementation team

Making a Difference 

Finalists

  • Alfred Ball, Anaesthetics 
  • Helen Cullen, Ward Manager 
  • Rosie Newman, Consultant Midwife 

Highly commended

  • Blossom team 
  • Lucas Brooks, IT Engineer 

Rising Star

Finalists

  • Eve Dobson, Chemotherapy Associate Nurse
  • Harriet King, Neonatal Staff Nurse 
  • Madeline Haley (Maddie), Staff nurse 

Highly commended

  • Brooke Brady, Speech and language therapy apprentice 
  • Scarlett Knott, Medicine Rota Coordinator 
  • Shiny Basil, Clinical Nurse Specialist 
  • Summer O'Brien, Cardiac Physiologist - Trainee Echocardiographer

Outstanding team

Finalists

  • Children's Burns ward at Broomfield Hospital 
  • Paediatrics at Southend Hospital 
  • Waste team at Southend Hospital 

Highly commended

  • Access to Records team at Southend Hospital 
  • Endoscopy team at Southend Hospital 
  • Vascular Admin team 

Outstanding individual

Finalists

  • Adjany Bohorquez, Consultant 
  • Claire Ware, Cancer Pathway Tracker 
  • Rian Dawson, Senior Sister 

Highly commended

  • Lauren McGurk, Staff Nurse 
  • Ronald Nerona, Healthcare Assistant 

Volunteer of the Year

Finalists

  • Andrew Moses and Coco 
  • Care Cars 
  • Children's Burns Club

Highly commended

  • Essex Therapy Dogs 
  • Feeding buddies at Southend Hospital 
  • Friends of Broomfield Hospital

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2026 Sponsors

Thank you to this year's sponsors for supporting the Shine Awards:

Gold sponsor:

HW Wilson Ltd — https://hwwilsonltd.com 

The logo for HW WILSON

Silver sponsors:

Laser Electrical — https://laserelectrical.com 

The logo for Laser Electrical

Couch Perry & Wilkes LLP (CPW) — https://www.cpwp.com 

Logo for Couch Perry & Wilkes LLP (CPW)

Attain Health Management Service Ltd — https://attain.co.uk 

The logo for Attain Health Management Services, the silver sponsor for our 2026 Shine Awards

Category sponsors:

The logo for SES Mechanical Services Ltd (SES) Volunteer of the year (individual) — sponsored by SES Mechanical Services Ltd.

The logo for ByChelmerPlc Making a difference (team or individual) — sponsored by ByChelmer.

The logo for d4p media.Outstanding Achievement award (individual) — sponsored by d4pmedia.

Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity LogoPatient Champion award (team or individual) — sponsored by Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity.

McLaughlin Harvey - Category sponsorOutstanding Achievement Award (team) — sponsored by Mclaughlin & Harvey.

The logo of WE: Workplace Exposure LtdLeadership Award (individual) — sponsored by Workplace Exposure Ltd.

Previous winners

You can view all of the winners and their nomination videos from our previous award ceremonies below: