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 the staff who made this year's shortlist!

Leadership

  • Beverley McMahon, Deputy Director of Operations 
  • Hanif Motiwala, Consultant Urologist 
  • Jennifer Foster, Neonatal Unit Ward Manager 
  • Kylie Locke, Deputy Director of Nursing  
  • Rob Rutty, Security and Car Park Manager 
  • Sally Thornhill, PMO Lead – Nova 
  • Sarah Parkman, Interim Endoscopy Manager 
  • Victoria Huxter, Recruitment Manager 

Spotlight

  • Ambreen Gul, Consultant Cardiologist 
  • Chaplaincy team 
  • David Phillips, Medical Equipment Services Team Leader 
  • Medical Equipment Services (MEMS) 
  • Nicola Vincent, Communications Manager 
  • Security team, Basildon Hospital 

Partnership

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

Improving Value

  • Cardiothoracic Therapies team at Basildon Hospital 
  • Dominic Atraszkiewicz, SHO Doctor 
  • Kristie Darbyshire, Patient Records Administrator 
  • Private patients and overseas visitors team/Nuclear Medicine Admin at Southend Hospital 
  • Sarah Cridland, Pelvic Health Midwife 
  • Tara Hanmer, Senior Sister Burns Out Patients / Outreach Service 
  • Urology Rapid Diagnostic Centre team 

Patient Champion

  • Chiagoziem Muogbo (Pascal), Therapy Team Lead 
  • Jennie Hatcher, Nurse 
  • Jodie Cummings-Sorrell, Community Midwife 
  • Martha's Rule Implementation team 
  • Sarah Folan, Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Making a Difference 

  • Alfred Ball, Anaesthetics 
  • Blossom team 
  • Helen Cullen, Ward Manager 
  • Lucas Brooks, IT Engineer 
  • Rosie Newman, Consultant Midwife 

Rising Star

  • Brooke Brady, Speech and language therapy apprentice 
  • Eve Dobson, Chemotherapy Practitioner 
  • Harriet King, Neonatal Staff Nurse 
  • Madeline Haley (Maddy). Staff nurse 
  • Scarlett Knott, Medicine Rota Coordinator 
  • Shiny Basil, Clinical Nurse Specialist 
  • Summer O'Brien, Cardiac Physiologist - Trainee Echocardiographer 

Outstanding team

  • Access to Records at Southend Hospital 
  • Children's Burns ward at Broomfield Hospital 
  • Paediatrics at Southend Hospital 
  • Endoscopy at Southend Hospital 
  • Vascular Admin team 
  • Waste team at Southend Hospital 

Outstanding individual

  • Adjany Bohorquez, Consultant 
  • Claire Ware, Cancer Pathway Tracker 
  • Lauren McGurk, Staff Nurse 
  • Rian Dawson, Senior Sister 
  • Ronald Nerona, Healthcare Assistant 

Volunteer of the Year

  • Andrew Moses and Coco 
  • Care Cars 
  • Children's Burns Club 
  • Essex Therapy Dogs 
  • Feeding buddies at Southend Hospital 
  • Friends of Broomfield Hospital

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)

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.