@sunsanderjackson.bsky.social
Inclusion Lead, Nurse, MCIPD, CNO BME SAG Southwest lead,WRES Expert, Staff governor. ๐Winner of 2021 OPA inspirational leader & Winner of 2022 BBC Somerset together award โจViews are my own.
During my leave, I went to see the Korea exhibition at the British Museum.
I felt emotional & proud to see my culture in the UK, as my cultural competency workshop highlights how important it is to recognize and celebrate each otherโs cultures & differences โค๏ธ๐๐ฅฐ
Itโs Valentineโs Day & my birthday today ๐
Thank you to my colleagues for all the lovely birthday wishes.
I feel so lucky to be born into this beautiful world and to be surrounded by such wonderful people ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
Our second pilot session of the Cultural Competency Workshop was successfully delivered today. Thank you so much to the colleagues who attended the session and contributed to the valuable discussion and feedback.
Special thanks to my colleague Rob & we look forward to our next pilot sessionโค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
It went really well, with lots of valuable discussions and learnings from each other.
I look forward to inviting you to the training soon too ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
It was lovely to see our multicultural network leads today at the new nursesโ inductionโค๏ธ
So proud to see them all shining like stars โจโญ๏ธ๐๐ซ
The first pilot session of the cultural competency workshop was successfully delivered todayโค๏ธ Thank you to our colleagues who attended the session & contributed to the valuable discussion.
A special thanks to our OD team for supporting this.
I look forward to our next pilot session ๐ฅฐ
Iโm very grateful for our inspirational Southwest Chief Nurse Sue Doheny for coming and spending time with me last month.
Thank you for co-chairing a meeting for our Southwest SAG group and also attending the allyship training with our colleaguesโค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
I am very grateful to the @nursingtimes.bsky.social & @stevejford.bsky.social ๐ฅนโค๏ธ
The lovely team kindly sent me a copy of my article today so I can post it to my mum in Korea.
Thank you so much. It really means a lotโค๏ธ๐ฅน
Sometimes, without words, my colleague knows what I need and what will make me happyโค๏ธ
Thank you @annabav.bsky.social for the beautiful drawing.
I love them and looking at them makes me happy ๐
Just dropped my daughter off in Bristol for her university. I feel emotional thinking about how my little girl has grown up so much. She will be studying a midwifery course at the UWE & I am so proud of her. I know she will be an amazing midwife. Look forward to working with her in the NHS one day๐
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Today, my poem dedicated to my mentor and our former Chair, Dr. Felicia Kwaku OBE, was published in our monthly newsletter โฌ๏ธ ๐โค๏ธ
Thank you ๐ฅฐ
Take a pause and read this article by my amazing colleague @sunsanderjackson.bsky.social we must support our internationally trained nurses AND address the systemic systems that perpetuate structural racism - we need our organisations to work towards being anti- racist
09.01.2025 10:45 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My article was published todayโค๏ธ
would you like to read? โฌ๏ธ
Please remember itโs okay not to be okay๐
Lots of love & respect to all our wonderful internationally trained colleagues
Thatโs so beautifully written @jesleyer.bsky.social ๐ฅฐ
Thanks for sharing โค๏ธ
Happy 2025, everyone ๐ถ
I hope this year brings you a lot of happiness and laughter โค๏ธ
Wish all my friends and colleagues who celebrate Christmas a very happy Christmas ๐ฒ๐โจ
24.12.2024 06:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yes and yes ๐
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One of the best parts of my job is coaching and mentoring our colleagues within the Trust and beyond in my role as CNO BME SAG Lead for the Southwest โค๏ธ
Itโs been lovely catching up with Faith, and I feel privileged to coach her๐
I look forward to our next session and seeing you continue to shineโจ
In 2020, I wrote an article about microaggressions for Nursing Times โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/micr...
Sharing our experiences of microaggressions also requires bravery, and it never gets easier. But I hope my story helps people gain a better understanding of our journey as an IENโฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
I will always try to speak up, even if my voice sometimes shakes โค๏ธ
www.patientvoices.org.uk/flv/1349pv38...
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Late photos upload from our SAG away day last week ๐
Feeling privileged to have met the wonderful Deputy President of the RCN, Alison ๐ฅฐ @alisonleary1.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
Thank you for all the support youโve given to our nursing colleaguesโค๏ธ
@jesleyer.bsky.social
Many congratulations @karenbonner.bsky.social ๐ฅฐโค๏ธ
17.12.2024 06:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A precious gift from my colleague & friend @annabav.bsky.social ๐
This time of year can be quite difficult for many of our international colleagues, as we think of our families back home, myself included.
But reading this always brings me comfortโค๏ธ
โThere are a thousand ways to go home again๐๐โ
Driving equitable care for all.ย The NHS Race & Health Observatory is proud to see its recommendations shaping the latest national guidelines for neonatal care - helping to ensure improved outcomes for every newborn.
Learn more: www.nhsrho.org/blogs/the-ob...
Celebrate a Belated Happy Christmas Jumper Day! ๐ฒ๐โจ
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One of the best parts of our away day was meeting our guest speaker, Nicola Ranger, the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal College of Nursing @thercn.bsky.social
Her leadership journey and personal story inspired us all๐
Thank you so much Nicola โจโค๏ธ
Thank you to our Somerset colleagues for attending #allyship training today.
Carol and I really enjoyed our conversation and look forward to working together to create a more inclusive workplace๐โจ
I will be at Yeovil Hospital tomorrow morning, delivering #allyship training with my OD collegue๐
There are two more spaces available to book for tomorrow, and additional dates in 2025.
Please book if you havenโt attended yet.
I look forward to seeing some of our Somerset colleagues tomorrowโค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
Had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness:
lnkd.in/e6FfD8eQ. By Emmanuel Barrera.
Graphic: @justin-mecham.bsky.social via Dan Grimes
