Ten OSJCT employees have been recognised for their exceptional dedication to care.

The Order of Malta awarded Bronze Medals of Merit to the employees in recognition of their exemplary service.

Five of those honoured received their medals during a St John’s Day mass and investiture at the Brompton Oratory in London on Friday 23 June.

Recipient Nichola (Nic) Grainger, quality improvement lead, Care Quality Team, said: “I feel very privileged to have received this medal. But I am even more honoured to have worked with some amazing people over the years, and even more happy that I could care for our wonderful residents in our homes along the way. All the people I’ve met whilst working at OSJCT have given me so much and I am so thankful that I do what I do.

“This medal isn’t for me. It is for all of my residents and my colleagues who have been with me along the way. It’s also for my family who brought me up to always be kind and caring to people and who believed in me when I said I wanted to be a nurse.”

The OSJCT employees who received their medals at the St John’s Day service were:

Beverley Cottam, senior carer at Hartsholme House, Lincoln
Nichola (Nic) Grainger, quality improvement lead, Care Quality Team
Sally Hibberd-Burns, carer at Spencer Court, Woodstock
Ann-Marie Palmer, finance support administrator, Central Support Services
Sally Reynolds, chef at Watersmead, Westbury.
 
The other OSJCT medallists who were unable to attend the ceremony were:

Marie Gormley, care leader at Willowcroft, Salisbury
Helen Butler, head housekeeper at Meadowcroft, Thame
Denise Parker, care leader at Paternoster House, Cirencester
Catherine Meanwell, housekeeper at Gregory House, Grantham
Diane Perry, senior care leader at Millbrook Lodge, Brockworth.