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Magda was nominated for a DAISY award by a student nurse in December 2023 for making an impact during their time on placement with us.

She was also nominated by a colleague for 'having a heart of gold'.

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Sister Donna is now doing monthly Clubbercise classes as a way of trying to raise some money for BTHFT Charities and improve staff mental health and well being.

Classes are free, but a donation is optional.

To book please email Clubbercise@bthft.nhs.uk and keep an eye on Global emails for future dates for 2024!

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'I just wanted to sing the praises of ward 2 where the care I received was above and beyond.

Through out the visit I was regularly checked on both physically and mentally and made to feel as comfortable as I could.

The staff on ward 2 are worth their weight on gold I couldn't be more thankful to the care I received especially since all my family were abroad at the time so I had no one to visit.'

Feedback from a patient received via PALS December 2023

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'' I am so very grateful for the care and attention that I received whilst under your care.''

Received from a patient via the Patient Experience Service 28th November 2023

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Wound Assessment Display Board Competition 

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Wound Assessment Display Board Competition 

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The team won 1st prize at the TVN Conference for their wound assessment display board!

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Ward Managers Emma & Jayne (Ward 19), Matron Sue and Sister Heather at a Recruitment Day

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We would love to chat to you to tell you more about our ward and share our experiences and learning opportunities with you!

Feel free to get in touch with the Management Team to discuss potential opportunities or come and see us at Recruitment Days that are set up by the Trust to discuss more!

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SR Heather with our prize for coming 2nd place in the Recruitment Day Boards 

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In November we are focusing on improving Pressure Ulcer awareness and documentation throughout the ward.

We entered the Wound Assessment notice board competition to help improve staff knowledge around completing documentation of a wound assessment.

We aimed to improve repositioning of patients and ensure that patients receive three times a day skin checks.

Our Pressure Ulcer Champions also attended the TVN Conference on the 24th November to enhance their knowledge and skills!

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We had great fun on the 13th October raising awareness for International Infection Control Week!

Our Infection Control champions all attended on their days off to dress up as a HIV bug and won first prize!

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October brings us Infection Prevention and Control Week!

We are focusing on improving hand hygiene by continuing to practice the '5 Moments of Hand Hygiene'.

We also got involved with the activities that the IPCC team set throughout the week and participated in the IPC Infectious Bug Contest on Friday 13th October!

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Over the years we have supported multiple staff members throughout their education and training and they have now become invaluable members of the team!

Read more about some of our staff who have developed their qualifications and had career progression whilst working with us on Ward 2...

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Sister Donna receiving a Greatix for all her hard work in organising the Clubbercise sessions.

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An Accreditation visit evaluates the following standards:

1. Putting Patients First
2. Pressure Ulcers
3. Falls
4. Nutrition and Hydration
5. Medicine Management
6. Pain Management
7. End of Life Care
8. Infection Control
9. Safeguarding
10. Leadership

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We welcome and support students throughout their placements. We have previously had 1st-3rd year students and also support TNA students and welcome Band 4 students completing their Band 5 top up.

We aim to provide you with the best experience possible during your time with us on Ward 2 and provide you with lots of learning opportunities!

We welcome feedback to ensure that our ward is the best it can be to enable future students to have a positive experience with us too.

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Coming soon!

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The DAISY Award is a recognition program to celebrate and recognize nurses' hard work and dedication by collecting nominations from patients, families, and co-workers.

The DAISY Award was established in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who passed away after 8 weeks in hospital and aims to honor nurses wherever they practice, wherever they are in their careers, internationally.

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If you would like to nominate one of our qualified nurses on Ward 2 for a DAISY Award then you can do one of the following:

- Scan to QR code above
- Ask at the nurses station for a nomination form
- Email DaisyAwards@bthft.nhs.uk

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Ward 2 is a 25 bedded Short Stay Acute Surgical Unit.

We opened our new unit in February 2022.

We care for a wide range of specialities including General Surgery, Vascular and Urology.

Our monitored beds allow us to care for patients who require a higher level of monitoring, and we accept patients from SAU, AED and ICU.

We work closely alongside a wide range of the MDT and there is daily involvement of chest physio, dieticians, nutrition specialist team, colorectal nurse specialists (to name a few) for our patients to deliver the best care possible.

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September brought us another 3 DAISY nominations - for Sigrid, Donna and Pauline!

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RNA Pauline with her nomination for September 

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Pauline received her second DAISY nomination in September by a patient for 'lifting my spirits & friendly banter' & being 'a real credit to the hospital'.

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September brings us 'Falls Awareness Week'.

We strive to make sure that all our patients have been assessed to check if they are falls risk and ensure that we implement appropriate equipment if required to reduce falls.
We identify our falls risk patients by giving them a yellow band to wear, whilst considering anti slip footwear/socks, placement of patients on the ward, along with falls alarms as required.
Our falls champions attend regular training sessions to provide updates to the nursing team to ensure that everyone is trained and receiving the most up to date information.

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Vince and Eleanor with their DAISY nominations

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August saw us have 3 DAISY nominations for Eleanor, Vince and Ellie.
Vince was described by a patient as a 'great asset to the ward'.
Eleanor was nominated for being 'calm, kind and caring'.
Ellie is described as 'kind and caring with attention to detail'.

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Matron: Sue Craven

Ward Manager: Emma Watson

Ward Sisters: Donna Bilbrough & Magdalena Kowalowska

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We entered the competition for the most creative Falls Awareness display board and won first prize!!

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We love to celebrate the successes of our team and congratulate them on their hard work!

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Eleanor received a 'Greatix' from Matron Sam Dawe for leading the team as the Nurse In Charge on the Accreditation inspection day.

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Our October Employee of the Month was HCA Jen for being kind and caring towards patients and their families.

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June's Employee of the Month was RN Eleanor for excellent documentation and creating a staff checklist to aid other staff in ensuring documentation and patient assessments are completed correctly. She always goes above and beyond for our patients!

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HCA Emma was Employee of the Month for her hard work around pressure area care and skin bundles. Emma helped achieve staff to maintain at least twice a day skin checks on patients who were at risk of developing pressure damage.

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RN Magda's organisation and being a great team player was recognised by her fellow colleagues and saw her win March's Employee of the Month!

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Sigrid & Reshma, two of our overseas nurses 

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Over the last 6 months we have welcomed four overseas nurses to our team.

We have provided them with a lengthy supernumerary period in order to share our knowledge and skills. We have supported them their OSCE's and are pleased to say each one of them have passed their OSCE's and now obtained their NMC registration and PIN. They continue to be supported with relevant training and supernumerary time, regular meetings with the ward sisters and help and support from the Education team and Legacy Nurse Mentors.

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Emma joined the team in January 2019 as an Apprentice HCA. Since then, she has gone on to complete her Care Certificate, her NVQ Level 2 and has developed her knowledge and skills to be our Tissue Viability Champion.
She is now working as a Band 3 TNA studying at Bolton University to become an RNA in 2025.

Emma says: 'I am very grateful for the opportunities and support that I have been given so far, and can't wait to continue pursuing my dream of being a Band 5 on the ward'.

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Sister Heather joined the trust as a Band 2 in April 2010 working on Ward 21. Having moved to SAU she then completed her Nursing Degree through the Open University and worked as a Band 5 on SAU.
Heather was promoted to a Band 6 in February 2022 on Ward 2 and begins her Band 7 secondment in the Vascular Unit on Ward 26 in January 2024.

Heather says: 'I have loved every minute of the opportunities that have been given to me throughout my career to get me where I am today.'

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You will be encouraged and supported to work alongside multiple members of the MDT to enhance your knowledge and skills.
Opportunities available include:

- Colorectal Specialist Nurses
- Critical Care Outreach
- Theatre
- Surgical Assessment Unit
- Day Case Unit
- Tissue Viability Nurses
- Dietician
- Physio
- Nutrition Team

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Staff Kindness

With lots of new starters to our team we decided to introduce a 'Staff Compliment' box so that we can share feedback amongst our team and spread a little kindness.

Staff can 'compliment' a member of staff that they have worked with, or just be nice about a member of the team. We will share the feedback with all the team at the start of our monthly ward meetings.

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Our fabulous domestics Judit and Lindsey helped us receive a 5 star rating in our 'Cleanliness Rating'!

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RNA Pauline was nominated for a Daisy Award in June.

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Two people at any one time can visit a patient between the hours of 14:00-19:30 as per Trust Guidance.

We ask you to refer to the Trust intranet for further details regarding visiting.

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Information for visitors – Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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We fully understand that you may be unable to visit loved-ones in our hospitals or have questions or answers for the team looking after them.
Our Relatives’ Telephone Information Line takes calls for some of our wards.
The Relatives’ Line is available Monday to Friday.
Please call 01274 272747 from 9am to 5pm.

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Expect to learn lots of new things during your time with us. We are happy to support your learning and enable you to become competent in a wide range of skills on the ward.

Some of the skills you will likely learn on the ward are:
- Wound care
- Drain care and removal
- Staple removal
- Pressure area care
- Catheter care
- Aseptic technique

With our help you will increase your knowledge around:
- Different kinds of surgeries - Colorectal, UGI, Vascular and Urology
- Diagnosis and treatment of surgical conditions
- Complex discharges
- Referrals to MDT

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Pauline joined the Trust as a Band 3 TNA in 2020. She is now working as a Band 4 after graduating as an RNA in October 2022. Pauline is currently waiting to attend University to do her nursing top up course to be a Band 5!

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You will be provided with a Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor to work alongside during your placement.

They will meet with you as required to ensure that your learning needs are being met and to ensure you are getting the most out of your placement.

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Our ward telephone numbers are:

01274 364417
01274 383202

We kindly ask that you ring the ward after 11am if you are wanting an update regarding your relative following the ward round.
If you would like to speak to a doctor, please make this known to the nursing staff at the earliest opportunity and we will aim to arrange an appointment for you.

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''All staff on the ward were really helpful in regards to making sure I got what I needed out of this placement and more''.

''All interviews were done at correct points of placement''.

'Computers readily available''

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Keep your eyes peeled for any job vacancies and adverts here!

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In September 2023 we had our Accreditation visit and are over the moon to have received 96%!

We achieved 100% in 5 standards and our overall rating was high 'Amber'.

We are now working hard to achieve 100% in the remaining standards in the hope to achieve a 'Green' when we are reassessed.