Denise is the Head of Housekeeping for St Mary’s Hospice. The Housekeeping Team work 365 days a year to cover the whole hospice and Living Well Centre with the main focus on our In-Patient Unit (IPU). Denise loves her job, and has worked here for since 2004. She is very proud of St Mary’s and …
I am a Hospice at Home nurse and work in the community, but based at the hospice. I have been working here since 1989 starting as a bank nurse before getting a permanent job on the in-patient unit in 1995. I chose to work at St Mary’s as I’ve been interested in palliative nursing since …
Arriving at St Mary’s Hospice in the middle of January 2013 I immediately ran into heavy snow over several weeks and have memories of frequent worried conversations about whether nurses would be able to get in and out of work or not. At one point we had Mountain Rescue delivering Hospice at Home nurses in …
When the role of Appeals Coordinator came up in 1986 it was suggested Shirley apply for this vital position – which was St Mary’s first ever paid role to help make the hospice’s dream become a reality. Shirley talked to local businesses, potential funders, started activities including the raffle, mail outs, tea dances every Wednesday …
Starting 1st December 97 as a Health Care Assistant Dora has worked at St Mary’s for the past 17 years. She’s done a variety of different roles over the years, from working on our In-Patient Unit to being out in the community fundraising. “St Mary’s have supported me when I’ve had to change job roles …
