Lincolnshire Care Awards Categories
1. Community Care
This award recognises the significant role of the Home Care Worker or Personal Assistant in consistently providing a high-quality standard for people living in their own homes. We are looking for someone who is committed to delivering person centred quality care. Do you have an individual who has shown enthusiasm, innovation and determination and made a positive impact on the people they support?
2. Residential Care
This award recognises the significant role of the Care Home Worker in consistently providing a high-quality standard for people living in residential care. We are looking for a carer who works within a residential or nursing home who is not a nurse or home manager. Do you have an individual who consistently goes above and beyond and is committed to delivering person centred quality care which has had a positive impact on your residents?
3. Social Care Nurse & Nurse Associate
We are looking for a Nurse, Nurse Associate, Trainee Nurse Associate or Apprentice Nurse within a residential or community-based service. Do you have an individual who uses expertise, clinical and technical knowledge to deliver effective care and treatment and has shown that they are committed to person centred care and quality support of the individuals that they care for?
4. Care Home Cook/Chef
This award recognises the ‘whole home approach’ to food and nutrition issues within the care home, providing recognition to the catering and care staff and nutrition-related activities in the home e.g., staff training/awareness sessions, linking to residents’ activities, water provision, the use of local produce. The winner will be the person or unit that can demonstrate-
Evidence will be provided in the form of menus, training plans, copies of delivery notes/ receipts, photographs and supporting statements indicating the initiatives that have taken place to improve and enhance the mealtime experience
5. Care Home Registered Manager
This award recognises a Registered Care Home Manager who has demonstrated a high level of expertise together with exceptional skills in managing the complex business of running a care home. A Manager who shows vision in developing person-centred care and supporting staff to meet the ever-changing needs of their residents.
6. Home Care Registered Manager
This award recognises a Registered Home Care Manager who has demonstrated a high level of expertise together with exceptional skills in managing the complex business of running a home care business. A Manager who shows vision in developing person-centred care and supporting staff to meet the ever-changing needs of their service users.
7. Front Line Leader
We are looking for an individual in a residential or community care setting who can demonstrate leadership that leads to improved quality of life for the users of their service. This award will be given to a person who is a supervisor, senior care worker, team leader or a first-time manager. They should show a clear commitment to improving the delivery of care and support within their team. They will show leadership qualities, reflect on what could be better and motivate and support their team to bring about change.
8. Activities Co-ordinator
This award will be given to The Care Home Activity Organiser who has demonstrated they can provide a ‘needs led’, varied and appropriate programme for care home residents. Organisers who show exceptional skills, creativity and responsibilities in arranging activities either alone or in conjunction with a senior.
9. Rising Star
Do you have a Rising Star in your organisation? We are looking for an individual who has worked in the care sector, in any setting for no more than 2 years and worked in their current role for no more than 1 year who, despite their short time in the sector shows real passion and has made a positive impact on the people they support.
10. Workforce Development
This award will acknowledge the important role of the Trainer within the care service and looks for a person who has shown incredible enthusiasm and determination in identifying training and development needs of care staff, establishing rolling training programmes, searching for and gaining funding and proving their ability to enthuse and energise staff to attend and request training.
11. Behind the Scenes
This award recognises excellent, person-centred services, demonstrating dignity and respect through ancillary services. We are looking for an individual in a supporting role (e.g.: gardeners, , domestics, laundry assistants, handyperson, bus driver, administrator/receptionist) who makes a real contribution to improving the quality of the lives of the people their organisation supports.
12. Co-Producing Together
How do you demonstrate Foundation 3 of Our Shared Agreement* - ‘Working together for the wellbeing of everyone’?
Co-production brings together people who use services with those that deliver them, to achieve the best outcomes for all. This award recognises teams, services or providers that can demonstrate effective co-production with people and those who support them. We are looking for those who understand what true co-production means and can show effective change developed with people through valuing their insight and input from the start. This award is jointly supported by the It’s All About People programme and Every-One.
* We all want the best life for ourselves and those we care for, whatever our age or stage of life. Our Shared Agreement is making this a reality for all of us, creating new ways for health, care, people, and communities to work together to share knowledge, build skills and confidence, and grow relationships and support we can draw on to really live our lives. Find out more here.
13. Outstanding Partner
This award recognises exceptional people who are dedicated to providing quality products/and or services to the sector. The judges will be looking for a proven track record in quality, innovation and partnership working which have had positive outcomes for the customer.