Health Care Support Worker Award

The Health Care Support Worker Award is open to all nursing assistants and health care assistants who work as part of the nursing team.

Who can be nominated?

Nominees for the Health Care Support Worker Award must currently be working as part of a nursing team in Northern Ireland.

How to apply

Fill out the application form and complete a summary (up to 500 words) demonstrating commitment to the following areas:

• high standards of patient care

• excellence in areas such as infection control; nutrition; dignity for older people in hospitals or other care settings

• evidence of personal development.

Please read the nomination form guidance note before beginning your submission.

Please note you will not be able to save the form, it must be completed in one go.

Please note you will not be able to save the form, it must be completed in one go. Therefore please make sure you have the place of work and contact details for both the nominee and the verifier. Please do not use colons, ampersands or arrows when completing the form, as it will not submit correctly.

When your nomination has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email – if you do not receive this, it means we have not received your nomination. In this case please contact the Nurse of the Year team on 028 9038 4600 or ninurseawards@rcn.org.uk to resolve.

Section 1 - Before completing your nomination

Please select the award category you would like to nominate for Can you confirm that the nominee works in Northern Ireland Yes No Is the nominee Registered Nurse Registered Midwife Health Care Support Worker Student Nurse Is this a Single nomination Has the nominee consented to this submission? Yes No If successful at shortlist, is the nominee available to attend an interview (April 2025) and the awards ceremony on 5 June 2025. Further guidance on interview dates will follow: Yes No

Section 2 - Nominee details

First name Last name Is this a joint nomination? First name (joint nomination) Last name (joint nomination) Address line 1 Address line 2 Address line 3 Town or city Postcode Phone number Phone number (joint nomination) Mobile number Mobile number (joint nomination) Nominee personal email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Nominee work email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Nominee email (joint nomination) (Note: please only use lower case letters) Job title(s) Employer Place of work NMC pin number (if applicable)

Section 3 - Your details (nominator)

First name Last name Address line 1 Address line 2 Address line 3 Town or City Post code Phone number Nominator personal email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Nominator work email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Job title Employer Place of work

Section 4 - Verifier details - It is important that a third party verifies your nomination. Please ask a colleague of the person you are nominating, or a suitable person, to verify that your entry is genuine and sincere.

First name Last name Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or City Postcode Phone number Verifier personal email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Verifier work email (Note: please only use lower case letters) Job title Employer Place of work

Section 5 - Reason for nomination

Please evidence how your nominee meets the award criteria. Judges are looking for a commitment and passion for nursing, above and beyond their role, give specific examples.

Section 6 - How did you hear about the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year awards?

The Health Care Support Worker Award is open to all nursing assistants and health care assistants who work as part of the nursing team.

Who can be nominated?

Nominees for the Health Care Support Worker Award must currently be working as part of a nursing team in Northern Ireland.

How to apply

Fill out the application form below and complete a summary (up to 500 words) demonstrating commitment to the following areas:

high standards of patient care
excellence in areas such as infection control; nutrition; dignity for older people in hospitals or other care settings
evidence of personal development.

Please read the nomination form guidance note before beginning your submission.

Please note you will not be able to save the form, it must be completed in one go.

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Section 1 - Before completing your nomination

Section 2 - Nominee details

Section 3 - Your details (nominator)

Section 4 - Verifier details - It is important that a third party verifies your nomination. Please ask a colleague of the person you are nominating, or a suitable person, to verify that your entry is genuine and sincere.

Section 5 - Reason for nomination

Section 6 - How did you hear about the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year awards?

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