Here you will find our industry and company news as well as tips and advice on various mental health conditions. We share videos and downloadable resources which tell you a little more about us. This page is also dedicated to ‘Home Life’ so you can keep up-to-date with all of the activities and events from our services.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to Donna Creighton who joined us recently on a Nurse Preceptorship Program. Nurse Preceptorship Programs offer invaluable benefits to both new nursing graduates and the organisations that implement them. These structured mentorship…
Sara Foster recently joined the team as Service Manager at Mary Seacole House. We caught up with her to hear about her passion for mental health and the importance of supporting resident and team development. What attracted you to apply…
Learning and development are of the utmost importance at NHC, and we pride ourselves on providing continuous learning opportunities for all team members. One of the many options for our team members to develop their skills on the job is…
Mark Breden recently joined the team as Service Manager at our new supported living service in Chester. We caught up with him to find out what inspired him to pursue a career in supported living, and his ambitions for the…
We took the opportunity to grab a quick chat with our Northern Healthcare Support Worker of the Year 2022 award winner, Jade Gadd from Grainger House, to find out about her experience at Northern Healthcare and how she felt about…
World Occupational Therapy Day is held annually on October 27th. The theme set by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) for this year’s event is ‘Opportunity + Choice = Justice’. Each year the day highlights the invaluable contributions of…
The team and residents at Helena’s House hosted an afternoon tea to congratulate and celebrate Brenda, one of our Support Workers, in her retirement. All of the residents attended and signed a lovely card for Brenda to wish her well…
We caught up with Clare Sudders, Support Worker at Holland House and Northern Healthcare Values Champion Individual 2022 Award winner! When did you join Northern Healthcare? I joined the team over a year ago. What are the main responsibilities within…
We grabbed a quick chat with Ahmed Khattab, Support Worker at Holland House and winner of our Northern Healthcare 2022 Rising Star Award! Ahmed tells us about his experience at Northern Healthcare and how he felt being nominated for an…
We caught up with Sophie Parker, Business Administrator at Hyde Park House and winner of our Northern Healthcare 2022 Administrator of the Year Award! Here's what she had to say about her role and how she felt about being nominated...…
We caught up with our Head Office Star Award Winner, Quality and Compliance Senior Administrator, Patrice Mallon to find out all about her experience at Northern Healthcare and how she felt about being nominated for the award! When did you…
A couple of months ago, we spoke to Chloe, Business Administrator at Helena’s House. Chloe had recently moved from the role of Support Worker to Business Administrator, and she told us about her first week in the role. Having now…
We grabbed a quick chat with Babs, one of our Support Workers at Helena's House, over a quick game of pool. Babs told us all about his experience working as a Support Worker. When did you join Northern Healthcare? I…
We spoke to Chloe, Business Administrator at Helena’s House. Chloe has recently moved from the role of Support Worker to Business Administrator, and she told us about her first week in the role: What is your role at Northern Healthcare?…
We caught up with Bruce Maclaren, who recently joined the Northern Healthcare team as Service Manager at Kirk House. What attracted you to apply to join the Northern Healthcare team? “Northern Healthcare actually reached out to me on LinkedIn! I…
Bianca Aylwin recently joined the team as Service Manager at Adamson House. We caught up with her to find out her motivations for working in mental health, and her ambitions for Adamson House. What attracted you to apply to join…
We dropped by Amy Johnson House to congratulate our Team Player of the Year Award Winner for 2021, Support Worker Rachel Harris. Here's what she had to say about her experience working at Northern Healthcare... Q & A with Rachel…
We asked Hannah Williams, a support worker at Amy Johnson House, to tell us what life as a support worker is like, and here's what she had to say... Amy Johnson House supports individuals that present with mental health issues…
We spoke with Nicola Almond, a Northern Healthcare support worker at Mary Seacole House, to find out what a day in the life is like in the role of a support worker! A day in the life of a Northern…
We caught up with our Business Administrator of the Year 2021 award winner, Michaela Buckingham, Business Administrator at Glen Garth House, to find out all about her experience working at Northern Healthcare. Here's what she had to say: Q&A with…
We sat down for a quick cuppa and a chat with our Team Player of the Year 2021 Award Winner, Senior Finance Associate Kerry Collis. Here's what she had to say about her experience working at Northern Healthcare... Q &…
Maggie Davison, a support worker at Helena's House, tells us all about her role as a support worker, and how she has supported residents. "I have kept resident care at the forefront by aiming to be approachable, understanding, concise, and…
We interviewed Northern Healthcare Clinical Lead, Christine Trevor, to find out a little bit more about her background and inspirations. Q & A with Christine Trevor What did you want to be growing up? I wanted to be a teacher,…
We spoke to our Training and Compliance Coordinator and Support Worker Champion, Patrice Mallon, to find out all about her role here at Northern Healthcare. Patrice tells us how she began working at Northern Healthcare in 2019 as a Bank…
Harry, one of our support workers from Montgomery House, tells us about his experience working for Northern Healthcare since he joined in early 2020. Inspiring Stories | Support Worker Harry Evans "Hello, my name is Harry, I’m 25 years old…
We caught up with our Rising Star 2021 award winner, Team Leader Georgina Flavell, to find out all about her experience working at Northern Healthcare. Q & A with Georgina Flavell What attracted you to apply to join the team?…
We caught up with our Head Office Star 2021 award winner, HR Manager Sharon, to find out all about her experience working at Northern Healthcare. Q & A with Sharon Gee, HR Manager What are your main responsibilities as HR…
Practice placements are vital to the development of students as Occupational Therapists. In May Milnshaw House welcomed two Occupational Therapy students. In this article they explain why placements are so crucial to their professional development and what they learnt from…
In this blog Corrina, Service Manager at Amy Johnson House in Hull explains the many different aspects of her role: “I started working for Northern Healthcare last October (2020) and it has been really rewarding watching the service filling up…
In this article Hayley, Service Manager at Hyde Park House explains how the Northern Healthcare team support each other to provide a high quality service and the benefits of knowledge sharing and training to resident care: Support and training opportunities…
"My journey to Service Manager started when I joined Northern Healthcare as a Support Worker in September 2018, and quickly formed strong bonds with my team members and residents. My role evolved to encompass some previous experience such as attending…
