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We’re thrilled to unveil the shortlist for this year’s Staff Awards! 

An incredible 484 nominations were submitted, showcasing the outstanding talent, dedication, and achievements across our teams. 

Each entry has been carefully reviewed by our judging panel, made up of:

  • Lorna Payne, Chief Operating Officer

  • Cheryl Newsome, Director of Workforce

  • Sue Waterhouse, Non-Executive Director

  • Olalekan Johnson, Associate Director of In-patient Services

All shortlisted nominees are listed below in alphabetical order.

Shortlisted Nominees, along with one nominator per nomination (where multiple nominators were submitted, one will be selected to attend), will be invited to join us for the awards evening on Wednesday, 13 May.

The ceremony invitations will be sent via email and will include an Eventbrite link to register attendance – please note, the RSVP deadline is Friday, 24 April.

All other nominees will receive a certificate and a letter from Graham Wareham, Chief Executive of our Trust.

Congratulations to all our shortlisted nominees, and thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination.

Staff Awards shortlist 2026

Employee of the Year - Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity

  • Amanda Soleil, Community Support Worker, CTPLD West
  • Jasen Venkatsamy, Deputy Team Leader, Rosewood
  • Neesha Mohes, Senior Support Worker, Hillcroft

Employee of the Year - Community Mental Health Services

  • Gareth Lamb, Substance Misuse Nurse Specialist, i-Access
  • Jade Finlay, Health Inequalities Lead and Psychologist, Mind Matters
  • Martin Stout, Mental Health Practitioner, Managing Emotions Programme

Employee of the Year - Hospitals and Specialist Services

  • Helen Poyntz, Activities Co-ordinator, Juniper Ward
  • Katie Topley, Clinical Services Manager, Psychiatric Liaison Service at Royal Surrey Hospital
  • Nicola Truter, Senior Occupational Therapist 

Employee of the Year - Children and Young People's Services

  • Alana Newell, Art Therapist AHT, Eating Disorders
  • Amy Secular, Independent Sexual Violence Advisor, STARS
  • Monica Kempa - Principal Clinical Psychologist, Mindworks Hub South

Employee of the Year - Corporate Setting

  • Kim McArdle, Records Manager
  • Mitzie Turner-Wells, Learning Environment Lead for Trainee Clinical Psychologists 
  • Susan Dikran, HR Advisor

Clinician of the Year

  • Christopher Akass, Consultant, Liaison ASPH
  • Clair Waterman, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, CTPLD East
  • Leon Humphries, Lead Nurse, HOPE Service

Healthcare Support Worker of the Year

  • Becky Owen, Support Time & Recovery Worker, EIIP East
  • Bee Hunter, Associate Practitioner, CMHRS Runnymede and Spelthorne
  • Olatunji Gbadamosi, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Silverwood

Administrative Employee of the Year in a Clinical Setting

  • Ali Koenigsberger, Lead Administrator, Recovery College Surrey
  • Karen Murphy, Team Administrator, Care and Care Leaving
  • Lucy Comfort, Senior Administrator, PD Pathway MEP

Involvement and Contribution Award

  • Mary Frances Trust
  • National Autistic Society
  • Wendy Smith

Inspirational Leader of the Year

  • Claire Baillie, CTPLD Manager, CTPLD East
  • Kerry Pilbeam, Transformational Lead - AHP, Management NEH
  • Shriti Burgul, Associate Medical Director, Management CMO

Team of the Year

  • i-Access East - HSS
  • Research and Development Team - Innovation and Therapies
  • Youth Counselling Service - CYPS

Award for a Carer or Person with Lived Experience

  • Linda Parfitt, Volunteer, Recovery College
  • Sharon Jackson, Volunteer
  • Jasmin Hughes, A young person with lived experience who uses our services