Values in Practice (VIP) Staff Awards
Our Values in Practice (VIP) Awards celebrate those who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional service and care within BCHC, and demonstrate the Trust's values through their work.
Colleagues, patients and members of the public are invited to nominate outstanding individuals, teams or volunteers who have made a real difference for patients, their carers and family members.
The awards reflect our shared values of Caring, Open, Respectful, Responsible and Inclusive, with a range of categories recognising excellence across all roles within the Trust, whether clinical or non-clinical.
The VIP Awards are a fantastic opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible work of BCHC colleagues and volunteers. The awards are now open for nominations, with a celebratory awards ceremony taking place later in the year.
There are 13 award categories available for nomination using our online form.
Our Values in Action - our five values are at the heart of everything we do. When filling out your nomination, you should be looking to demonstrate how the individual or team has achieved in line with one or more of the 5 values (Caring, Open, Responsible, Respectful and Inclusive) and the outcome for colleagues, patients or service users.
Recognising outstanding work
These 4 categories aim to seek out and recognise outstanding work across clinical and non-clinical services in BCHC:
- The Team of the Year categories (clinical and non-clinical) recognise the power of great teamwork and collaboration. You will need to demonstrate how the team has worked together to improve outcomes for patients, service users or colleagues.
- The Leader of the Year categories (clinical and non-clinical) recognise individuals that inspire others through their leadership, in line with BCHC values. Demonstrate what difference this leader has made to you and/or your team - citing positive outcomes for colleagues, patients or service users.
BCHC Superstar awards
Our BCHC Superstar awards celebrate outstanding individuals and teams across the organisation who consistently go above and beyond for our communities. Many colleagues do exceptional work every day, and this is your chance to recognise those who truly make a difference.
They may have a notable achievement during the past year or have delivered a particular piece of work; they may have done something amazing for a patient or their family; they may be the 'backbone' of your team and yet rarely in the spotlight - all great reasons to nominate, and the people we want to hear about.
The categories for our BCHC Superstars this year reflect different strands of the Trust's work, giving focus to our various service areas. The categories also broadly reflect the vision within BCHC's Future Operating Model work.
We are looking for 7 BCHC Superstars and you can nominate colleagues in the following areas of work:
- BCHC Superstar - Children, Families and Young People
- BCHC Superstar - Adult Planned and Community Care
- BCHC Superstar - Adult Unplanned and Intermediate Care
- BCHC Superstar - Rehabilitation Services
- BCHC Superstar - Dental Services
- BCHC Superstar - Learning Disability Services
- BCHC Superstar - Corporate Services
In each category we will have 3 finalists from which the winner will be chosen - so overall 21 Superstar finalists and 7 Superstar winners.
Working Together awards
We have introduced 2 new categories this year, both of which reflect the importance of partnership working and give us the chance to highlight these important contributions.
- Working Together - Primary and Community Care
This new award recognises great partnership working between BCHC teams and GP practices and/or Primary Care Networks. We are looking for nominations of BCHC teams, GP practices, Primary Care Networks or combined projects and pieces of work - so long as the work involves BCHC.
- Working Together - Localities and Neighbourhoods
This new award recognises BCHC individuals and teams who can demonstrate achievement or innovation in the field of locality and neighbourhood working. This might include working with other NHS Trusts; the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector; schools and colleges or other public / independent sector organisations, to provide more integrated care at Neighbourhood, District or Locality level.
Nominations will be open through the summer and will close midnight Friday 4 September.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the shortlisting process ?
Nominations are presented to a panel who select one winner and two finalists for each category.
The panel is made up of:
- An executive director
- A non-executive director
- A staff side representative
- Someone from our public membership
Everyone who is nominated, whether successfully shortlisted or not, will be contacted regarding the status of their nomination.
How do I make my nomination stand out?
- Select a category which best represents the reason for your nomination. Our categories are based on our five values (Caring, Open, Respectful, Responsible, Inclusive).
- 'Sell' your nomination to our judging panel. Paint a picture of the nominated team or individual using real examples, evidence or comments from patients.
- Fill out your application in full - incomplete nominations cannot be entered.
How else can I nominate?
There are three ways to submit a nomination:
- Via an easy-to-complete online form or click the button below.
- By emailing info.bchc@nhs.net and we will send a form to you (we can pop one in the post but encourage you to use email).
- Or you can call 0121 466 7282 and we will send a form to you (award administrators can fill in a form on behalf of callers if needed).
