The Nursing and Midwifery Awards recognise the skills and qualities required by nurses and midwives, and celebrate the amazing job they do every day.
Nominations for our 2019 Nursing and Midwifery Awards are now open. Nominations close on 4 March 2019.
Anyone working in health care can nominate a deserving nurse or midwife.
To find out more about the awards or view winners from previous years, click on the below sections:
Categories and criteria | Entry rules | 2018 winners | 2017 winners
Categories and criteria
Please make sure you read the criteria carefully and in the nomination form demonstrate how the nurse or midwife you are nominating meets each of the criteria.
All completed nomination forms should be emailed to NurseMidwifeAwards@adhb.govt.nz .
Aged Residential Care Nursing Award
This will be awarded to a nurse who works in the aged residential care sector
Criteria:
- Acknowledged by peers, residents and whānau as an excellent nurse within their level and role.
- Involved in new initiatives and quality improvement activities to achieve best practice and improve the resident experience.
- Works in partnership with the resident and their whānau to support them to maintain their quality of life.
- Raises the profile and voice of aged residential care nursing.
Download the nomination form herenomination form here .
Primary Health Care Nursing Award
This award is for an exemplary nurse working in primary care.
Criteria:
- Acknowledged by peers, the primary care team and patients as an excellent nurse
- Takes the lead in new initiatives and quality improvement activities to achieve equitable outcomes and best practice
- Works in partnership with the patient and their whānau to form working relationships with all disciplines to get the support they need to improve their health and independence
- Works with other providers to improve integration across the whole patient journey
- Raises the profile and voice of primary health care nursing
Download the nomination form here .
Te Kauae Raro Māori Nursing and Midwifery Award
The Te Kauae Raro award recognises Maori Nurses and Midwives who have made a significant contribution to Maori Health in the Auckland DHB hospitals or in the community.
Criteria:
- Angamua- demonstrates leadership skills or actions which positively influence health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori.
- Haere Mai- demonstrates the ability to connect with others and establish effective working relationships with colleagues and caring relationships with whānau, hapu, iwi, urban Māori.
- Manaaki- is a role model to others by being respectful and caring. Has the ability to empower and care for others through education, mentorship and engagement or research the influences of positive health and wellbeing of Māori.
- Tūhono- demonstrates the ability to encourage and achieve unity and establish collaborative working relationships to improve health and wellbeing outcomes of Maori.
Download the nomination form here.
Pacific Nursing and Midwifery Award
This award acknowledges and recognises significant contributions of an indigenous Pacific nurse or midwife to Pacific health and Pacific nursing. The award is open to any nurse or midwife working in a clinical, leadership, teaching or academic role; in the hospital, the community or primary health services.
Criteria:
- Demonstrates engagement with Pacific communities and actions that influence positive Pacific health outcomes.
- Demonstrates and embrace the Auckland DHB and Pacific values and how this impacts on their care and service provision.
- Role models good leadership qualities and this can include mentorship, clinical supervision, and support of other Pacific nurses.
- Demonstrates collaborative working relations with the wider health and social sector to improve the health and wellbeing of Pacific people and communities.
- Promotes and supports the interests of the wider Pacific nursing community.
Download the nomination form here .
Entry rules
The following entry rules are applicable:
- The awards are open to all nurses and midwives working within the Auckland DHB catchment area.
- Applications can be submitted by individuals or teams but only individuals may receive an award.
- An individual may be nominated for more than one award if they meet the criteria. A separate application should be submitted for each award.
- Please complete all sections in the nomination form and provide specific examples for each criteria area.
- Nominations must comply with entry guidelines and time deadlines.
- Information provided in any nomination will be held by Auckland DHB for the purpose of assessing the applications and promoting the awards.
- In submitting a nomination, you consent to the publication of some or all of the information contained within their nomination.
Finalists will be notified in April and invited to the Nursing and Midwifery Awards evening in May where the winners will be revealed. The Nursing and Midwifery Awards evening is made possible through the generous support of the A uckland Health Foundation .
Nursing and Midwifery Award winners and finalists for 2018
Adult Medical Nursing Award
Winner: Anne-Marie Pickering
Finalists: Emma Hill, Rebeka Fastnedge
Cancer and Blood Nursing Award
Winner: Rosie Howard
Finalists: Metty Mathew, Raewyn Pukas
Cardiovascular Nursing Award
Winner: Helen Richardson
Finalists: Cathy Gasparini, Kathy Hurley
Child Health Nursing Award
Winner: Jane Ronaldson
Finalists: Barishna Zareh, Kathy Yallop
Community and Long Term Conditions Nursing Award
Winner: Raewyn Osbaldiston
Finalists: Terri-Anne Davis, Valerie Cheetham
Mental Health and Addictions Nursing Award
Winner: Brian Sykes
Finalists: Holly Rogers, Ruby Ramos-Dyer
Perioperative Nursing and Midwifery Award
Winner: Francesca Storr
Finalists: Lawrence Carlo Espanol, Sue Cole
Surgical Nursing Award
Winner: Sacha Cowell
Finalists: Elaine Yi, Sowmia Thomas
Women's Health Nursing and Midwifery Award
Winner: Urmila Singh
Finalists: Shenaaz Desai
Aged Residential Care Nursing Award
Winner: Carmen Stadler-Hanekom
Finalists: Myungsook Kang
Primary Health Care Nursing Award
Winner: Sue Matthews
Finalists: Amanda Entwistle, Wendy Qiu
Rotary Trophy of Tradition
Winner: Helen McGrinder
Finalists: Michael Geraghty, Sandy Yam
Judith Philipson Excellence in bedside delivery
Winner: Kelly D’Emmerez de Charmoy
Finalists: Jenny Liew-Siddells
Rotary Ann Craig Memorial Award
Winner: Lois Lingard
Finalists: Jane Ronaldson
Rotary Alastair Macfarlane Memorial Award
Winner: Robin Moss
Finalists: Racheal Magan
Rising Star Award
Winner: Emily (Milly) Lonsdale-Cooper
Finalists: Rebecca Busing, Yu Wan Chang
Pat Butcher Lifelong Learning Award
Winner: Carol Slight
Finalists: Francesca Storr, Margaret Colligan
Leadership Award
Winner: Angela Minto
Finalists: Tracie La, Vito Sestito
Te Kauae Raro Māori Nursing and Midwifery Award
Winner: Dawson Ward
Finalists: Kiri Mokomoko
Pacific Nursing and Midwifery Award
Winner: Unaisi Wainivetau
Finalists: Delvene Steven, Meleseini Kaufusi
Values Award
Winner: Maryanne Offner
Finalists: Claire Koshy, Sophie Atkinson
Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Award
Winner: Cathy Gasparini
Finalists: Rebekah Watson, Samantha Cotton
Our Patient’s Local Hero Award
Winner: Demelza Stevens
Finalists: Janice Capstick, Virginia (Ginny) Pringle
Chief Nursing Officer Award
Winner: Terri-Anne Davis
Finalists: Sacha Cowell, Unaisi Wainivetau
Nursing and Midwifery Award winners and finalists for 2017
The winners of the individual Nursing and Midwifery Awards for 2017 were presented at the Awards evening. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists!
Auckland DHB Chief Nursing Officer’s Award
Winner: Elaine Sheirtcliff
Finalists: Angela Minto, Cullum Millar
Adult Community and Long Term Conditions Directorate Award
Winner: Suzanne Werder
Finalists: Ann Giles, Mata Brown
Adult Medical Directorate Award
Winner: Kamlesh Nand
Finalists: Poonam Kumari, Soloshini Harirajh
Cancer and Blood Directorate Award
Winner: Valerie Honeyman
Finalists: Leanne Wilson, Simone McMillan
Cardiovascular Services (D C McMinn) Award
Winner: Nik Adams
Finalists: Bernie Lightbourne, Elaine Sheirtcliff
Child Health Directorate & Starship Foundation Excellence in Clinical Practice
Winner: Diane Fuller
Finalists: Julie Scott, Lydia Markham
Clinical Support Award
Winner: Sherry Sinclair
Finalist: Charlene Bayley
Mental Health and Addictions Directorate Award
Winner: Cullum Millar
Finalists: Danny Shiferaw, Matthew Wrightson
Perioperative Nurses's Choice Award – OR
Winner: Elizabeth Kanivatoa
Finalists: Carol Andrew, Jude Fetalino
Perioperative Nurses's Choice Award – PACU
Winner: Gemma Parker
Finalists: Anna Bostock, Melissa Pilapil
Surgical Directorate Award
Winner: Debbie Perry
Finalists: Megan Connolly, Megan Goudie
Women's Health Nursing and Midwifery Award
Winner: Annette Gage
Finalist: Shenaaz Desai
Aged Residential Home Nursing Award
Winner: Cyrene Jabay
Finalists: Abraham Nolasco, Flora Liu
Primary Health Care Nursing Award
Winner: Jayme Kitiona
Finalists: Cherry Chen, Mele Taufa
Rotary Alistair McFarlane Memorial Award
Winner: Darlene DeGouzman
Finalist: Paula Albanez
Rotary Anne Craig Medal
Winner: Lucy McKeage
Finalists: Susannah Matthews, Teresa Campbell
Univeristy of Auckland School of Nursing Trophy for Clinical and Academic Leadership
Winner: Jackie Robinson
Finalist: Abel Smith
Cecile Thompson Award in Gerontology
Winner: Soby Mathai
Kim Williams Scholarship for General Medicine
Winner: Michelle Griffen
Finalist: MinKyung (MK) Byun
Judith Philipson Excellence in Bedside Delivery Award
Winner: Kristen Pynenburg
Finalists: Sarah Maggs, Sue McKnight
T W Bollard Child Health Excellence in Clinical Practice Award
Winner: Caroline Radich
J M Neil Prize in Otorhinolaryngology
Winner: Kath Honeybone
Finalists: Lyn Russell, Vanessa Anderson
D C Hounsell Prize in Neuroservices
Winner: Lorraine MacDonald
Finalists: Claire Wu, In Kyoung Jeong
W A Fairclough Award in Ophthalmology
Winner: David Garland
Finalists: Arlene Laurenciana, Dena D'Souza
Rotary Trophy of Tradition
Winner: Susan Atherton
Finalists: Eileen Gilder, Sandra Almeida
Pat Butcher Lifetime Learning Award
Winner: Heather Spinetto
Finalists: Ann Doran, Jackie Robinson