International year of the nurse and the midwife: Sam Beck

April 27, 2020

This year marks International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, a campaign by the World Health Organisation in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale.

Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services in our workplace. They devote their lives to caring for mothers and children; giving lifesaving immunisations and health advice; looking after older people and generally meeting everyday essential health needs. They are often the first and only point of care in their communities. Throughout the year we will be highlighting some of our nurses, HCAs and midwives who are making a difference to our patients.

Today we feature Sam Beck, Matron.

Sam is an example of SWBH growing our own. She first joined our organisation as a student nurse in 2004, before joining the surgical day unit at Sandwell Hospital as a newly qualified nurse. She briefly worked at the sickle cell centre before returning to surgery.

Sam progressed to a band 6 role, before being offered a senior sister post in 2015, covering day surgery, pre-assessment and plastic surgery clinical nurse specialists. In October 2017 she was successful in obtaining a matron position.

Sam would go on to win the New Leader of the Year Award at the 2018 Star Awards.

Do you now a nurse, HCA or midwife who is gong above and beyond to deliver quality care? Contact the communications team swb-tr.SWBH-GM-Staff-Communications@nhs.net