Kewstoke Hospital Manager Shortlisted for Great British Care Award

A Hospital manager from Kewstoke has been shortlisted for a Great British Care Award which pay tribute to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.

Joshua Tapp, Hospital Manager at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke has been named a finalist in the Outstanding Contribution to Social Care category. It will be presented to the individual whom the judges believe has made a long-term outstanding contribution to social care.

Josh started his career in the care sector as a support worker 13 years ago. Since then he has worked his way up, becoming a Registered Mental Health Nurse and gaining the clinical skills needed to become hospital manager at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, a five-ward mental health hospital for men and women.

Nominated by his Cygnet Health Care colleagues, the nomination statement read: “Josh’s impact at Kewstoke has made such a difference in all levels. His commitment to the health and social care sector goes far beyond expectations. He is dedicated and hardworking in all that he does.  His contribution, ambition and leadership skills towards the health and social care sector has been incredible.

“Josh has an immovable stability and a sheer determination to make the service the best it can be, he is forever coming up with new ideas and ways of improving the service.  Josh always goes above his job role and leads wherever he is needed.

“Josh is happy to interact and get feedback from all individuals whether it be staff members, family members and service users. He lets everyone have their voice heard. Alongside all of this, he ensures the wellbeing of service users is the priority at all times.”

On being named a finalist, Josh said: “It’s a huge honour to be nominated for this award which is a testament to not only the work I do but a reflection of the fantastic team of staff working hard every day to improve the lives of our service users at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke.

“I have the pleasure and privilege of being surrounded by outstanding colleagues who work day and night to deliver the best possible safe, effective and compassionate care for our patients. I strive every day to transform lives for the better and knowing the work we do at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke makes a positive difference is hugely rewarding and gives me great job satisfaction.”

“Whatever the outcome of the awards, I feel extremely proud to have been named a finalist and will continue to work progressively to ensure people get the treatment and support they deserve on their road to recovery.”

Cygnet Group CEO, Dr Tony Romero, said: “Josh thoroughly deserves to be named as a finalist in the Great British Care Awards.

“At Cygnet Group, we strive to provide the highest quality and standard of care and always put our service users at the heart of what we do. This is demonstrated impeccably by Josh.

“He is a compassionate, motivated and value-driven member of staff and we are incredibly fortunate that we get the benefit of his expertise and dedication. He is helping to change the lives of service users for the better and I wish him the very best of luck for the awards.”