For an individual who continually demonstrates our Trust Value of Committed, someone who is fully committed to every element of their role, always motivating others.

Gold – Mary Eliffe, Recovery and Co-Production Lead

Mary Eliffe won Gold for consistently demonstrating the Trust Value of Committed through her unwavering dedication to ensuring service users’ voices sit at the heart of everything we do. Through her leadership of Recovery Suppers and co production activity, Mary creates safe, meaningful spaces where lived experience directly shapes services and decision making.

Silver – Dr Humaira Aziz, Psychiatrist and Clinical Director for Acute Service

Dr Humaira Aziz won Silver her exceptional dedication, accessibility and compassionate leadership. She consistently goes above and beyond for patients and colleagues, always making time to listen, support and respond, even under significant pressure. Her empathy, professionalism and unwavering commitment create a positive, trusting environment where both staff and patients feel valued.

Bronze – Claire Terrington, Occupational Therapist

Claire Terrington Bronze for her courageous, inclusive and person centred leadership. By challenging traditional models and embedding services within community and primary care settings, she has reduced inequalities and improved access for people with complex needs. Her accountability, innovation and compassionate support for both service users and staff have delivered lasting, meaningful improvements.

This award is for an individual or team who uses research and innovation in every element of their role to bring about service improvement for our service users/colleagues. 

Gold, Physical Health Connector team, Corporate

Our Physical Health Connector team won Gold for their outstanding use of research, data and innovation to drive meaningful improvements in physical health outcomes for people living with Severe Mental Illness. By translating national evidence, lived experience and local data into practical tools, pathways and quality improvement approaches, they have reduced variation and strengthened care across the system.

Silver – Urgent Care and Informatics team, Dashboard and Patient Record Improvement Plan
Our Urgent Care and Informatics team won Silver for their innovative use of data and digital tools to transform understanding and oversight of the urgent care pathway. Through the development of the Urgent Care Dashboard and enhanced patient records, they have improved transparency, real time decision making and patient flow, supporting safer and more responsive care. Their ongoing commitment to refinement, inclusion and collaboration has delivered lasting improvements for patients, staff and system partners.

Bronze – Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), Occupational Therapy team

Our CAMHS Occupational Therapy team won Bronze for their creative and evidence informed approach to improving care for children and young people. Through co produced projects such as the vegetable garden, creative cultural activities and a short film showcasing lived experience, they have enhanced engagement, wellbeing and service development.

For an individual who continually demonstrates our Trust Value of Inclusive, always including and considering others.

Gold – Jo Fieldhouse, Team Manager, SERTS Care Home Liasion and Discharge team 

Jo was awarded Gold for her exceptional commitment to inclusion, ensuring service users, families and staff always feel valued and heard. Her compassionate leadership and personal dedication foster strong, cohesive teams and deliver inclusive, person centred care at its very best.

Silver – Dr Fay Cook, Consultant Clinical Psychologist 
Fay won Silver for her outstanding commitment to inclusive, psychologically informed care that genuinely values lived experience. Through her work across the Midlands, she has championed equitable access to psychological support, helping teams reflect with empathy and integrate diverse perspectives into practice.

Bronze – Louise Johnson, Strategy and Business Development Manager 

Louise received a Bronze award in recognition of her leadership of an ambitious and deeply inclusive Trust Strategy engagement programme. By creating accessible opportunities for over 1,400 colleagues, patients and carers to have their say, Louise ensured the strategy is truly everyone’s business and a powerful reflection of our Inclusive Values.

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This award is for an individual who continues to innovate, develop and grow within their role to improve their service/team and the care of service users/patients.

Gold – Akshaya Jacobs, Registered Mental Health Nurse

Akshaya has won Gold due to her exceptional compassion, leadership and impact as a newly joined international nurse. She communicates with empathy and cultural sensitivity, leads calmly under pressure and consistently prioritises safe, patient centred care. Her professionalism and support for colleagues have made a significant and lasting contribution to Reaside Clinic.

Silver – Dr Ikhloq Ahmed, Consultant Psychiatrist, Home Treatment Team

Dr Ikhlaq Ahmed is a deserving recipient of Silver for his compassionate, inclusive and committed approach to mental health care, alongside his innovation and professional growth as a consultant psychiatrist. He has strengthened patient care pathways across Home Treatment and inpatient services through evidence based practice.

Bronze – Margaret Marimba, People Officer

Margaret has won the Bronze award in recognition of her outstanding innovation, professionalism and commitment to excellence within the People team. She consistently improves processes, champions digital solutions and supports complex employee relations with fairness, compassion and clarity. Her proactive mindset and dedication to continuous learning have had a lasting positive impact across the Trust.

For an individual who continually demonstrates our Trust Value of Compassionate in everything they do at work, always listening and considering others. 

Lamin Faal – Secure Care and Offender Health

Lamin was nominated for his exceptional compassion, professionalism and unwavering commitment to person‑centred care, consistently supporting some of the most vulnerable patients with dignity, kindness and calm professionalism while inspiring colleagues and truly living the Trust’s Values every day.

Lamin Faal

Annie Bradley – Integrated Community Care and Recovery

Annie was nominated for her exceptional compassion and commitment to staff wellbeing, creating a supportive, inclusive and positive team culture that strengthens morale and directly enhances the care provided to service users.

Annie Bradley

Aprill Sallah – Secure Care and Offender Health

Aprill was nominated for her exceptional compassion and leadership, consistently supporting staff and service users through busy and crisis periods with kindness, equity and professionalism while truly living the Trust’s Values every day.

This award is for an individual or team who have supported and promoted the charity, inspiring colleagues to get involved and going the extra mile.

Petra Yeomans – Corporate 

Petra was nominated for her outstanding creativity, dedication and inclusive approach to fundraising for Caring Minds, raising over £4,700 through team‑led initiatives that brought colleagues together and made a real difference to wellbeing across the Trust.

Petra Yeomans

Craig Jordan – Secure Care and Offender Health

Craig was nominated for his exceptional dedication, compassion and leadership in championing Caring Minds through organising and inspiring wide participation in fundraising initiatives such as Movember and the Wolf Run, raising over £2,000 while bringing teams together and boosting staff wellbeing across secure services.

Craig Jordan

Martin Germaney – Summerhill Services Limited

Martin was nominated for his exceptional dedication to Caring Minds, leading impactful fundraising initiatives and delivering wellbeing projects like the Highcroft Nook, while consistently advocating for the charity and going above and beyond to support staff and patients across the Trust.

This award is to recognise a clinical team that has shown how excellent multidisciplinary working is improving the quality of care and experience for our service users/patients. 

East Neighbourhood Mental Health team – Integrated Community Care and Recovery

The East Neighbourhood Mental Health team were nominated for their outstanding leadership, innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration in reducing inequalities and transforming access to inclusive, person‑centred mental health care within some of Birmingham’s most deprived communities.

East Neighbourhood Mental Health team

DICE team – Children and Young people – Children and Young People Division

The DICE team were nominated for their outstanding specialist expertise, compassion and resilience in preventing inappropriate hospital admissions and providing life‑changing, crisis‑focused support to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families.

DICE team

Healthcare HMP Birmingham – Secure Care and Offender Health

The Healthcare HMP Birmingham team were nominated for their exceptional compassion, professionalism, and innovation in delivering safe, inclusive and trauma‑informed substance misuse care to a highly complex and transient prison population in one of the most challenging healthcare environments.

This award is for an outstanding and inspirational individual who has dedicated many years of their life to service users and patients, whether that’s as part of Team BSMHFT or to the wider NHS. 

Gold – Liz Cooksey, Business Support manager at Northcroft

Liz won Gold for the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her extraordinary 50 years of dedicated service to the NHS. As a Business Support Manager, she has consistently ensured vital behind the scenes support runs seamlessly, combining professionalism, compassion and inclusivity in everything she does. A trusted, respected and compassionate leader, Liz’s commitment, warmth and advocacy for her team have made a lasting impact on colleagues, services and patients alike.

Silver – Jonathan Clarke, Healthcare Assistant, Acute and Urgent Care at the Oleaster Centre

Jonathan won Silver for the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of more than 25 years of outstanding service as a Healthcare Assistant within BSMHFT. His calm, compassionate and highly professional approach has had a transformative impact on patient care, particularly within urgent and crisis settings. A trusted mentor and advocate for safer, more inclusive practice, Jonathan’s dedication, expertise and commitment continue to inspire colleagues and improve outcomes for service users across the Trust.

Bronze – Claire Whittaker, Occupational Therapist for Dementia and Frailty

Clare won Bronze for the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her long standing dedication to the NHS and her outstanding contribution to occupational therapy in mental health care. A compassionate and inclusive leader, she combines strategic expertise with hands on clinical practice to ensure people feel heard, respected and supported throughout their care journey. Clare’s commitment to her profession, her colleagues and service users has strengthened patient centred care and left a lasting impact across services.