A Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Health care assistant has been named Health Support Worker of the Year.
Oluchi Okororafor received Health Support Worker of the Year at the recent Black Healthcare Awards at the Park Plaza in Westminster.
In a response to her award, Oluchi said: “Honestly, I was in shock! At previous awards, I had been shortlisted but didn’t win, so I’d told myself that even if I lost again, it would be a learning experience.
“I prayed for strength, but when my name was called, I threw off my blazer, ran up, and knelt on the stage crying – the staff helped me up, and then I collected the award. It was such a powerful moment.”
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This award was the more remarkable considering the challenges Oluchi has faced, since her daughter Miracle, was on life support at Royal Preston Hospital.
Despite her scare, Oluchi has excelled academically. She has achieved distinctions across all modules and gained recognition for her clinical placements, receiving consecutive certificates for excellent care delivery.
Already securing a post in respiratory care to her training trust, Oluchi’s success has been recognised through additionally being shortlisted for the Student Nurse of the Year and Adult category and the Mary Seacole Award.
Coming to the UK from Nigeria in 2016, Oluchi mentioned her passion for nursing when her child was born prematurely.
“I realised nursing was my calling,” she says. “But my background in media and communications is still useful – especially in health communication. I’d love to combine the two one day.”
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