Nurse Jason Warriner has won a Cavell Star Award for going above and beyond for his patients. Jason is Director of Care, Quality and Governance at Cranstoun, a drug and alcohol charity dedicated to helping people rebuild their lives and also volunteers each Christmas as Head of Healthcare for the charity Crisis at Christmas, supporting homeless people.
Colleague and Head of Nursing at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust Lorraine Tinker explains why Jason’s volunteering work is worthy of a Cavell Star Award.
“Christmas 2023 was Jason’s 20th successive Crisis at Christmas as a nurse leading the healthcare team. He was interviewed on Sky TV about the work that all the volunteers were providing like care nursing, medical, dental, podiatry, mental health etc. as well as giving homeless people a roof for Christmas, food and companionship, signposting them to services to help them try to get sustained support. This is not something that merely happens at Christmas it takes planning, time, training and energy throughout the year.
“Jason is an inspirational and proud nurse. He is actively involved in the Royal college of Nursing Public Health forum as he specialised in HIV and Sexual Health over the years. He is a credit to nursing and is passionate about the profession. He has pushed the boundaries of nursing and enhancing care for patients over three decades. He has focused his career specialising in HIV, Sexual Health and homelessness starting off in the NHS over 30 years ago and for the last decade in the charitable sector. He has always wanted to make a difference for patients, service users and nursing staff. This passion is evident in everything that he does.”
Jason reacted to winning his Cavell Star Award.
“It was a big surprise! I never expected an award like this and it is defiantly a highlight of my career. It is an honour to be a Cavell Star winner and has motivated me to continue doing the best I can for patients.
“Volunteering as the Healthcare Manager for Crisis is a role that I love. My team are great and I have a lot of respect for them, volunteering their time to provide care and treatment over the Christmas period really does show the best of all nurses and other healthcare professionals. I am lucky to have a team with so many different experiences and background who join together to do the best they can.”