One of the newest nurses at East Cheshire Hospice has become a video star.
Lucy Roberts features in a ‘Day in the Life’ film explaining what it’s like to work on the ward.
The five-minute story is being sent to businesses to promote the charity’s 500 Club in which members pledge to raise £500 a year.
The camera started rolling within weeks of Lucy starting her job in January, shortly after she qualified.
Nurse Lucy Roberts during filming for an East Cheshire Hospice video.
Lucy studied a two-year masters degree at Chester University after working in care homes and getting a degree in health care.
Lucy said: “I did a 12-week placement here and fell in love with the Hospice. I quickly realised I wanted to work here and nurses and health care assistants encouraged me to apply when a vacancy came up.
“I seemed to fit in, they knew me and I felt supported. Ward clerk Julia Wild then put my name forward when the video idea came up.
“I wasn’t sure I could do it at first but knew it’d be good experience and really enjoyed making the film away from my shifts.”
Lucy narrates the film, giving an insight into her job. She said: “If you ask a nurse what a typical working day is like they’d probably just laugh at you.
“No day is typical in the health care world. Every day is different.
Morning briefing… Lucy with one of the student nurses.
“Most people enter the nursing profession to help heal patients, but for me it’s an honour to care for patients with terminal illnesses so they can pass away comfortably surrounded by their family.
“My shift starts early at 7.30 am and can finish 14 hours later. Our building is light, airy, full of smiles with a feeling of being at home.
“It can be a really stressful time for families so when we welcome a new patient and their family to the hospice our aim is to take as much anxiety away as possible.
“A big part of my day is talking to patients and family members about the care we provide.”
* For more details on joining the 500 Club and to watch the video visit eastcheshirehospice.org.uk/500-club
Email queries to lisa.ball@echospice.org.uk.