The outstanding achievements of staff and volunteers working in and around Epsom have been recognised at a celebratory event.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust praised the work of staff, volunteers, partners and people who use its services at its sixth annual Staff Achievement and Recognition Awards, held in Woking.

Beryl Weller, PA to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services General Managers, based in West Park, Epsom, won the Partnership Working (Gold) Award and the Involving People who Use Services and Carers Award (Silver).

Fiona Edwards, Trust Chief Executive, presented Beryl with her award and said: "Beryl has developed a fantastic working relationship with the child and adolescent mental health youth advisors and apprentices who are involved in the day-to-day running of our children and young people’s services. She spends time engaging with and supporting young people in the process of participating in interviews, being their support on the day and steadying their nerves as they come into their role of advisor for the first time. Beryl makes their experiences of participation warm, friendly and welcoming."

Katharine Clarke, Manager of Primrose Ward, The Meadows in West Park, Epsom, which is an inpatient mental health service for older people, won the Leadership Award (Bronze).

On her achievement, Mrs Edwards said: "Katharine was nominated by the Ward Team on Primrose Ward who say she is an outstanding, effective, well-motivated manager. Katharine is full of creativity, having the ability to think differently and leading the team in new direction, involving the team in different audits which enable them to be effective practitioners. She is assertive, has ability to clearly state what she expects from her staff and understands what they expect from her."

Rosie Norman, recently manager of a group of care homes in Ethel Bailey Close, Epsom and now manager of Bourne House in Chertsey, which provides services for people who have a learning disability, was also a winner on the night.

Mrs Edwards said: "Rosie has displayed outstanding leadership skills to ensure the success of the NHS Campus project to transfer people with learning disabilities from a residential care home environment to new supported living services where they can live more independently. "Praise for Rosie has come from both Surrey LINK and Surrey County Council, who have cited her skill at managing the relationships with family members concerned about their relative moving from the NHS campus to new accommodation and support, and also her ability to maintain services for individuals when planned dates of moving changed.

"The two managers who remained until all of the services closed both said that in over 50 years of combined NHS service Rosie was the best manager they had ever had."