My job - Razwan Ul-Haq

Razwan Ul-haq

Razwan is a Senior Charge Nurse at St James’s Emergency Department and has worked at LTHT for seven years.

Summarise the main aspects of your role?

To deliver safe care in an acute setting which is highly pressurised and ever evolving. I have a duty of care to my staff ensuring their wellbeing is maintained. I have a responsibility to be a role model and a point of reference to the whole team. Being credible and displaying resilience is key to my role. Working collaboratively with a vast Multidisciplinary Team in order to achieve good patient care and good clinical outcomes is vital.

What else have you done in your career so far?

I came in to Nursing later in life- prior to my Nursing Career I worked as a Senior recruiter for FTSE 250 companies. I left that role to pursue a career in Nursing because I wanted to use my skills and talents to make a true difference to people in need.

What’s the best thing about your job?

I have a real passion for caring for patients who are critically ill that require timely management in a resus environment. This environment keeps me focused which enables me to make sound operational decisions.

What is the one thing you would change at LTHT to help you do your job better?

Looking at the strains and pressures we are currently working under due to the COVID-19 Pandemic I feel we could do more to empower the staff in order to build a more robust, agile and flexible workforce. We are now working in an endemic which requires a proactive response.

What’s your best advice to a new starter at the Trust?

Come with an open mind- do not have preconceptions. Your true education and journey will start on the job. Just enjoy your role, get competent and the rest will come.

New state-of-of-the-art Motor Neurone Disease care centre to be named after rugby star Rob Burrow

A purpose-built care centre of excellence for those living in and around the Leeds area is the latest fundraising appeal from Leeds Hospitals Charity, as a campaign has been launched to raise £5 million to build The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease, spearheaded by the Leeds Rhinos player Rob Burrow and his family.

Rob has been courageously sharing his story of motor neurone disease with the public since he was diagnosed in 2019, and he has raised the profile of the condition beyond all expectations. Dr Agam Jung, Consultant Neurologist who leads the MND team at Seacroft Hospital, said: “We want to provide a safe haven for our patients and their families - a peaceful environment that reiterates to them that they have the best possible care, helping them ‘live in the now’, a serene place that instils hope and courage.” There are currently around 80 people like Rob being treated for MND in Leeds, double the number of people the service supported 10 years ago when Dr Jung first took over the service. Originally built in the early 20th century, the current home of the MND service is now showing its age. Significantly, the technology relating to the care needs of people with MND has moved on, whilst the building remains the same. The current MND centre is located on a busy multi-purpose ward, not able to be adapted to suit the equipment and facilities for those who are physically impaired. You can donate to the appeal and find out more through Leeds Hospitals Charity’s website https://www. leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/pages/ category/mnd-centre-appeal