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HICA Trainer Voted The Best In Britain
Andrea Bayston, Training Officer with Hull-based care providers the HICA Group, has won a national award in the finals of a prestigious care home awards scheme.
Andrea competed against eight other regional finalists in the Great British Care Home Awards to win The Care Trainer category after beating hundreds of entrants to reach the national finals.
At a gala awards evening held at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Andrea was presented with a trophy and certificate by television personality Christopher Biggins and Karen Rogers, representing the award sponsors, Herefordshire Care Homes.
Andrea said: “I was really thrilled when I heard my name being called out. In the finals I was competing against highly experienced individuals and also a team of trainers who collectively had 273 years of training experience, so it’s even more rewarding to know that the training HICA delivers has been judged to be the best in Britain.”
The judges said that Andrea demonstrated empathy as a care trainer towards the service users and staff she trains. They said they were impressed by “her passion, person-centred approach and use of activities and scenarios in her work setting.”
Stevie Scott, HICA’s Head of HR and Training, said: “Andrea’s success is testament to the investment in training and development that HICA is making across the organisation. This investment is part of our commitment to having the best trained workforce in the care sector, enabling us to make a real difference to the lives of people who have dementia.”
Andrea joined HICA in 2006 as an Administrative Assistant within the HR Department and later that year moved into a training role. She is responsible for sourcing, co-ordinating, implementing and reviewing all training for HICA’s care home staff.