16 Dec 2024
Meuric DiogoClinical Engineering Technician Tell us about your career history and how you came to work for us. My name is Meuric Diogo, and I am currently working as a Clinical Engineering Technician for Synchronicity Care Ltd, at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) since 2021. I studied at the University of Sunderland, […]
12 Nov 2024
Over the past few weeks, Team SCL have been attending Values into Action #KindnessMatters workshops. Such a positive experience and a great opportunity for different teams and departments across CDDFT to come together and participate in interactive, evidence based, culture change workshops. A perfect way to improve employee engagement and wellbeing. Working together towards a […]
12 Nov 2024
Lynsey HarrisonCapital Project Manager Tell us about your career history and how you came to work for us. My background is in interior architecture and design, I have had multiple roles in FF&E spatially designing spaces across different industries both in employment and self-employed. My experience is mainly commercial including for the MOD, accommodation on […]
07 Nov 2024
Rebecca StephensonDayshift Supervisor, Sterile Services Department Tell us about your career history and how you came to work for us … I left Longfield Comprehensive School in Darlington in 2003 at 16 years old. I heard about a full-time job in Sterile Services at DMH, so I applied. I didn’t know anything about Sterile Services […]
11 Oct 2024
Mark Westhorpe, Quality Systems Officer Prior to joining SCL, I worked for a chemical manufacturing company based in Middlesbrough. Starting in 1995, I held several roles over the years, all in a laboratory environment. Around 2017, I was promoted to Quality Manager for the site and shortly after I was promoted to Regional Quality Manager […]
07 Oct 2024
Today, (7th October 2024), Alison McCree, Managing Director of Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT), celebrates 40 years’ service to the NHS. Alison joined the NHS at the former Dryburn Hospital in Durham City in October 1984, initially part-time whilst studying for a Health […]
20 Sep 2024
SCL are delighted to have appointed Stu Stangroom to the Director of Facilities position. Stu brings a wealth of experience and strong leadership skills to the role. The Facilities Services function incorporates the full range of Soft FM Services, many which are recognised as award winning services. The scope of the Facilities Management Service has been […]
20 Sep 2024
Farewell to Lindsay Harris, Associate Director of Procurement Lindsay has worked for the Procurement Department in the Trust for 16 years, starting as an Assistant Procurement Specialist and quickly becoming a valued member of the team, passing her professional qualifications and being promoted within the team on a number of occasions. Lindsay was appointed to SCL’s […]
20 Sep 2024
Congratulations to our fantastic award winning catering team who have retained Exemplar Site Status for the provision of Catering Services to Darlington Memorial Hospital following an assessment by Tim Radcliffe, Net Zero Food Programme Manager, NHS England. Exemplar Site status recognises the excellent work the team undertake take 365 days a year, under the leadership […]