Meet the Brampton View Care Home Team

Hello. I am Clare, I am a member of the administration team at Brampton View, you will see me at the front desk where I am happy to greet and answer any of your enquiries. I enjoy the day-to-day routine in the home and learning more about what is all involved.

Having worked in banking sector for 23 years and I also served time in the Women Royal Navy as a radio operator in Petersfield which I enjoyed immensely. Having these experiences allows me the opportunity to meet and engage with our residents, learn of their history, their work life, family life and the devotion they gave in their lives to others. It is also a pleasure to spend time getting to know our resident’s family when they come in to visit and join in on the activities we hold and work with all our external customers who visit and provide a service to our home

There is so much I value in spending time with my family and grandchildren out with work, family time is so important to me and this resonates within the work that I do in the Brampton View, it’s so important to me giving back to our residents who have devoted their lives giving to others, hearing them reminisce about the things they have done and what they have achieved. 

My name is Elina. I am the Deputy Manager here at Brampton View Care home.

I am a fully qualified nurse and have previously worked at other Barchester homes.

I am extremely passionate about my role here and I hope to create a happy fulfilled life for all our residents.

Hello. I am Cristina, I joined Brampton View in 2023 as Head of the Memory Lane Unit. I have been a Qualified Nurse for 12 years and have a vast amount of knowledge and experience. I am passionate about the care I provide for our residents and proud that I am part of a team who is dedicated with the same goals and values to continually improve the quality, health and wellbeing of all our residents in the home. I work closely with the general practitioners, district nurses, occupational therapists, dieticians and other external agencies that support the residents.

It is my goal to ensure that the home is a safe and secure environment for the residents and their families and that they feel confident in the work we are doing, communication we provide and inclusive strategy we hold from the welcome received to the journey they have living in their home here at Brampton View.

Therapeutic benefits through activities are important to the residents and we have a lovely garden in which we grow flowers and vegetables. I have a passion for gardening and enjoy the time spent with residents doing this or in my own garden. I am also an avid reader and find this is a way for me to relax and improves my wellbeing.  

Hello. I am Anna, I have been a team member at Brampton View since 2021 when I joined as a Registered Nurse. I have over 36 years of nursing experience and have achieved a Master’s degree in special Pedagogy and Bachelor’s degree in Resocialisation. I have also spent time volunteering for prisons and was president for a young person’s organisations. When living in Poland I was the senior nurse for Neurosurgery and Oncology-Surgery unit. I also had the pleasure of writing articles for the local hospital newspaper.

It was a childhood dream to be a nurse and always my first-choice career. I love everything about nursing and passionate about the residents I care for, if the residents are in good health, happy and well this makes me feel good. I love to see a resident improving in health and feel that connection with each individual that I care for. Having my residents feel safe, secure and happy is the most important aspect of my role. I have a well accomplished team and we work in unity as one, thus ensures the care, compassion and wellbeing we deliver to our residents. I have a excellent relationship with the residents families and they enjoy speaking with me about their loved ones.

I enjoy spending quality time reading a good psychological book and even more so with my family, especially my son who is diagnosed with autism, we enjoy family holidays exploring natural wonders and astrology. In days gone by I was also an avid basketball and tennis player. 

Hello. I am Amanda, I joined the team at Brampton View in 2022 as a Team Leader. I have achieved my diploma in Level 3 in Health and Social Care and bring more than 30 years of care experience to Brampton View. I have worked in many different care services including learning disabilities. I was also privileged to manage 2 care home settings through the pandemic.

Care started within my family setting when I was younger and I worked with St John ambulance for 14 years also as a volunteer with them as a First Aid trainer. I then joined the care sector in 2012 with palliative care. I was able to provide support to patients and families, building rapport and empathy.

It is very important to me that the residents, families and external visitors are all provided with the best support, communication, understanding and I will give the best of me to ensure their wellbeing is paramount. As a team leader I feel that my role goes above and beyond to our residents as the home is a community and we all become attached to each other through building what feels like that external family unit. Within the home I am passionate about the staff team we have here at Brampton View and how well we work together to provide the passionate care and support to all our residents.

In my spare time I am passionate about my walks that I take with my 2 dogs, Mitzee & Polly, walking is very therapeutic to me and so good for mental health. I am at my happiest when walking the dogs for hours.

Hello. I am Courtney I joined the team at Brampton View as the Home Administrator early in 2024. I am an experienced administrator having previously worked within the NHS for the last two years, working closely with a large team including secretaries, nurses, general practitioners, along with a vast network of patients and external clients.

Having made the move to work at Brampton View I am passionate about supporting residents and their families throughout their Barchester journey, dedicated to understanding their individual needs, answer questions, provide knowledge and work in a blended approach.

I love to walk around the home, even if it is just to deliver the residents post or newspapers, this allows me to spend some quality time with each individual and get to know them. I value that each resident has their own story, and more importantly inclusion for all. I work with a great team at Brampton view where we are passionate about a whole home approach.

My door is always open for a chat to the residents, their families or staff. I’m known for my cheery disposition along with being visible and approachable around the home. I hold real value on the time I spend with family and friends out with work, travelling at times to spend quality time together. I can also be found submersed at home in a good book or listening to music.

Hello. I am Glenn, I joined the team at Brampton view in 2021 as Head Chef.  I have 35 years of culinary experience and I have had the privilege of working in many locations including the island of Bermuda for 10 years and Scotland for 8 years where I ran my own restaurants. I have also had the pleasure of putting my culinary talents to test for royalty and other famous people.

Since working in healthcare I have found such fulfilment in being able to provide enjoyment for the residents in their mealtime experience. It feels like cooking for my extended family. I enjoy taking time out of my day to visit the residents to ask for feedback on the meals and tailor the menu for their preferences as it is their menu! At Brampton view we run our Pudding Club where each month we have recreated a resident’s recipe from their lives and I have provided a cooking demonstration of this. As well as being the nutrition champion for the home I like to take part in the Barchester competitions I involve the residents and my wider team in these, I was also nominated for Chef of the year! Christmas 2023 I produced a gingerbread house advert calendar where each day a different resident could open a house for a treat in the countdown to Christmas. Easter 2024 I won the Easter cake competition with my Easter story cake showing the crucifixion of Jesus and the tradition seminal cake. We also won the best Ice Cream Sundae!

I am an avid supporter of American Football League and enjoy getting dressed up to attend the games is a must for me. I enjoy keeping myself in good health and attend the gym as and when I can.

Hello. I am Kevin I joined the team at Brampton View in 2023 as the Head of Maintenance. I bring a variety of experience and knowledge from previous maintenance roles, including housing for children care services, managing a maintenance team covering large geographical area for homelessness, sheltered accommodation and other care home facilities. 

Working in a variety of facilities has taught me about compassion, empathy and humility for other people who are less fortunate that some. Being able to bring a service that aids and enriches the lives of others drives my vision and goals.

I am extremely passionate about my role here at Brampton View and dedicated to providing the best maintenance that will improve the quality of the home for all the residents to use for years to come. I enjoy the challenges that I may face in my role, and with a dedicated team who all strive to work hard together we are able to support and ensure the work is carried out in a safe environment. This role crosses paths often with the residents and their families here at Brampton View and I have often found myself being pulled into the activities they are doing, which I enjoy. My goal for Brampton view is for the success of the building, the staff and the residents here to grow and transform. 

I have a passion for karaoke and love singing, I also enjoy outdoors sports including rock climbing and canoeing. Having family time throughout the years is important to me, I am very proud of the family I have and the achievements we have made together. 

Hello. I am Kim I joined the team at Brampton View initially as the activities lead in 2015 then I was soon promoted to Activity Coordinator. I grew a passion for ensuring the homes environment was always looking its finest, regularly supporting the housekeeping team when not providing premium activities. In 2018 I had the opportunity to become the Head Housekeeper at Brampton View and took the opportunity to grow my own team.

Over the last 4 and a half years we have created a diverse housekeeping team who all ensure that the residents' environment is clean, tidy and personalised. I thrive on ensuring that our team's performance is to the highest standard ensuring the environment is spotless!

We also ensure the residents have a hot drink when cleaning the rooms or even a fresh cake from the kitchen, our purpose is to support all our residents and staff with the daily running of our beautiful home.

I am passionate about the environment and enjoy fresh water swimming, I have been enjoying this activity for a number of years which provided therapeutic benefits to me. I am also passionate about my family and spending quality time with them. 

Hello. I am Julie, I joined Brampton View in 2011 as Housekeeper and continued in this role for 12 years and made the decision last year to move to the Activities team which I am very passionate about the work I do here in the home. During my time as a housekeeper, I spent time with the residents and loved looking after their home, making the residents happy made me happy. The residents are like my second family and I want to give them the care, support and compassion that I would expect for my own family especially my grandparents.

Moving into the activities team has allowed me to spend more time with the residents and give them more enjoyment and happiness as we create and organise the activities and events that caters to the needs, abilities and requests of our residents. It allows me to see the joy that we bring and meet families and friends who can give us more insight to the individual residents their history, hobbies, interests and what roles they had to allow us to create and plan activities that will be of interest to them.

As a child I was always drawn to help others, with a cheery character I had been asked on various occasions to join the activities team and I’m so glad that I chose to change over. Whilst I am passionate about my work, I also value my time at home with my family and spend as much time I can with my parents. I enjoy my time out walking with my 2 dogs, Coco and Bobby.