A highly respected Llanidloes hospital worker who “brings positivity to every single shift” has been praised for her leadership skills as she received her Supportive Colleague Award from the health board chair.

Health Care Support Worker Tracey Spooner was presented with a commemorative glass trophy and certificate by Chair of Powys Teaching Health Board, Dr Carl Cooper, at Llanidloes War Memorial Hospital earlier this month.

Paying tribute to Tracey’s work, Carl said: “I’m delighted to present Tracey with this award to mark her leadership skills on the Graham Davies ward. 

“To be a good leader, in addition to being a skilled and effective colleague, you need to be trusted and respected and Tracey clearly has these qualities in abundance. She is a deserved winner.”

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Sister Sarah Williams added: “We ask Tracey to look after many of our young staff on this ward and there’s a very good reason we do this - she’s an extremely good leader and she supports us and our patients every day with a smile on her face.”

Tracey has worked at the hospital for the past eight years, previously raising a family and working to support people with learning disabilities.

She was nominated for this category of the health board’s annual awards by Senior Sister Ellie Jolley-Dawson. In her nomination, she said: “Tracey is passionate about palliative care and supports our new members of staff with compassion when teaching them our routines.

“She is always respectful of every member of staff in the hospital and treats everyone with equality.

“I cannot even begin to describe the amount of respect we all have for Tracey and the positivity she brings to every single shift.”