Meet the Sherwood Lodge Care Home Team

My name is Karen, I am a mother to five children and I have worked at Sherwood Lodge since 2018 starting off as a Care Assistant, progressing to the role of Senior Care Assistant and now Deputy Home Manager which I am really enjoying. 

I am dedicated to my job and I take pride in the fact that we make a difference in the lives of our residents.  I work closely with all my colleagues and management to ensure that Sherwood Lodge is the best it can be in providing quality care to all our residents.

Hi, my name is Liam and I have worked for Barchester since 2019.   I am the Head Chef here at Sherwood Lodge.  Prior to joining the team at Sherwood Lodge, I have worked at sister home Sherwood Court starting off as a Kitchen Assistant where I also learned more about cooking from the homes Head Chef.

I was very keen to learn and discovered I had a passion for cooking.  I learnt a lot and progressed to 2nd Chef at another sister home, Dovedale Court. I furthered my skills and knowledge whilst in this post and how to manage a kitchen and its running. Barchester has given me career progression and following another promotion, I am now Head Chef here at the home and really enjoying my role.  

I enjoy all aspects of cooking and creating lovely nutritious food for all of our residents varying tastes and dietary requirements.

I have been working at Sherwood Lodge since 2010, starting off as a care assistant, and I am now the head housekeeper. Previous to my work here, I worked in the community as a support worker and, before that, that I worked in the hotel sector. I enjoy my role here at Sherwood Lodge, and I have a strong and reliable team working beside me. Sherwood Lodge is a happy and relaxed place to be and work.

My name is Nnamdi and I am the bank senior at Sherwood lodge.

I have worked as a volunteer care coordinator for 8 years before relocating to the UK. My greatest inspiration to being a caregiver is my late mother and my Christian beliefs.

Before finally deciding to pursue a full time career in health and social care, I was a Sales manager with over 10 years’ experience working with Tech giant Microsoft, mobile phone giant Nokia and largest brewer in the world; ABinBEV, in Nigeria & in UK.

I have a level 5 Diploma in leadership and management in adult care and I am currently pursuing a level 7 diploma in strategic management and leadership.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in pure physics.

I also have an advanced certificate in project management.

I started working with Barchester in 2022 as a care assistant, then as a senior carer and now the head of care/wellbeing champion.

I embody Barchester’s values and I drive best practices.

I am very passionate about my job. I am also very organised, highly efficient, focused and reliable.

The care team is super important and my job is to make sure that the team stays mentally strong, highly motivated, well equipped and highly efficient.

I love to see that each resident is cared for in a person centred way and that our care team remains happy while carrying out their duties.

Hi, my name is Dawn and I have worked for Barchester since July 2008 and I am the Home Administrator at Sherwood Lodge.

This is a role I  thoroughly enjoy and I love working within the care industry as I get to meet new people and most importantly my residents every day.  In 2023,  I was promoted from Administrative Assistant to the Homes Administrator and I look forward to continuing with the same the passion and commitment.

I look forward to welcoming you to our home.

I am the Head of Maintenance here at Sherwood Lodge and also at Sherwood Court. One of the best things about working in a care environment is that you are helping residents and families and trying to make their lives a little bit easier. Knowing that you make a difference to people's day provides a real sense of achievement.

My name is Louise, and I am the Admin Assistant here at Sherwood Lodge.

After working in a GP surgery for the NHS for 27 years, I felt I could bring all those experiences to the role of Assistant Administrator at Sherwood Lodge.

In those years I have helped, gave information and offered service’s to those whom needed it, booking appointments, prescription requests, form filling, services information and lots more.

So many elderly patients liked to see a familiar welcoming face. And so many of these became friends as did many colleagues after working together for many years.

I personally experienced my mum going into a care home for respite with Dementia, and stayed for 18 months, sadly she passed away in July 2023. This experience also made me feel comfortable in my new working environment.

I am enjoying my new role, the challenges, learning new things, meeting new colleagues and making new friends.

I originally started at Sherwood Lodge as a member of the Housekeeping team in August 2021, before transferring to the role of Hostess. 

I really enjoy my role, as I get to spend quality time with the residents and their families each and every day. My role includes serving breakfast and lunch, to offering refreshments throughout the day and making sure everyone always has a cup of tea and a biscuit to hand. I'm the first port of call for making sure everybody always feels at home.