Meet the Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home Team

Our staff are what hold the home together. Each one of these team members are dedicated to providing high quality care and services to those we support, and ensuring that residents enjoy all aspects of life at our home. See below to meet some of our friendly faces:

Emma Smith

General Manager

Hi, my name is Emma and I am the General Manager here at Stamford Bridge. Welcome to our website! I have been working for Barchester since 2015. I qualified as a general nurse in 2004, and have worked as a nurse within the local community and hospitals in the area, and I am passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to those we support. There's never a dull day!

I consider myself to be extremely privileged to work with such wonderful people, full of humour with wonderful stories to tell. I know it’s a cliché, but we are like one big happy family—I love being here!  I am lucky to be supported by a fantastic team that demonstrate a nurturing warm and compassionate approach.   The homes core objective is to promote a quality ethos centred person centred care, enabling and giving peace of mind to everyone we come into contact with.

Rachael Longley

Deputy Manager

Rachael qualified as a nurse in 2006. For the first four and a half years she worked in respiratory for those with high dependency. Rachael then worked in oncology for four years. Before joining Barchester in 2018 Rachael spent four years with a private care provider as a nurse consultant.

Rachael leads her team to deliver the highest standards of nursing care to our residents, promoting independence and enhancing quality of life.

Louise Storey

Head of Memory Lane

Louise always goes the extra mile in pre-empting situations; she keeps regular contact with families and ensures they are always high on her list of priorities.

Louise's attention to detail with residents, staff and relatives, means that she delivers an excellent level of service at all times.

Her contribution to the Memory Lane team inspires everyone who works with her. She has worked incredibly hard to achieve her role as care practitioner, and continues to learn and improve. 

In 2016, Louise was named as a Divisional Winner for Memory Lane Champion in the Barchester Care Awards.

Mark Shelton

Customer Relationship Manager

Mark has been a part of the Barchester family since 2014.

Having come into the company as a Care Assistant, later a Senior Carer, he then moved onto Activities, becoming Senior Activities for the North Yorkshire area and now as a Customer Relationship Manager.

Marks passion has always been found in wanting to better the lives our residents and to help them find and enjoy new experiences. taking great pride in supporting our homes and being there for our residents and families.

Within his role Mark supports our home with Community Engagement, building relationships with groups and charities in the area and supporting our wonderful activities teams with their home events.

Jennie Truman

Jennie Truman

Administrator

Hi, I am Jennie, I am the Administrator at Stamford Bridge Beaumont and I am responsible for all the financial activities in the home along with the general administration. I joined the home in October 2023. 

I have worked within the care system since 1992, I love the digital part of my role and have always enjoyed working with spreadsheets and have a degree in IT. Outside of work I love to run, knit and visit my family who live in Birmingham. 

Wendy Allan

Activities Coordinator

Wendy joined the Family in 2005, and is one of our long standing employees in the home.

Wendy has worked across several departments including Housekeeping and as a Carer, but decided to join the Activities team in 2015. Wendy thrives off making others happy. She loves supporting the residents and Families and putting on fun filled activities them all to enjoy. 

In her spare time, Wendy loves being outdoors and walking, and spending time with her Grandchildren

Nick Mallett

Head of Maintenance

Hi, i am Nick. I started working at Stamford Bridge in May 2023.

I was born in the West Midlands and have lived and worked in various different countries over the years. I am from a family of builders but bucked the trend and went into the outdoor leisure industry with a bias towards health and safety management. Barchester has been refreshing change of career path, the integration with residents and staff team are what i enjoy the most alongside the variety of different tasks required in such a large home. 

Jackie Stonehouse

Hotel Services Manager

Hello, I'm Jackie, i started working at Stamford Bridge in 1988!

I am dedicated to promoting a quality product and i lead the ancillary staff, including maintenance, kitchen and housekeeping, to ensure the environment and hospitality is to the highest possible standard.

Sarah Steer

Care Practitioner

Hi, I am Sarah.

I have worked at Stamford Bridge Beaumont since 2011. I love absolutely everything about working here but my favourite thing has got to be putting a smile on our residents and staff's faces. Over my many years of working here i have worked in pretty much every department including maintenance, kitchen, domestic and administration. 

I am currently studying with the University of Derby to become an Advanced Care Practitioner. 

 

Meghan Fleming

Care Assistant

Hi, I'm Meghan also known as 'Megg'!

I have been at Stamford Bridge Beaumont since 2017 and I am passionate about caring for others and ensuring everyone we care for feels loved and happy especially by myself. I am always looking for ways to progress my career and making people's days is something i really enjoy even if it's just a friendly cuddle or surprising someone with a cup of tea. We are a family at Stamford Bridge Beaumont, everyone is so friendly and to me, that is what care is about. 

Erin Hansen

Care Assistant

Hi, my name is Erin. I have worked at Stamford Bridge Beaumont since 2021 but have worked in the care industry since 2018. Making people happy, promoting independence and giving our residents the best quality of life is what I love most about my job. 

I am constantly learning new things and am looking forward to progressing my career at Stamford Bridge. We really are like one big family at Barchester which is why i enjoy working here so much. 

Chloe Jarvis

Care Assistant

Hello! My name is Chloe. I started working for Barchester in 2023. I love working at Stamford Bridge as it can be lots of fun, the favourite part of my job is getting to know each resident and their different personalities as well as listening to the many stories they have to tell about their lives and families. I enjoy being able to support them in maintaining their individual lifestyles and engaging in their preferred hobbies. 

Before starting with Stamford Bridge i worked in home care, helping people with every day tasks such as maintaining their home and cooking them meals.