Hospital nurse hangs up her uniform after 41 years

5:00pm Saturday 21st April 2012 in News

A LONG serving nurse has hung up her uniform after 41 years on the job.

CAPD staff on the Renal Unit at Russells Hall Hospital held a farewell party for retiring lead nurse, Jane Parker and welcomed back some of her patients past and present to join in the celebrations.

Over the years, Jane has seen a great deal of changes in the profession since starting out as a cadet nurse at Corbett Hospital, at just 16 years-old, when dialysis did not even exist.

As well as working on the hospital’s Renal unit for the last 17 years, Jane also spent 12 years in Wordsley Hospital’s Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU).

Wishing her well, Jane’s colleagues presented her with App vouchers as she is planning on buying an Ipad, clothes and theatre vouchers, as well as a Birmingham Silver baby rattle - which she collects.

Paying tribute to Jane’s dedicated work, shift lead nurse, Claire Egan, said: “The party was really lovely. We wanted to say thank you to Jane and let her know what a brilliant nurse and a brilliant teacher she is. She was able to take something very, very complicated and explain it in such a way that everyone could understand. She is going to be missed.”

Jane, who is set to continue working with the Dudley Kidney Patient Association during her retirement, said: “I shall really miss the staff and the patients, as they become like your family as we look after them for a long time.”

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