Meet the team

I started Bluebird Care Shropshire in 2009 having left my employment as Managing Director of a successful chain of Garden Centres shortly before. At that time I felt that my commercial skills and experience were well suited to the Bluebird Care franchise model and decided to be my own boss for the first time. It was a big step for me and a bit scary, but I was confident that I could make a difference in the Care Sector and wanted us to be the best in the county. 

I had been very poorly myself having had kidney failure over a number of years and then needed a kidney transplant in 2007. My sister very kindly gave me one of hers, it is still going strong so must have been a good one!! I will always be very grateful to her for giving me such a precious gift, but also to the numerous people in the NHS and the care sector who helped me when I needed it. To be honest that care has never stopped and continues today. 

So in starting Bluebird Care Shropshire I had an opportunity to repay some of the help and kindness that I was shown and set out to provide a high standard of care to the people of Shropshire who needed it. It was my chance to give something back. Through Bluebird Care, I am passionate about providing excellent care and that passion has not diminished over the years. 

The culture of my business is about delivering excellent care to people in their own homes and to go the extra mile for the people we support. A culture that is shared by the senior team in Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, and Oswestry. We open in Telford in 2023 and they will operate with the same core values at their heart. 
That has enabled us to grow our service rapidly over the last 15 years. We have established a good reputation and work hard to maintain it. We are not perfect, far from it and things do go wrong from time to time, but we try hard to improve and learn. I am proud of what we have achieved together and look forwards to the next 15 years.

I have lived in Shropshire with my wife Rosanna for the last 32 years, raising our 2 young children here. They are both grown now: Gemma is a qualified Social Worker and Senior Manager with Action for Children and is mum to my two granddaughters Mia & Evie; Chris works in Bluebird Care managing our payroll and has recently started his own property development business. 

I am a keen golfer and play at Church Stretton most weeks weather permitting, and I enjoy spending time with my two granddaughters.

My journey in social care began in 1989 when I started working evenings in a local care home after my first child was born. My love for working in the care sector took off from there.
I found that I really enjoyed working with people who had an acquired brain injury and in 2009 I became an outreach worker for Headway Shropshire and progressed to Care Coordinator (Care Manager) whilst completing my level 5 in health and social care. In July 2013 I joined Bluebird Care Shropshire as the Registered Manager and whilst here I completed my level 7 in management. 
I love my job as Registered Manager. As a team we strive to find solutions and make things work, adapting to the needs of our customers and the organisation. I have such a fantastic team around me and that makes a world of difference – understanding each other and having a good working relationship is key to our growth and development. 
In my spare time, I love running and I have completed a few half marathons and several 10k’s. I also enjoy mountain biking and climbing mountains. I met my husband in 1987 and we have two grown-up children and 3 wonderful granddaughters. We also have a rescue dog called Molly and love long weekends away in our campervan exploring our beautiful countryside with her.

I joined Bluebird care in 2012 as a care assistant. This is when I truly found my passion within the care industry, enabling people to live fulfilled and enriched lives in the surroundings that they felt most comfortable. I feel very privileged to have been part of my many customers lives. Whether it is after a hospital stay, to assist with frailty or towards the end of their lives. I followed the Bluebird Care career pathway and this saw me become an assistant supervisor, supervisor and then care manager. This progression allowed me to complete several qualifications to enrich and develop my skills, the latest being a level five in health and social care management.

In 2017 I had my beautiful son and on my return from maternity leave I started a new challenge as specialist care coordinator. This role currently sees me leading the live in care team. I am truly blessed to able to work very closely with my care team and customers in this role, developing person centred care plans which not only meet our customers daily care needs but allow for further enrichment from visits out and fully flexible, ‘no day is the same’, holistic support.

Growing and progressing through the ranks here at Bluebird care has given me unique insight into the care worker role. This allows me to support the care team to meet their personal development milestones, and to deliver the best possible care to our much valued customers.

Outside of work I love to spend time with my husband and son, engaging in local events and walking our little dog Winnie. I have a keen interest in conservation and wildlife and have spent time volunteering in a wildlife hospital. I have a wide circle of friends and we like nothing more than attending Folk festivals and listening to music along with little get a ways in our caravan.

I started in the care industry in 2013  working for Bluebird Care Shropshire as a Care Assistant, then became a Supervisor for the Shrewsbury area. Within my supervisory role, I did some training for other staff and decided that this was something I was passionate about.  In April 2016, I got promoted to Training Officer and my role consists of induction and ongoing training for new and existing members of staff.  I have completed my Level 5 in Health and Social Care and continue to develop new skills.

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In 2012 Sammie started her journey in the care industry as a care assistant. Not knowing where her interests would lead she soon discovered an interest for care. In February 2014 Sammie joined Bluebird Care as an Apprentice, completed her LV3 NVQ in Business & Administration, and was then promoted to Manager's Assistant. Over the years Sammie developed a real enthusiasm for working with people in the care sector and therefore wanted to further her knowledge and in January 2018 Sammie completed her LV5 QCF in Health & Social care.

Having been at Bluebird Care for almost nine years, she has seen the business grow considerably and says that the best thing about her job is: “Seeing the people you recruit make a real positive impact to the company and the day-to-day lives of the vulnerable people we support.”

Her passion for the industry led Sammie to become the Recruitment Officer in March 2021 and she now uses that experience at Bluebird Care to attract the best possible carers to the company.