Meet Lucy Childs

I worked for Helping Hands as a carer in Plymouth while I completed my adult nursing degree, and during that time I developed my passion for delivering person-centred care for people in their own homes.

I then left Helping Hands when I qualified as a nurse but continued to work in the community with the acute care at home team. This team provided a variety of services to keep people at home and avoid hospital admissions. I then moved into the private sector, working on a busy surgical ward but during this time I realised I missed being out in the community looking after people at home.

I then moved to a home care company where I found my passion in education; I progressed from a home care nurse to a senior home care nurse, then to a practice development nurse.I have now returned to Helping Hands and feel like I have never been away. My passion is for keeping customers at home and ensuring our carers have all the knowledge they require to do so.”