We are The Christie magazine November 2024

Staff stories

Each and every person who works at The Christie performs a valuable role which directly links to patient care. Whether it is a nurse delivering chemotherapy treatments, a member of the administration team sending out an appointment letter, a surgeon performing a robotic procedure, the domestic teams ensuring our wards are spotlessly clean, or an IT engineer keeping our computer systems running, there is a huge variety of roles that come together to make The Christie special.

Staff stories

Linda Roberts Linda Roberts is a transport co-ordinator who has worked at The Christie for 15 years. She is responsible for arranging transport for those patients who need help getting to and from The Christie for appointments if they cannot drive themselves, don’t have anyone to bring them or cannot use public transport.

Mani Hall-Arthur Mani Hall-Arthur works in our research division. She’s part of the contracts team, making sure they’re in place so our clinical trials can run smoothly. Mani's an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) champion and a member of The Christie’s neurodiversity staff network.

Linda works with the ambulance service and our volunteer drivers to ensure those patients get to hospital in time for their appointment and that they also get home afterwards. “It’s a very busy job and I feel a lot of responsibility to make

She recently worked with our EDI team to organise Black History Month activities at the hospital, raising awareness by blogging on our intranet.

“I love working face to face with patients. I feel like I really make a difference and people really appreciate what we do.” Linda Roberts

“I want to share my experiences as a black, neurodiverse woman and help and support wherever I can." Mani Hall-Arthur

“I became an EDI champion because making sure that everyone is able to be themselves and fulfil their potential is really important to me.”

sure our patients get home after an appointment, particularly when they might not be feeling that well. Sometimes, patients have to wait a while and we make sure they are kept informed and give them light refreshments while they wait. It’s a huge relief at the end of the day when I know everyone has got home safely."

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