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We’ve had three newbies join our Care Team at Derian House over the past couple of weeks, and although most of you will have had the pleasure of meeting them, we’ve still got members of staff working remotely who won’t have the opportunity just yet.

Joanne, Faye and Andrea have all begun their individual Derian adventures, and here’s a little bit more about them. Don’t forget to introduce yourselves if you haven’t already!

Joanne Millington (Registered Nurse)

Joanne previously worked at Manchester Children’s Hospital for six and a half years, before returning from maternity leave and wanting a new challenge.

Whilst still wanting to work with children and their families, Joanne saw the job advert for Derian and knew that it was exactly what she wanted. She’s looking forward to a change in care delivery and getting involved with the services we provide.

Being from Eccleston, Joanne has always been aware of Derian House, and some of her patients on the ward at MCH used our services.

Outside of work, Joanne is a Scouts leader in Croston and mother to two children.

Faye Hurley (Registered Nurse)

Faye has also joined us from Manchester Children’s Hospital, where she worked on the bone marrow transplant unit for two years.

When she was training to become a nurse, Faye used to visit Derian with children in the community at our Halloween and Christmas events, and knew that she would one day love to work here.

Faye is most looking forward to being a part of the Derian family and getting to know our children, young people, and of course the wider team.

In her spare time, Faye likes to keep fit and go to the gym.

Andrea Fontaine-Smith

Andrea previously worked for Lancashire County Council, doing a mixture of family and children wellbeing, youth work and palliative care.

When the job came up at Derian House, Andrea thought it was the perfect opportunity to collate all the best bits of the work she had already done throughout her career and do it all under one roof!

She’s really looking forward to working with all the strands that make Derian what it is, and getting to know the families that use our services.

Outside of work, Andrea loves music, and particularly enjoys going to see theatre shows. She also enjoys the outdoors, and even goes wild camping atleast once a year up in the Lakes. She has twin sisters and lives in Preston with her husband.