Bluebird Care Carlisle

John Donald is both the franchisee and Care Manager at Bluebird Care Carlisle. He has a wealth of experience in the field of Health and Social Care with over 30 years spent working in a variety of settings with a wide range of client groups including older adults, learning disabilities and mental health.

For many years he managed services within the NHS and Local Authority, providing support services for individuals within the community.

Sandie was a teacher for 27 years and taught children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities, and as a principal teacher, managed a large staff team of teachers and teaching assistants. She has a Bachelor of Education (Hons) degree, a post-graduate certificate in Additional Support for Learning and a Masters degree in Enhanced Practice in Education and Leadership.
Sandie loves working as part of the dedicated team at Bluebird Care Carlisle and is passionate about supporting the development and delivery of quality, bespoke care services to all Bluebird Care customers.
Sandie likes to be busy and enjoys running, cycling, learning to play golf, painting and drawing, playing the drums and singing and performing with Dumfries community choir.

Becky joined the Bluebird Carlisle branch in 2017 as a coordinator, and now is Lead Coordinator. Becky has her NVQ level 3 in Adult Care, and is currently working towards her level 5 in Leadership and Management for Adult Care.
One of the things she loves most about her job is providing end-of-life care to people who wish to be at home for their final days. There is great satisfaction in being able to give someone their final wish at this stage, and the gratitude from their loved ones makes it all worthwhile. Becky also enjoys building new relationships with other healthcare professionals and meeting the service users and their families.
Becky loves travelling and playing league darts.

Samantha has worked in the care sector for 20 years including working with people with cerebral palsy and learning difficulties. She joined Bluebird Care in November 2010 as a carer before joining the office team as a care coordinator and is now a care supervisor. Samantha has a GNVQ advanced in health and social care and is trained as a train the trainer in moving and handling and the safe administration of medicines.
Samantha enjoys supporting the team and is passionate about delivering a high standard of care to all our customers. She is compassionate and caring and works well in the team and uses her own initiative as a lone worker.
When not working Samantha enjoys socialising with friends and going on holidays.

Emma has 8 years of care experience. She started out as a care assistant and then became a senior carer in a care home before doing her NVQ level 5 and managing a small residential care home. Emma values the importance of teamwork and enjoys still being hands-on in the care side as well as working within the office. Emma believes this enables the office team to do a better job as we have a good understanding of the needs of both the service users and our carers out in the community.
In her spare time, Emma enjoys spending time with her 3 children and husband and going out with her friends. She also enjoys going to concerts, fell walking and just being outside as much as possible.

Molly joined Bluebird in March 2020 as a carer and has been working in the office since November 2021 as one of the care coordinators. Molly has a level 3 extended diploma in sport and a silver Duke of Edinburgh award received after trekking in the Borneo rainforest while living in Brunei.
Before working in care Molly was a lifeguard and has previously worked alongside children with learning difficulties/disabilities coaching trampolining.
When Molly isn’t working, she enjoys going to the gym, cooking new food, drinking wine, going for a sunbed, and trampolining. She has a family dog called Brooke, who came from a rescue shelter when her family was living in Cyprus.

Simon has 17 years care experience and 6 years as a medic in the Royal Air Force. Simon has experience supporting young people in residential settings and within assisted living and care homes.
He has a Higher qualification in Health and Social Care, a HNC in Health and Social Care and an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, as well as various training and medical associated qualifications.
Simon is enjoying the challenge of the role of training manager for Bluebird Care Carlisle.