After 46 years of dedicated service, the South Eastern HSC Trust’s Clinical Lead on Health Visiting retires
After an outstanding 46-year career in Nursing, spanning Midwifery and Health Visiting Services, South Eastern Trust Clinical Lead for Health Visiting, Dympna Rush has retired.
Based in Ward 25 on the Downshire Estate in Downpatrick, Dympna has dedicated her professional life to supporting children, families and communities across the Trust area, making a lasting impact on generations of families.
Beginning her career in Nursing before moving into Midwifery and later Health Visiting, Dympna brought a wealth of clinical expertise, compassion and leadership to every role she undertook.
Throughout her career, she has been a passionate advocate for early intervention and family-centred care, supporting both families and colleagues.
As Clinical Lead for Health Visiting, Dympna played a key role in developing and supporting services aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people, while mentoring and guiding many Health Visitors starting out in their careers.
Wishing Dympna well on her retirement, South Eastern Trust, Health Visitor, Jenny Murray said: “Dympna has been an incredible source of support and inspiration to so many of us throughout our careers.
“Her knowledge, kindness and dedication to families and colleagues have made a lasting impact on Health Visiting services across the Trust.
“Dympna has always gone above and beyond to support both staff and families and she will be greatly missed by everyone who has had the privilege of working alongside her.”
