Marian Bottjer, 70, says: 'I love it and I still have the same passion for it as when I started.'
A nurse marking 52 years in the job said she was now treating the grandchildren of babies for which she once cared.
Marian Bottjer began her NHS career in 1972, aged 18, and has spent the past 35 years working at Basildon Hospital in Essex. The now 70-year-old, from Wickford, Essex, has foregone more senior roles due to her love of working with families on the children's ward.The mother-of-three began as an auxiliary nurse at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, before moving to St John's Hospital in 1981 and then Basildon eight years later.Ms Bottjer said she was in "a very privileged position" to support families through their best and most vulnerable moments.
"We have wonderful times when we see children recover, so it's an odd mix sometimes, but it's always a privilege to be part of the journey." The nurse said throughout her extensive career, advances in technology and a more inclusive team environment had been some of the biggest changes.Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust"It was a real team effort, it didn’t matter what you were - we all worked together and it did bring out an amazing teamwork.""It's just bizarre, I don't feel that it has been 52 years, I really don't.
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