Meet the Team

Lesley has worked with the company since 2021 as manager of their flagship home in Edinburgh and has now transferred to join the team at Woodlands. As a qualified nurse,  Lesley’s main clinical background is the Intensive care unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and latterly as a Specialist Peritoneal Dialysis nurse. On a personal level, Lesley lived in Italy for 20 years and loves cooking Italian dishes, having now moved from Edinburgh, she looks forward to walking her two dogs and seeing more of Aberdeen.

Anna-Marie is our Deputy Manager, she joined Woodlands over a year ago and has 20-plus years of experience in the care industry. Beginning her career as an Activity Coordinator and specialising in Dementia support, Anna-Marie has supported many families during difficult times. As an avid promoter of education and progression, she loves training and developing our teams.

Allison joins our team as Clinical lead and brings a wealth of experience from her previous role in community nursing. She is looking forward to supporting the home and our team in all clinical aspects and clinical training.

 

Bala brings a wealth of knowledge to this role with many years experience in both care and auditing.

Margaret joins the team as the Administrator and brings a wealth of experience having done similar roles in care homes for over 6 years.  We are delighted that Margaret has joined the team.

With over 30 years of experience, Gregor brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to ensure the best dining experience for residents and their families. Gregor meets with each resident to find out their likes and dislikes and alsoorganises the resident Food Group Meetings, where residents discuss menus and any changes they’d like to see. As nutrition is key to keeping healthy in care homes, Gregor also contributes to our weekly Clinical Meetings. Passionate about training and passing on skills, Gregor is currently a mentor for one of our Kitchen Assistants, who is now training to be a chef at Woodlands.

We welcome Catriona Herron, who is our new Wellbeing Lead and who is passionate about travelling, cooking, reminiscing, and just making a difference each day.

Wisdom joined Woodlands in October last year, from one of our sister homes. Having had the sad experience of the bereavement of his best friend. He saw how busy hospitals were and decided then and there, to become a nurse. Wisdom has a very calming demeanour and is a great role model for the younger members of the team.

Prashna is a hard-working, caring and dedicated member of our team and is one of our Unit Leads. We are very proud to announce Prashna has won the very prestigious company award of Nurse of the Year 2025 for Scotland. Warm and caring, Prashna will always go above and beyond for all and is a real asset to our team.

Regina studied and worked as a Registered Nurse in Nepal before moving to Scotland. Coming from a long line of nurses, who all specialised in care of the elderly, it was a natural progression for her to follow suit. To convert a nursing qualification is a difficult process, requiring a lot of studying and we are delighted Regina has just passed her Nursing and Midwifery exams in the UK. Regina always has a positive and smiley outlook and is always extremely kind and generous with those she supports.

Alison has been a Registered Foot Health Practitioner for the past 4 years and has 15 years experience as a Registered Nurse. Alison knows all the residents so well and reviews each resident on a 6 week rotation, supporting them with their footcare health. Footcare is an essential for Woodlands residents to ensure they remain as mobile as possible, which is vital for general health and wellbeing. Always smiling and with her positive approach, Alison has forged lovely working relationships with residents and their families.

Having over 10 years experience in caring for the elderly within the community, Jennifer joined Woodlands over a year ago as Senior Carer, providing valuable support to our nursing team. Person-centred and holistic care are her two main areas of focus and she passionately advocates that each resident should be supported as she would her own family.

Beth is a real people person she strives to offer excellent person centred care and will also go above and beyond for everyone.

Jeeja, joined the Woodlands team a year ago from Nepal, her attention to detail coupled with her enthusiasm for the care our residents is exceptional.

Lakshmi has 2 years of care sector experience and always wants to go the extra mile for people. Lakshmi loves to look after people and make a difference.

Rupinderjeet has recently joined our care team, when we asked what made her want to join the care team she said “I love to make people happy and spread joy wherever I can, it is important to me to offer great care!”

Amaka joined Woodlands as a care assistant and has recently undertakenand passed with flying colours the SCQF7 qualification in Oral Care. Amaka will now be responsible for overseeing and training new recruits in the importance of oral health assessments and also in the auditing of services. Amaka is always smiling and positive, and whether walking to work or working at Woodlands, she is always singing, which brings so much happiness to the day.

Sumaia has recently joined the Woodlands care team, Sumaia loves to help people and has enjoyed getting to know our residents “I feel at my most happiest when I can help and look after others”.

Leigh’a has been working in fitness for over 11 years and is passionate about helping each of our residents reach their personal fitness goals. For respite residents who are convalescing, Leigh’a will work with the physio team to encourage residents to get back on their feet again and to return home.

Jessica’s love for people coupled with her generous nature makes her perfectly suited for this role. Be sure to say hello when you see her.

The residents of Woodlands are delighted to welcome Gordon, who joins us as our gardener and driver. Gordon has exciting plan to develop the garden with the residents getting fully involved from the planning stage onwards. We’ll be putting in raised flower beds, to ensure gardening is accessible to everyone who wants to join in, growing our own veg and herbs and planting seasonal bulbs, which we can watch grow and flower. Gordon, supported by the care team, will also be taking residents on outings, whether it be cinema, shopping, for coffee or just a leisurely drive.

Paul has had a variety of jobs over the years but has come back to maintenance and can turn his hand to anything.

Steve has come to us with a wealth of experience in all aspects of maintenance and has worked in care homes since 2017.

We would like to introduce Kristine our new Chef who comes to us with over 20 years of experience. Kristine has been welcomed with open arms to Woodlands and has enjoyed her first couple of weeks with the team.

John has been with Woodlands for 2 years as one of our kitchen porters he expressed a wish to train as a chef, and we are now assisting John through his Chefing training along with Hospitality Scotland

Corina is a dedicated member of our team who goes the extra mile to help whenever she can.

Susan loves getting to know our residents and will always be seen with a smile on her face.

Mandy has volunteered to help at Woodlands, Mandy helps in our café bar making sure everyone has a cuppa and a fine piece. Mandy also helps with some of our activities and the residents love her energy and enthusiasm!