Source: family
A newly qualified mental health nurse who was looking forward to starting the job of his “dreams” has died from Covid-19 before being able to start in post.
Oronsaye Okhomina, who worked throughout the pandemic as a student nurse and mental health support worker, died on 11 February after contracting the virus last month and being put into an induced coma at North Manchester General Hospital.
“If there was one thing Oronsaye looked forward to, it was the day he will start working as a qualified nurse”
Esther Okhomina
He had been waiting to begin his role as a mental health nurse with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, having worked there previously as a support worker.
Covid âsnatchedâ mental health nurse weeks before he could start his âdreamâ job
The father-of-four s exam results came through after he had fallen into a critical condition
Undated family handout photo of NHS worker Oronsaye Okhomina, also known as Jeff or Orons, who died with Covid-19 months after achieving his dream to become a registered mental health nurse. The father-of-four from Manchester, died aged 56 on February 11 after the sudden onset of Covid-19 in early January had put him into an induced coma at North Manchester General Hospital. Issue date: Friday February 19, 2021.
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An NHS worker from Manchester died with Covid-19 months after achieving his dream to become a registered mental health nurse, but never got to work a single day with his qualification.
Father-of-four Oronsaye Okhomina, also known as Jeff or Orons, died aged 56 on February 11 after the sudden onset of Covid in early January had put him into an induced coma at North Manchester General Hospital.
After trading in a career in IT and almost 10 years working as a student nurse and mental health support worker, he took his final qualifications to become a registered mental health nurse in December 2020.
Waiting to start work with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust as a qualified nurse, the final results for Mr Okhomina’s exams and his Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) PIN were released in January – whilst he was in a coma.