Derby Moor student welcomes Digivan featuring winning design for National NHS Competition

Miss Tamber entered the national Step into the NHS competition, run by the National Health Service to design an advertisement to encourage young people to consider a career within the NHS. She created a mood board that explored the role of A&E doctor, from essential skills to practical responsibilities to necessary education. It also features a model A&E room, complete with patients, a chart at the foot of the bed and a tiny clay syringe.

“I have always wanted to become a doctor as I spent time in hospital,” Miss Tamber explained. “I would like to help others.” She explained her choice to use bright colours and dynamic visuals: “I thought it would be appealing towards the younger generation, understanding they will be our future doctors.”

Carol Ezis, a teacher at Derby Moor, has worked closely with Miss Tamber in this project and others. She was beaming with pride as Miss Tamber posed for photos with the digivan and eager to share the details of the competition. In addition to creating a design, participants also presented their ideas to a panel of medical professionals and took questions about their work.

“One of the panellists was a physiotherapist,” Mrs Ezis recalled. “She said, ‘I have one problem with what you’ve done. I don’t want someone like you to become an A&E doctor. I want someone like you to become a physiotherapist!’”

Mrs Ezis, who supported Miss Tamber in her presentation, continued, “When we finished and asked for questions, we got a lengthy outpouring of praise from each of the judges before they began to ask questions. Tanvir was wide eyed and positively glowing. They were (rightly) SO complimentary, about the amount of research, the fine detail, the creativity, the functional 3D model and the genuine understanding that Tanvir had shown about the role. You can tell when people are genuinely impressed and they weren’t hiding it.”

The digivan toured Derby throughout the day, starting in the city centre. It drove along Normanton Road and stopped at Arboretum Primary School, Hardwick Primary School and Derby College Round House in the morning. Around lunchtime, the van arrived at Derby Moor, where Miss Tamber’s schoolmates had a chance to see her winning design; from there, it was due to go to Gayton Junior School, where Miss Tamber attended primary school. She presented at their “Heroes and Heroines” assembly.

“Take up any opportunity that comes your way,” Miss Tamber gave as advice to young people. “Don’t be afraid to try new things.”

Later, the digivan travelled to Littleover School, then spent the late afternoon split between the Cavendish shopping area and the Sinfin Asda, where hundreds of shoppers stopped to appreciate Miss Tamber’s work.

Most importantly, Miss Tamber’s family arrived to celebrate her accomplishment. Her mother said, “The day was incredibly special and we all had a wonderful time, especially Tanvir, it really was a fabulous prize.”

Mrs Tamber continued, “At The Cavendish shopping area, Tanvir’s grandad met us and was so proud. Lots of passers-by stopped and had a look and gave their congratulations.”

The most exciting stop for the digivan, however, was at the Tamber residence, where the entire family took a celebratory photo with the advertisement. “The kids were thrilled about this,” said Mrs Tamber. “It’s not every day you have a giant digivan in front of your house with your name on it!”

Describing the experience of winning the Step into the NHS competition and the digivan tour, Miss Tamber said, “It feels unimaginable. I feel so privileged to be able to have my advert displayed.”

In true Tanvir style, she has no plans to rest on her laurels. Miss Tamber is already thinking about her next project: “My teacher recently told me about a Big Bang competition which surrounds entering a STEM project, so I’m considering that.”