Pay and pensions
The NHS offers a fair and transparent pay structure with competitive and flexible benefits. Our pay and pension benefits are in line with national guidelines and policy.
Eligible colleagues are able to join the NHS Pension Scheme, which provides a pension as well as life insurance and ill-health retirement benefits. Further information about the pension scheme is available on the NHS Business Services Authority website.
For those not eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme we offer an alternative pension scheme operated by the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) which the Trust also contributes to.
Annual leave
Colleagues receive a minimum of 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for colleagues who work less than full-time). The amount of annual leave increases after five and 10 years service.
Health and wellbeing
Our wellbeing at work programme offers colleagues the opportunity to take part in sports, therapies, and classes such as exercise and art as well as competitive events like our popular football league and quiz nights.
All colleagues can access Occupational Health services at our three main hospital sites. Counselling and psychological support is also available from our Amica staff counselling service.
Work-life balance
To support colleagues in achieving a better balance between work and other priorities, we provide a range of flexible working patterns and leave arrangements.
Our You Matter policy ensures every person feels supported during events in their life when they may need time away from work. The policy covers leave such as maternity and paternity leave, adoption leave, carers leave and compassionate leave.
Discounts and financial benefits
The Vivup employee benefits platform supports colleagues with a range of benefits to promote mental, financial, and physical wellbeing. The platform provides access to salary exchange schemes such as cars, cycle to work and gym memberships. Colleagues can also save money with discounts from a range of high-street and online shops.
Wagestream provides colleagues with tools to help achieve financial wellbeing. The platform offers colleagues the ability to track their wages in real-time so they can monitor their income more closely as well as early access to a percentage of their pay on the day it is earned. It is a simple, secure and reliable process involving no loans and no high interest.