Staff benefits

Three members of staff walking together We want Nottinghamshire Healthcare to be a great place to work. We offer a wide range of benefits for our staff, including:

  • flexible working
  • buying and selling leave
  • NHS pension scheme
  • staff counselling
  • Occupational Health support
  • NHS discounts, including gym memberships
  • continuous service benefits, including your annual leave entitlement if you are returning to the NHS
  • long service awards
  • Support for the Armed Forces

Read on to find out about more of the benefits you could enjoy as one of our employees.

 

Looking after you

Health and wellbeing champions

Our health and wellbeing champions can give you advice and tell you about services that can support you. 

Healthcare drop-ins

Just turn up for a private screening of your BMI, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Occupational Health can offer advice and signpost you to support if you need it.

Staff physiotherapy service 

A male nurse smilingOur staff can refer themselves to physiotherapy. The service can help with:

  • joint and muscle symptoms
  • rehabilitation after fractures or orthopaedic surgery
  • whiplash
  • recovery from back and neck surgery
  • soft tissue injuries
  • sports injuries  

 

You’re better off with us

Lease car scheme

If you have to travel as part of your job, the Trust will make a contribution to a lease based on your business mileage. If you are in a current lease car scheme with another NHS employer, you may be able to transfer into the Trust scheme.

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We offer a salary sacrifice bike scheme.

Easyrider and Robin Hood card

We now offer access to the Nottingham City Transport Easyrider travel pass and the Robin Hood card, which allows access to Nottingham buses, trams, trains and cycles. 

Childcare vouchers

You can take a portion of your salary as childcare vouchers, which are not subject to tax or National Insurance deductions.

 

Your development

Learning and Organisational Development

We believe that high quality education and training is essential to the future development of the NHS.

We have a comprehensive range of learning and development opportunities. Find out more about Learning and Organisational Development.

Library and Knowledge Services

Our three libraries support research and continuing professional development, as well as providing hot desks and study space. Find out more about our libraries.

Career breaks

Want a break from employment for over three months? It might be possible. For more information please refer to the Trust’s Employment Break Guidance [pdf] 100KB.

 

Staff voice

The Freedom to Speak Up Guardian speaking to staff Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

We take your concerns seriously. Our Freedom to Speak Up Guardian can support you to raise concerns, offering an independent and confidential service.

Developing our People and Culture

Our People and Culture strategy sets out our priorities for the workforce over the next five years. Our overall priority is for Nottinghamshire Healthcare to be a ‘great place to work’. There are ongoing opportunities for our staff to be directly involved with the project.

Open Conversations

Open Conversations are your chance to have your views heard by the Trust’s senior team.

Staff surveys

We take part in the annual NHS National Staff Survey and welcome as many views as possible.