Supporting our staff

When you work for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust you benefit from a huge range education, learning and development opportunities, as well as a whole host of support services to keep you happy and healthy. Here are just a few:

  • Occupational Health services, including access to alternative therapies and counselling services
  • A wide range of training, leadership and coaching courses
  • Employee benefits including:
    • Cycle to works scheme
    • Car-parking salary sacrifice scheme
    • Buy your own device salary sacrifice scheme
    • Buying annual leave
    • Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
    • Childcare Vouchers
  • Spiritual and pastoral care
  • A Health and Wellbeing officer dedicated to providing:
    • Support for carers
    • Childcare support and maternity sessions
    • Pensions and retirement information and support
    • Information and support on healthy eating, getting active, stressbusting and quitting smoking
    • Staff discounts
  • Speak Out Safely campaign supporters
  • Our own Stop Smoking advisers
  • Commitment to staff engagement with an annual plan of events

4ward is our Trustwide culture change programme which is helping us build a more positive, supportive workplace for the benefit of our patients and colleagues. At its heart are our four 4ward Behaviours.