We believe that it’s important to look after the health and wellbeing of all of our colleagues, so that you can feel fit and well to look after your patients. We offer a wide range of benefits and services, designed to help you stay happy and healthy.
We offer a host of social wellbeing so that you can stay connected with your colleagues:
- Regular events
- Virtual check ins
- Virtual team building (Team Time)
- Staff networks
- Virtual coffee breaks
- Staff Facebook group
We know how important it is for you to feel safe at work, so our wide range of emotional wellbeing support includes:
- Freedom to Speak Up Guardian
- Staff sanctuaries and safe spaces
- Virtual team huddles / check ins
- Free mental health training
- Mindfulness
- Schwartz Rounds
- Bullying and harassment advice
- Hate crime guidance
We offer advice and practical help with your physical health:
- Lifestyle advice – eating, drinking, smoking and exercise
- Free online exercise classes
- Free health and wellbeing assessments
- Access to physiotherapy
- Display screen equipment assessment
- Subsidised exercise classes
We know that working in the NHS can be hard, so we offer mental health support for you when you need it most:
- Staff psychology and wellbeing service (SPAWs)
- Staff counselling service
- Mental health first aiders
- Psychological support from the Greater Manchester Resilience Hub
- Free access to wellbeing apps
Our career development framework offers opportunities to progress in your career, whatever you choose to do:
- Coaching
- Training and development
- Annual appraisals linked to our values
- Support for managers
- Staff awards – our annual ‘Making a Difference’ awards, quarterly
‘Above & Beyond’ awards and long service recognition acknowledge
the great work of our colleagues
We recognise the importance of looking after your money, and offer the following support:
- Salary ‘maxing’ schemes*
- Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- NHS Money Advice Service
- Stockport Credit Union – local financial advice
We have a number of salary sacrifice schemes available to help make your salary go further by typically reducing tax, National Insurance and, where appropriate, pension contributions.
Current schemes:
- Car leasing salary sacrifice, with NHS Fleet Solutions, which offers a brand new, insured and serviced vehicle for worry free motoring
- Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- Additional annual leave salary sacrifice scheme
- Fleet Home Electronics Salary Sacrifice Scheme which allows you to save money on the latest home technology and spread the cost