Information for employees

Support and assistance

Occupational health

The Occupational Health in-house counselling service is a free and confidential service for staff.

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Staff can access the service through their manager, personally or through the occupational health advisors or occupational health medical staff.

Childcare and carer

More information on childcare and carer related matters can be found alongside the job vacancies.

Trade unions and professional organisations

The Trust is committed to working in partnership with staff side colleagues in the interests of staff, patients and the Trust as a whole. The staff side is formed from a number of staff side trade union representatives from within the Trust as well as support from full time trade union officers. This gives staff the opportunity to raise any issues of concern through their representative as well as shape and influence the strategic direction of the hospital and improve the working lives of the staff.

The following unions and associations are recognised by the Trust:

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
<http://www.csp.org.uk/>

Manufacturing, Technical and Skilled Persons' Union (Amicus)
<http://www.amicustheunion.org/>

Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
<http://www.rcn.org.uk/>

GMB - Britain's General Union
<http://www.gmb.org.uk/>

Transport & General Workers Union (TGWU)
<http://www.tgwu.org.uk/>

Union of Construction and Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)
<http://www.ucatt.info/>

British Medical Association (BMA)
<http://www.bma.org.uk/>

Unison
<http://www.unison.org.uk/>

Society of Radiographers
<http://www.sor.org/>

Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
<http://www.rcm.org.uk/>

British Dietetic Association
<http://www.bda.uk.com/>