Employee benefits and rewards
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust not only offers a team working environment, which focuses on delivering and improving patient care, with a culture of social responsibility, trust and accountability; every member of staff makes a real difference to improving the service we offer to the community that we serve, with a wide range of career pathways from support staff to the frontline. SWASFT has gained Practice Plus status for Improving Working Lives, please see list below of further SWASFT benefits:
- Contributory NHS Pension Scheme which offers free life cover, ill health and redundancy benefits, a tax-free lump sum on retirement and an index-linked retirement benefit that is based on final salary and number of years in the scheme. (NHS Pensions: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions)
- Occupational Health, Counselling and Physiotherapy Services
- Generous Relocation Package (where appropriate)
- Childcare co-ordinator
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Emergency carers leave
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- Generous travel expenses
- Flexible working schemes
- Job share opportunities
- Career break schemes
- Flexible retirement (NHS Pensions www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions)
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Staff commendations and awards
- Discounts on products and services (Healthservice Discounts www.healthservicediscounts.com)
- Staff development/robust training and development
- Appraisals/active encouragement of life long learning
- Generous annual leave
- Flu protection
- Lease Car (where appropriate)
