Ensuring hospital staff have a rewarding, supportive and inclusive working environment, as well as having the right skills to provide high quality care and put patients first, lies at the heart of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust’s People and Culture strategy.
The Trust, which runs the Alexandra, Kidderminster and Worcestershire Royal hospitals is proud to announce a number of developments and improvements in recent months which support this aim.
These include achieving Timewise Flexible Working accreditation; being named an Employer with Heart after putting in place an extended Family Leave policy; signing The Smallest Things’ Charter setting out how staff will be supported through early childbirth; signing the Menopause Workforce Pledge; and being awarded ‘Veteran Aware’ status by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).
Recognising the achievements of a workforce of over 6,000 staff is also imperative, and the Trust’s recent Staff Recognition Awards saw nearly 1,000 nominations from hospital staff and patients and relatives across 14 award categories. The event, which was funded by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity with the help of a generous group of business sponsors, welcomed 370 NHS staff and partners to the DRPG studios to share inspirational stories from across the Trust.
Felicity Davies, Deputy Director of People and Culture, said: “We want to ensure we have a just, learning, and innovative culture where staff can feel respected, valued, included and well at work. We are also incredibly proud of our health and wellbeing support, and the improvements being driven through our BAME, LGBTQ+ , Disability, and Spirituality and Faiths networks.”
For further information on the range of career opportunities available at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as the support available to all staff, visit www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/work-for-us