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Benefits and rewards
Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us at St Giles Hospice. To reward the hard work of our staff, we offer an extensive benefits package that includes financial, health and wellbeing benefits and professional development opportunities.
annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days with service
Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
Access to Blue Light Card and Charity Worker Discounts shopping discounts
- 25-27 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days with service
- Clinical staff transferring from the NHS will have their annual leave honoured (up to 10 years)
- Clinical staff transferring from the NHS will have their NHS pension scheme honoured
- Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
- Life assurance scheme up to State Pension Age.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Free entry to SGH events (where applicable)
- Access to Blue Light Card and Charity Worker Discounts
- Free Will writing service
- We offer our staff an on-site Chaplain to provide emotional and pastoral care.
- With internal career progression being a focal point of team growth, we provide regular training and personal development opportunities.
- For those joining our clinical staff team, you will have access to coaching and a full clinical supervision programme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Mental Health First Aiders
We encourage staff to maintain and continue their own professional development and support staff in diploma and degree courses, NVQ courses and attendance at conferences within their specialist field.
All staff have the opportunity to apply for additional external qualifications and modules of higher education; these are considered for approval by the senior management team in February each year.
A wide range of clinical study days are provided by St Giles. Some of these are also available to external professionals.