Whether you are a clinician, a biomedical scientist or a medical laboratory assistant we can offer education and training opportunities to help you develop your skills and experience and advance your career.
If you’re interested in checking out the opportunities available you can view all our current vacancies on NHS Jobs – we also promote key roles through LinkedIn and Twitter. If you’re using NHS Jobs you can set up alerts that go to your own email account so that you are immediately made aware of any new jobs recently advertised. Every job advert includes a detailed job description and a person specification, so you can see if the role is right for you.
PAY AND BENEFITS
When you join the NHS you’ll receive a range of benefits. North West London Pathology is hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust which means we follow their governance structure as well as their policies and procedures.
Core benefits
When you join the NHS you’re guaranteed a salary that matches your level of responsibility. You’ll have every opportunity to increase it through training and development.
On top of your basic salary, you’ll receive at least 27 days’ holiday each year, in addition to bank holidays, plus a range of other benefits including occupational health and counselling services. These include:
- The NHS Pension Scheme: This is one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK and you’ll automatically become a member on joining the Trust
- Flexible working: From part-time working to annualised hours, we help you to achieve the right balance between your work and home life
- Trust recognition schemes: We offer a number of rewards for excellent service and long service
- Imperial Health at Work: You’ll have access to a range of services including health screenings, health advice, immunisations, physiotherapy services
- Employee travel: There are free shuttle bus between hospital sites: the Imperial shuttle covers Charing Cross, St Mary’s and Hammersmith; the Chelwest shuttle covers Chelsea and Westminster hospital and West Middx; and the Hillingdon shuttle covers Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon.
- On-site accommodation: You’ll have the opportunity to rent accommodation at Hammersmith, Charing Cross or St Mary’s hospitals
- Personal development, training and education: We’re committed to your continuing professional development and will support you with learning opportunities at every stage of your career
- DBS (disclosure and barring service – previously CRB) checks: we will cover any costs where one is required
Key benefits include:
- Season-ticket loan: Access to an interest-free loan to support the cost of your travel from home to work over a 10-month repayment period
- Car lease scheme: A tax-efficient way to choose and drive a brand new, fully maintained and insured car over a 36-month period
- On-site nursery: Access to a subsidised nursery at Charing Cross Hospital to support parents and carers who work for the Trust
- Childcare voucher scheme: Make savings on your childcare costs
- Cycle-to-work scheme: Purchase a bike and cycle safety equipment for travel to and from work
- Wellbeing initiatives such as yoga classes and gym membership
- Employee Benefits Scheme: You will have access to an employee benefits scheme to support your mental, physical and financial wellbeing. The scheme gives you access to a huge range of savings across the UK’s major retailers including supermarkets, technology, fashion, travel and much more!
- You can access a range of discounts from a selection of local and national providers of entertainment, holidays, travel, food and drink including:
- Staff Arts Club: Join the staff Arts Club and you’ll receive free admission to exhibitions at some of London’s major museums and galleries including: the Royal Academy of Arts, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Tate Modern and the Tate Britain. Staff can also enter a regular ballot to watch events for free in a box at the Royal Albert Hall.
- Discounted holiday offers with Travelolo
- Hotel discounts at Hallmark Hotels
- Up to 40 per cent off the cost of cinema tickets with the Cinema Society
Voluntary benefits
From affordable accommodation to on-site nurseries, flexible working to fitness facilities, we offer a wide range of voluntary benefits that will help you get the most out of life. This includes the option to receive tax-efficient benefits through salary sacrifice and salary deduction.
Salary sacrifice
Under a salary sacrifice arrangement, you give up part of your salary for an agreed period in exchange for a non-cash benefit, such as the loan of goods or services, which are not subject to tax or national insurance deductions.
Salary deduction
Under salary deduction you will pay equal instalments from your net monthly pay to cover the cost of the goods or services you’ve received.
Pay
Agenda for Change is the pay scheme that applies to all employees in the NHS, except directors, doctors and dentists. This scheme allocates job posts to one of nine bands on the basis of the knowledge, responsibility, skills and effort needed for the job. Within each pay band there are a number of pay points to progress through. As you successfully develop your skills and knowledge, you can progress in annual increments up to the maximum in your pay band.
You can find details of the latest pay scales by downloading the most recent Agenda for Change pay and conditions circular.
All the national agreements on pay and conditions of service for NHS employees (apart from directors, doctors and dentists) are in the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook.
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Race Equality Ambassadors
With a majority of our staff from ethnic backgrounds, we wanted to provide a safe and supportive place to work while responding to the issues and concerns our Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff may be experiencing.
We have 16 Race Equality Ambassadors within NWLP who will:
- Listen to the experiences and concerns of our Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff
- Be approachable and empathetic
- Be open to challenge poor practices or behaviours
- Role model the Trust values
Staff Networks and Support Groups
There a number of staff networks which play an emerging role in supporting the Trust’s equality, diversity and inclusion commitments.
BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) networks
The BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) networks listed below help to celebrate ethnic diversity across the Trust, to raise awareness of the issues affecting our people and increase representation at all levels.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic nursing and midwives network
The Black, Asian and minority ethnic nursing and midwives network has played a critical part in ensuring voices and concerns specific to Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff have been addressed during COVID-19.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic multi-disciplinary network
The Black, Asian and minority ethnic multi-disciplinary network works in partnership with the Black, Asian and minority ethnic nursing and midwives network to help the Trust meet its race equality objectives.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ) + network
The LGBTQ+ network encourages an open and inclusive culture to be yourself and to identify positive role models and encourage professional networking and development. The aim of the network is to reduce health inequalities and improve experiences for LGBTQ+ patients and staff.
Women’s network
The women’s network encourages professional networking and improves career opportunities by supporting the promotion and development of leadership skills.
Women’s health and wellbeing has been a key area of focus for the women’s network. The women’s network offers:
- A menopause network
- Breast cancer awareness
- Pregnancy loss awareness
- Sanitary wear installations
Disability network
The purpose of I-CAN is to engage with the disabled staff community and to provide a platform for disabled staff to contribute towards making the Trust a more inclusive place to work. Key areas for the network include raising awareness of disability issues, Access to Work and the importance of disability data reporting.
Carers’ network
Over 2,300 of our staff are carers for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health condition or addiction, cannot cope without their support. Staff who are carers can get support throughout the year from Carers UK as well as carers emotional wellbeing groups (EWGs) with CONTACT. Any member of staff who is a carer can join the network. Here is some of the support for carers that we offer:
- All staff have access to Carers UK digital platform, EfC Digital, providing a range of online practical resources, tools, support and e-Learning for carers and those responsible for supporting them.
- Staff can also join Carers UK member networking events and receive a monthly e-newsletter. They also have an official employers for carers LinkedIn page which we update with current news and upcoming events.
Men’s wellbeing group
This virtual group provides a safe and confidential space for men to talk, listen and share experiences. We recognise that a safe and confidential space is needed to bring together a community of men to talk, listen and share what they are going through. The Men’s Wellbeing Group aims to help men and all male-identifying colleagues to:
- Create a confidential and informal wellbeing community to support individual and collective stories of male mental health challenges without judgement
- Tackle the stigma of gender stereotypes
- Create a space that aims to engage, inspire and connect.
Support for armed forces communities
We have been accredited as a Veteran Aware trust by the Veterans Health Care Alliance (VHCA) in recognition of our commitment to improving NHS care for veterans, reservists, members of the Armed Forces and their families. This commitment also extends to supporting and recognising our veteran staff. The Trust is currently recognised with Silver accreditation and working towards achieving Gold. Here, we outline services and support for our veteran staff, and key processes staff need to be aware of when caring for veteran patients.
Green community network
The Green community network is a community for all things green at Imperial NHS Trust – created by our staff, for our staff at all levels. Our vision is to connect voices for collaborative action to create a healthier and greener future for our communities. A place for our staff to launch their own green initiatives in the delivery of patient care, by connecting and sharing with other staff. The Green community network’s ultimate aim is to make measurable progress towards our Trust Green Plan goals, and to simultaneously improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff and wider community. For example, reducing carbon or plastic waste to stop climate change and reduce pollution. The Green community network holds community meet ups that are held both online and face-to-face where they share green ideas and projects, which gives opportunities to connect with other like-minded staff.