Salary and additional earnings

Basic salary

We regularly compare our nursing salaries with similar organisations and offer salaries that are competitive within the sector. We review salaries annually.

Special duty pay/enhancements

In general, our nurses are scheduled to work five days out of seven, which includes weekend and evening working as part of the normal working pattern however as art of flexible working part time hours and varied working patterns can be discussed at interview.  You’ll receive enhanced rates of pay for working these patterns, which can add significantly to your earnings.

Extra hours, extra earnings

If you’d like to work additional hours, you can increase your earnings by shifts hours through Workchoice, our in-house nursing bureau. Ask our nurse recruitment team for more details.

London fringe allowance

If you join us at St Andrew’s Essex, you’ll receive an allowance currently set at £1,250.

 

Making your salary go further

Pension scheme

A defined contribution scheme that both you and St Andrew’s will contribute to. You will contribute 5%, with St Andrew’s contributing 3%.

Death in service

The security of a 10k lump sum payment to your next of kin in the event of your death whilst working for St Andrew’s Healthcare.

Cycle2work

Cycle2work is the government approved ‘salary sacrifice’ initiative that allows you to hire a bike and accessories from St Andrew’s for cycling to work. Because the hire is free of tax and National Insurance, you can make big savings while keeping fit, reducing your carbon footprint and spending less time in your car.

Octopus electric vehicles – car scheme

Supporting the UK government’s push towards an electric vehicle revolution, we are delighted to launch the St Andrew’s Electric Dreams Car Scheme, in partnership with Octopus Electric Vehicles (OEV).

Payroll giving

The tax-efficient way to make contributions to a charity or charities of your choice.

 

Employee benefits

Holiday entitlement

Our generous holiday entitlement starts at 35 days and increases to 41 after 10 years’ service (including statutory days).

Sick pay

We offer a significant level of sick pay that matches the NHS and is above competitors. Employees with over 5 years’ service receive 26 weeks full pay and 26 weeks half pay providing security for you if you are unable to work because of sickness.

Blue Light Card

Make huge savings by getting discounts on your high street and online shopping, including 10% off at Asda, cashback on Costco membership, discounts on major brand gift cards, mobile phone packages and more.

Family friendly policies

We have family friendly policies, such as enhanced maternity provision and flexible working, to help you improve your work/life balance.

Employee Assistance Programme

Our employee assistance service offers you and your family confidential, independent and unbiased support and guidance any time of the day or night, 365 days of the year.

Safecall

We want staff to feel able to voice any worries about colleagues and working practices. We have arrangements in place with highly regarded whistle-blowing service Safecall, so if you are concerned about unethical behaviour at work, and don’t feel you can discuss it with your manager, you can contact Safecall for an independent and confidential discussion.

Health and wellbeing

We offer free flu and hepatitis jabs and run lots of activities and initiatives to support your all round health and wellbeing.

Parking

Parking is free onsite at all our locations

Library and sports facilities

There are free onsite sports facilities at each of our locations, and a library at Northampton.

Chapel and multi-faith prayer rooms

There is a chapel and muti-faith prayer room at our Northampton site  and prayer rooms at other our other sites.