Overview
Benefits and support
Our 'showing we care about you' programme
A short guide to the benefits and support available to all staff working at Guy's and St Thomas' through our 'showing we care about you' programme. It's one of the most comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes in the NHS and is generously supported by Guy's & St Thomas' Charity.
5 ways to a healthier YOU is our health and wellbeing programme.
Active body
- Thomas Guy Club – inlcuding a heated indoor pool
- ‘Cycle to work’ scheme and bike storage
- Staff wellbeing walks
- Outdoor gym
- Discounted memberships to local fitness and leisure facilities
- ‘Breathe Dance for wellbeing’ classes
- A range of educational resources
Healthy eating
- 1-to-1 dietician support
- 12-week weight management groups
- Gardening programmes across sites
Work-life balance
- Family, childcare and carers’ support
- Flexible working
- Staff wellbeing zones
- HALT – take a break campaign
- Free wellbeing apps
Healthy body
- Physiotherapy service
- Support to stop smoking
- Work related Vaccination programme
- Menopause clinic
- Health-information webinars
Healthy mind
- Psychoeducational resources
- Free counselling via our employee assistance programme
- Free wellbeing apps
- Mental health and wellbeing training
- Staff wellbeing champions
- Staff wellbeing psychologists
- Spiritual care team
Benefits to support you financially include:
- NHS pension
- travel season ticket and staff loans
- local and national discounts
- salary sacrifice schemes
Support for your career development includes:
- education, training and development opportunities
- career guidance
- coaching and mentoring
- continuing professional development (CPD) support
Staff networks and forums
We have a range of staff networks and forums that underpin our Trust values and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Equality, diversity and inclusion staff forums and networks such as:
- LGBT+ staff network
- multicultural staff network
- neurodiversity staff network
- women's leadership network
- staff disability and long term health conditions forum
- armed forces covenant and staff network
- becoming an inclusion agent
- Progress Pride Badges
- our sunflower lanyards for hidden disabilities
- reverse mentoring programme
Staff awards
We acknowledge our staff for their dedication and commitment.
- Long service awards
- Annual award ceremonies
- CARE awards
As an organisation we’re driven by our values. They define our culture: by what we do and how we do it. Below form part of the Trust’s values and behaviours framework.
- Our ‘ HALT, take a break’ initiative is all about recognising when and why we should take a break whilst at work.
- Mental health and wellbeing training is available for individuals, teams and managers to create a positive work environment.
- Staff wellbeing champions are colleagues working in different areas with a wide range of skills and experiences.
- ‘Show you care’ funding is available to fund health and wellbeing projects in your local area.
