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Draw on huge expertise, progress fast as part of an international community
Fast-forward your career in hospitals that make history
At our Trust, we encourage you to think big and progress fast, supported by outstanding learning and development opportunities. You’ll be joining one of the UK’s first academic health science centres and working alongside leading clinicians of all backgrounds who are pushing the boundaries in patient care and research. Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. Have an experience like no other and fast forward your career.
See some of our teams in action in BBC Two’s Hospital.
Hospitals with a rich heritage
Join us and work at hospitals with a unique, rich heritage you can be proud of. Some of our clinicians’ achievements have fundamentally transformed medical and surgical practice and made a lasting impact on the world. In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin at St Mary’s revolutionising medicine and earning himself a Nobel prize – this is just one in a long line of many discoveries and developments that have put us on the map as at the forefront of innovation.
Download our NHS timeline and read about all our major milestones from 1948 to now. Highlights include:
- 1949, the ‘grandfather of allergy’, Dr William Frankland set up the first daily pollen count in the UK
- 1993: Averil Mansfield, CBE, becomes the first female professor of surgery in UK
- 2001, the Da Vinci robot is used for the first time in the UK for heart surgery at St Mary’s Hospital by Professor the Lord Darzi
We are well known for our responses to high profile emergencies and major incidents such as the 2017 Westminster and London Bridge attacks, and the Grenfell Tower fire.
We have been proud to welcome Princes George and Louis, and Princess of Charlotte of Cambridge who were all born at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital.
Draw on huge expertise as part of a strong, international community
Get ready to work with colleagues from all over the world with a sense of community, wellbeing and shared endeavour. We look after children, adolescents and adults – caring for tiny babies through to patients who need end of life care. We have a global reputation for our expertise in areas like: cardiology, haematology, renal and transplantation, infectious diseases, neurology and trauma care – to name just a few. We are part of the prestigious Shelford Group – the top ten NHS multi-specialty academic healthcare organisations dedicated to excellence in research, education and patient care.
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Be supported to develop your unique career
You can expect excellent leadership and the chance to do your best in an open, respectful working environment supported by a shared set of values. Our leadership tea, ensure they are accessible meeting staff at monthly CEO sessions and on ward walkarounds.
Every employee has an annual personal development review to discuss their progress at the Trust and any development needs they have. We offer a range of courses to clinical and non-clinical staff – from Excel training to masterclasses on developing emotional resilience.
We have a number of professional networks at the Trust that you can join including: the leadership network; the women’s network, the LGBT network and the nursing and midwifery BAME network.
Reach your potential through outstanding learning and development opportunities
To provide the best in healthcare, our staff are continually honing their skills and keeping up with the latest developments in their professional field. Every year we welcome hundreds of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to train with us. We support staff to pursue formal education, conduct research and take part in courses, seminars and training programmes – including giving study leave. For local students, school leavers and people looking for entry level positions we offer work experience and an apprenticeship scheme.
CPD
Wherever you are in your career, we offer opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD). When you join the Trust we deliver a carefully tailored induction programme, and for those starting in entry-level roles we also offer NVQ level two and level three qualifications. We also have a number of leadership development programmes to support you as you progress, alongside cross-specialty and cross-profession clinical education. For example, doctors, nurses and other health professionals regularly take part in trauma education sessions and simulation training.
Feel supported by a positive culture
You can expect leadership and the chance to do your best in an open, respectful working environment supported by a shared set of values. Our leadership team ensure they are accessible – meeting staff at monthly CEO sessions and on ward walk rounds. Every employee has an annual personal development review to discuss their progress and development needs. We have a number of thriving staff networks at the Trust for you to join including: the leadership network; the women’s network, the LGBT+ network and the nursing and midwifery BAME network.
Recognition and career progression
We value our staff and recognise the unique contributions they make to their patients and colleagues with our Make a Difference recognition scheme and annual awards ceremony. We encourage patients, members of the public, visitors, carers as well as colleagues to nominate our staff when they go the extra mile and celebrate the dedication of long-serving staff. Every year you’ll have a personal development review where you’ll identify objectives and development needs for the next year. Together you and your manager will establish a plan to help you fast-forward your career and gain the experience and skill you need to progress to the next level.
Conduct research here
Our clinicians work alongside biomedical scientists, chemists, physicists and engineers from Imperial College London to develop new ways of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease. We are part of Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre and, with our partners, aim to apply research discoveries to healthcare as quickly as possible so we can improve the lives of NHS patients and populations around the world.
Our culture is about identifying research opportunities and supporting our staff to pursue them –. One of our goals is to encourage many more healthcare professionals outside of medicine to pursue academic careers by providing research skills training sessions, grant-writing support and access to fellowship opportunities
Access brilliant benefits and enjoy a new social life
Join the NHS pension scheme – one of the most generous schemes in the UK. Have the opportunity to work flexibly. Benefit from on-site accommodation and employee travel. Voluntary benefits include: season ticket loan, on-site nurseries, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, fitness facilities and well-being initiatives including yoga and meditation classes. Join the Trust’s choir or orchestra, running club or football club, or become a member of the Charity’s Arts Club to receive exclusive access to free exhibitions at the Tate Modern and shows. You can even enter the Royal Albert Hall ballot and win tickets to music events! Experience the best that London can offer on your doorstep – benefit from generous London weighting supplements that will help you make the most of it!
The London lifestyle
You’ll also be close to many of London’s best attractions, including Hyde Park, Notting Hill and Portobello Road market, and museums in South Kensington such as the Natural History and Victoria and Albert museums.
All of our hospitals have quick transport access to the West End and Westfield shopping and leisure centre, and a range of local bars, cafes and restaurants – great for team socials! Work close to London life, and also benefit from generous London weighting supplements that will help you make the most of it.
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