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Meet Jill Groves, our Radiology Manager at Warwickshire Hospital. Jill decided to continue her career with us over 20 years ago and shares why... "Patient care and compassionate leadership is at the heart of everything I do at work and I am not willing to compromise on that due to time or pressure constraints. Working for Nuffield Health as a clinician and a manager I can put all my efforts into trying to ensure staff feel appreciated, encouraged to progress and happy at work, whilst patients get outstanding, safe care as standard. I am also a great advocate of the Nuffield Health holistic approach to promoting wellbeing alongside diagnosis and treatment." Read more from Jill by following the link.
Almost half of young Londoners are not achieving the recommended levels of physical activity (46%), with girls being 8% less active than boys. That's why, we've partnered with London Sport to deliver Move Together classes in schools to more than 3,000 11–16-year-old girls across the capital. Fun, accessible activity classes will be held across eight London schools initially, with the aim to deliver Move Together classes in London-based communities facing the greatest levels of inactivity. Hear from London Sport's Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications Tanya Rabin and find more about our new 12-month partnership here: https://bit.ly/4bVGmNE
Nuffield Health is proud to be offering one of our most accessible learning and employment programmes to date. This summer, we have Personal Training Apprenticeship vacancies nationwide, as part of our 2024 PT Summer Cohort. You don’t need any qualifications or experience to apply, just a passion for Health, Wellbeing & Fitness, a keenness to learn on the job and work hard to complete your apprenticeship within 18 months, and a readiness to work as part of a team embedded in the community looking to make positive changes to peoples’ lives. If you are 18 or over, proactive and truly care about your people then follow the link to find out how to apply https://bit.ly/3ycwLnp Read more from our apprentice graduates https://bit.ly/44Qf08a
This week, we spoke to Philly Croucher, People Services Team Leader, Jack Thomson, Senior People Administrator and People Service Administrator’s Chloe Weir and Neethu Sukumaran in People Services. We asked them about their teams… Chloe: “The Recruitment and Onboarding Team are one of the most supportive teams I have had the pleasure of working in. From my fellow admins through to the senior management team. Everyone is always happy to help and support you, in day-to-day tasks as well as progression through the charity.” Philly: “My team is lovely. I work in a team of 30 people and it is so rare to be able to say in such a big team that I love them all. They are the most supportive and warm people I have ever had the pleasure to work with.” And why they chose a career at Nuffield Health… Jack: “I joined Nuffield Health seeking to pursue a career in HR, which I am happy to say has flourished during my short time here. Internal progression is encouraged and supported when opportunities arise allowing me to be promoted within the first 6 months to Senior. The company also offers plenty of courses and apprenticeships to help with career development. I am currently undergoing my Level 3 HR Apprenticeship which will provide me with the skills needed to continue my growth.” Neethu: “I believed that working for Nuffield Health would give me access to opportunities and experiences to help grow my career.” Read more from the team via the link.
Steve Gray has announced is he retiring as CEO of Nuffield Health, with current Bupa UK Insurance CEO Alex Perry, set to succeed him later this year. During Steve’s tenure, Nuffield Health has significantly expanded its reach and services by growing its network of fitness and wellbeing centres, as well as establishing a network of hospitals in London to deliver its connected health ambitions. At the same time the Charity has delivered free-to-access health and wellbeing initiatives that have been developed for those who are most in need of support. Natalie-Jane Macdonald, Chair of the Board of Governors, Nuffield Health said: “Steve has led the organisation with integrity and passion and successfully championed our purpose to support people and communities across the UK, including those with the greatest health needs. Under Steve’s leadership, the Charity has doubled the number of people we support every year through our health and wellbeing services. He has steered the Charity through the pandemic, one of the most challenging periods of the organisation’s history, ensuring we not only supported the NHS’s COVID-19 response, but looked after our people, our beneficiaries and assured the financial sustainability of the Charity. I would like to thank him for all that he has done and continues to do for the Charity through the transition period.
Pride 2024: Hope's Story To kick off our Pride Month 2024 celebrations, we spoke to Hope Reeves (she/her), Resource Planning Analyst. Hope shares what pride month means to her, the importance of showing support and bringing her whole self to work. What does Pride Month mean to you? It’s a time that I can really get comfortable, go to one of the pride events and let my hair down and have a really good time. It’s great seeing the different places change their colours in pride to show allyship! Why is it important to see organisations, like Nuffield Health support Pride Month? I’ll be much more likely to want to deal with that organisation, when I was actually looking for work one of the reasons I chose Nuffield Health over another organisation to join WAS because of us showing support In your personal experience, what has supported you to bring your whole self to work? There’s genuinely no judgement, my colleagues have always listened to myself, treat me affirmatively, not just in my immediate team but organisation wide! What’s the most meaningful thing people can do to support the LGBTQ+ community day-to-day? Just, be an ally. I know it sounds simple but things like speaking out against people being phobic, standing up for people in the LGBTQ+ community even when we aren’t there. It’s really hard at the moment due to the regular badmouthing of the community from the media and in politics and having someone just proudly be an ally means the world to me!
64% of disabled teenage girls don't engage in sport or exercise regularly, and this needs to change. We've been working on a collaborative research project with Access Sport, the The Sweaty Betty Foundation and Women in Sport, to shed light on the untold struggles of disabled teenage girls when accessing sport and exercise. At the launch of the research at our Barbican Support Centre, our Charity and Medical Director, Dr Davina Deniszczyc said: "This research provides valuable data to help us understand and identify the barriers teenage girls and disabled teenage girls face when accessing physical activity and sport. "Critically, we need deeper insight into the experiences disabled girls face to ensure they aren’t excluded or miss out on all the benefits that sport and physical activity brings. "Our ambition is that this data and these valuable partnerships will help build more inclusive programmes and initiatives that will improve the health of disabled girls and allow them to be more active." Read the full report, visit Access Sport's website:
This week, we launched our Healthier Nation Index. Now in it's fourth year, we were delighted to host a panel discussion to reveal this year’s findings – our Head of Primary Care Marc Holl was joined by our ambassadors Dame Kelly Holmes Fara Williams MBE, Ed Jackson and Charity and Medical Director Dr Davina Deniszczyc who discussed: • The ‘green shoot’ in the data – Britain is on the move, but we still aren’t moving enough. Brits are moving 18 minutes more per week than in 2022, however almost 3 in 4 are still not reaching the NHS's recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week • The concerning picture for those who stand to benefit the most from movement and physical activity – those suffering from long term health conditions. 1 in 5 (20%) respondents living with a long-term condition state they have done no moderate exercise at all in the last 12 months • The ongoing gender gap when it comes to access to exercise. Men reported that their fitness levels have improved over the past year (38% better vs 26% worse), whereas women state their physical fitness has got worse (31% better vs 33% worse). In response to these worrying findings, we’re calling for all major political parties to commit to a National Movement Strategy to promote physical activity and embed movement into every aspect of society benefitting both the nation’s health and economic wellbeing. Visit https://bit.ly/3xGbmD1 to find out more about our #MyDailyMovement campaign and read our expert advice.
Today in our series of people stories, we spoke to colleagues in our Contact Centre, Cash and Banking and Credit Control departments. Karen, Key Strategic Account Manager, shares her favourite thing about working with us… “The team comradery shown within the teams I have worked on has always stood out. The support network that is present within these teams really shines.” When asked why he chose to work for Nuffield Health, Jamie, our Health Assessment Booking Team Leader said.. “Having been a personal trainer previously and always working within fitness and gyms I wanted to expand my knowledge into a more corporate background but keeping the wellbeing/health theme. I have always loved Nuffield Health’s care values and how all the services interlink. Nuffield Health also really care about the health, wellbeing and progression of its employees and always ensure this is at the forefront of the company.” Join one of our Contact Centre, Credit Control or Cash and Banking teams and have the opportunity to learn and progress in a supportive environment. Find out more and apply for our Head Office roles via the link. Building a healthier nation. It starts with you.
It’s National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2024 and Nuffield Health are delighted to be supporting this fantastic campaign which aims to celebrate the success of our 148 2023 achievers, as well as support and encourage the nearly 550 individuals in-learning! The theme this year is Skills for Life and will shine a light on the positive social impact in individuals, businesses and the wider economy that apprenticeships bring. At Nuffield Health, we’re investing in the talent of today so they can help us shape the health of our nation tomorrow. We believe in building better and healthier fitter futures for everyone. That’s why, if you’re serious about starting a career in healthcare, fitness and wellbeing, it all starts here. Give your career a healthy start, search and apply for our early careers opportunities: https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com/early-careers
