Best Places to Work 2014 – acute trust

  • Full time permanent staff: 7,357
  • Voluntary staff turnover: 11 per cent
  • Exec team male/female ratio: 64 per cent male/36 per cent female
  • Programme to recruit ethnic diverse staff: Yes

The trust offers a range of benefits for staff including flexible working and special leave schemes. The trust has its own fitness facility, the Frank Lee Leisure and Fitness Centre with a 25m indoor pool. It recognises that staff perform best when they can be themselves and has an active LGBT and Straight Alliance to promote LGBT inclusion in the workplace.