We recognise that being in the armed forces provides people with transferable skills and the aptitude to work in our diverse and growing workforce. If you want to use your skills and talents to make a difference, why not consider a career in healthcare?
If you would like to have a chat with Andy Stubbs, Armed Forces Covenant Lead Manager please get in touch at:
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0300 304 4030 for further support.
Why work for Sussex Partnership?
We are committed to supporting our local armed forces community. You can be assured, as veteran, that we understand your needs and will support you to be the best that you can be in your new career.
We were one of the first mental health trusts in the country to receive Veteran Aware accreditation from the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance. We are a founding member of the Sussex Armed Forces Network and have more than 140 Armed Forces Champions working across the Trust who are trained to support veterans and families, as well as offering advice to colleague who are supporting veterans.
Veteran Aware Accreditation
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) have also just reaccredited for the Veterans Aware Award after being one of the first Mental Health Trust to gain it 3 years earlier.
Forces Families Jobs
SPFT is linked in with Force Families Jobs (FFJ). FFJ is the go-to place for training, employment and volunteer roles for family members of currently serving UK military personnel. Family members can apply for jobs and access employment and training opportunities with companies and organisations who are Forces family friendly.
Armed Forces Covenant
In 2022, we were awarded the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Gold Award.
We believe that those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, veterans or their families should face no disadvantage, especially within our own recruitment processes.
We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for members of the Armed Forces Community.
Step into Health
We are a member of Step into Health, offering members of the Armed Forces Community an access route into a new career with the NHS.
You may have clinical skills and qualifications that meet the criteria for certain roles at Sussex Partnership. However, we also employ people in a range of non-clinical roles, including administration, finance, estates and facilities, digital, communications and management.
Career Transition Partnership (CTP)
SPFT is linked in with The Career Transition Partnership (CTP). CTP is the Ministry of Defence working with Right Management, to be the official provider of resettlement and have supported leavers of the Armed Forces for over 25 years, as they transition from the military into civilian life.
Armed Forces Community staff network
In 2022, we launched the Armed Forces Community staff network, a growing network of staff members, ex-service personnel, reservists and family members who offer peer-led support through drop ins, events and social activities.
Andy Stubbs is the Trust's Armed Forces Covenant Lead Manager and co-chair of the Trust's Armed Forces staff network. Andy identifies, connects and supports staff who have a British Armed Forces connection.
To find out more about the above initiatives, how we are supporting our armed forces colleagues, or if you would like to have a chat with Andy about any of our vacancies.
Please get in touch at andy.
To find our current vacancies please follow the link: Here