The benefits of working for Sue Ryder

At Sue Ryder we offer our own, unique pay and development framework.

If you would like more information on this speak to our friendly recruitment team by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

Yes, as a healthcare professional you can transfer across your NHS pension when you join Sue Ryder as long as you meet the following criteria:

• You are medical staff, qualified nursing and therapy staff on Grades 5 to 8 of Sue Ryder’s clinical pay framework, or are staff on Grades 2 to 4 of the pay framework and deliver care directly to our patients.
• You have been a paying member of an NHS pension in the last 12 months.

If you are not coming from the NHS, Sue Ryder offers both an auto-enrolment pension scheme with The Peoples Pension and a Group Personal Pension Scheme with Royal London with employer contributions of up to 5%.

At Sue Ryder, we’re passionate about investing in your learning and development, and offer a range of education opportunities to help you fulfil your potential and develop specialist skills in palliative care.

And because we care for patients with a variety of conditions and symptoms, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge in multiple areas, all while working as part of an experienced, multidisciplinary team.

As a member of the Sue Ryder team, you could access a range of funded, accredited courses depending on your role, such as:

• European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
• advanced pain and symptom management  
• advanced communication skills  
• non-medical prescribing
• clinical leadership
• apprenticeships, degree modules and master's level qualifications.

Sue Ryder also offers internal training led by on-site practice educators and our central education team, including our Fundamentals of Palliative and End-of-Life Care and Bereavement programme, and SAGE & THYME training.

Sue Ryder offers enhanced maternity and paternity pay, with maternity leave offering 26 weeks of Enhanced Maternity Pay (Full Pay for 8 weeks and then half your basic pay for 18 weeks) and 26 weeks of Ordinary Maternity Pay.

For paternity leave eligible employees are entitled to two weeks paternity leave paid at full pay.

We also have an enhanced Bereavement Policy (which reflects what we are asking the Government to introduce through our current bereavement leave campaign) which enables colleagues to take two weeks of bereavement leave on full pay if an immediate family member dies, or four weeks if a child under the age of 18 dies.

Sue Ryder employees have the chance to access a range of fantastic offers and discounts at over 1,200 retailers including all of the large supermarkets, Currys, M&S, Boohoo, Expedia and many other high street brands via PeoplePerks.

Our employees and their families also have access to helpful advice and guidance on matters such as finances, healthy eating, yoga and exercise, and mental health through our Wellbeing Hub.

The wellbeing of our colleagues is very important to us and there are a range of resources available to support colleagues with their mental health. Our Mental Health First Aiders are on hand to support anyone who needs it, and are available to listen, reassure and respond to anyone who may be experiencing mental health issues or emotional distress.

Our Employee Assistance Programme provides you and your family with counselling and advice on a variety of personal or workplace issues.

We also support our staff’s financial wellbeing through a Debt Consolidation Scheme and run webinars to support staff wellbeing.

Love cycling? We offer an enhanced Cycle to Work scheme through which you can purchase tax free a bicycle or eBike for use on your commute or for leisure.

Sue Ryder also has a partnership with a car lease scheme where you can pay for a brand new car and make tax savings from a selection of hundreds of makes and models.