With an annual turnover of approximately £300m South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) is one of the most successful Foundation Trusts in the country providing integrated care including mental health, learning disability, social care and community health services. We provide these services from over 200 locations across Bedfordshire, Essex and Luton and employ approximately 6,100 people and serve a population of 1.8 million.
SEPT is the first mental health and learning disability trust to achieve University Trust status. Traditionally, community-based Trusts were prevented from gaining University Trust status, as the Government’s criteria largely depended on the numbers of doctors being trained by a Trust. SEPT’s success has kick-started national reform of this old-fashioned model, by shifting the emphasis onto the academic achievements of the whole staff team.
In last year’s prestigious Healthcare 100 Awards SEPT set a new record of seven award category wins and moved up from the previous year’s eighth ranking to take first place this year and also the enviable accolade of Top NHS Healthcare Employer. SEPT was also voted Top Mental Health Trust in the Healthcare 100 survey that names the top 100 healthcare providers to work for in the UK. SEPT was also runner up in the Top Healthcare Employer for Nurses and Midwives and Commitment to Clear Roles and Responsibilities and Jobs That Make A Difference.
This year SEPT celebrated the news that it achieved the national Investors in People (IiP) Gold Level status, the Health and Wellbeing Practice Award and Staying Healthy at Work (SHaW) in Essex. The accreditations are valid for three years and means that the Trust demonstrates good employer practice. And with our ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation we demonstrate our commitment to creating a positive environment that encourages disabled people to seek and maintain employment with us.
SEPT is a great place to work!