Oxford Health Charity

Who we are

Oxford Health Charity is part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, helping make more possible beyond what core NHS funding can provide.

The Trust delivers mental health and community healthcare services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire, Swindon and Bath and North East Somerset, reaching diverse communities and supporting people at every stage of life.

Through fundraising, partnerships and charitable giving, we help create better experiences, environments and opportunities for patients, carers, families and the people who care for them.

From therapeutic gardens and creative activities to improved healthcare environments, staff wellbeing and innovative approaches to care, our work helps make a meaningful difference across the Trust.

Our ambition

We're a small charity with big ambitions.

Working within a large and diverse NHS Foundation Trust, we have the opportunity to connect with leading universities, pioneering researchers, globally recognised businesses and organisations at the forefront of innovation in their fields.

These connections, alongside our relationships with local communities, patients, families and staff, create exciting opportunities to collaborate, develop new ideas and make a lasting difference.

We're growing and developing our approach to charitable funding, volunteering, fundraising and community engagement, building stronger connections across the Trust and the communities we serve.

Working with us

Oxford Health Charity offers the opportunity to be part of a small, collaborative and ambitious team within a large NHS organisation.

Our work brings together people from across healthcare, academia, business and local communities, creating opportunities to build relationships, explore new ideas and make a positive impact.

As we continue to grow, we're looking to build on our strengths, embrace new opportunities and help make even more possible for the people and communities we support.

Benefits of working with us

As part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, our team benefits from the rewards, support and opportunities of working for the NHS, alongside the variety and creativity of working within a growing charity.

Our staff benefits include:

• Generous annual leave – starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with NHS service.

• NHS Pension Scheme – access to a comprehensive pension and retirement benefits.

• Flexible working – opportunities for hybrid, part-time and other flexible working arrangements, depending on the role.

• Learning and development – access to NHS training, professional development and career progression opportunities.

• Health and wellbeing support – including occupational health, employee assistance, wellbeing services and staff support networks.

• NHS staff discounts – including Blue Light Card, shopping and travel discounts.

• Additional benefits – including cycle-to-work and car lease schemes, subject to eligibility.

We want our people to feel supported, valued and empowered to develop, while making a meaningful difference through their work.

Our culture and values

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

Caring

• Privacy and dignity is at the heart of our care.
• We treat people with respect and compassion.
• We listen to what people tell us and act upon what they say.

Safe

• Our services will be delivered to the highest standards of safety.
• All services will be provided within a safe environment for patients and staff.
• We will support our patients and staff with effective systems and processes.

Excellent

• We aspire to be excellent and innovative in all we do.
• We aim to provide the best services and continually improve.
• We will recognise and reward those who deliver excellence.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Our vision for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is simple. We want to be ‘the fairest and most inclusive mental and community health provider and employer in the UK.’

We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence in all-things EDI, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible.

Our efforts are employed in delivering on the legislative and regulatory obligations and various accreditation frameworks which will allow us to showcase and celebrate our work and set us on a path to becoming the employer of choice and an outstanding service provider.

But for us, EDI is not just about legal or regulatory compliance. We have also directed our efforts to inculcating a culture that freely values and respects diversity and inclusion. To this end, we have a whole range of policies and guidance, staff engagement, training and development opportunities, courses and resources, and cultural change programmes.

Our work is based on the EDI values of ‘getting the best from people’ and we aim to do this by delivering a quality service that is rooted in our core organisational values ‘caring, safe and excellent.’