Working with us
Joining us means joining an award-winning Foundation Trust.
You’ll have direct access to rolling hills and bustling cities right on your doorstep. Our approach to putting our people first means that staff wellbeing is our top priority.
We scored above average in 7 out of 9 themes in staff engagement in our most recent Staff Survey, making us the No1 Trust in West Yorkshire for colleagues recommending us as a place of work.
What’s it like to work here?
It’s a warm and welcoming environment and our people are at the heart of everything that we do.
We work hard to support each other and our collaborative working style isn’t just with each other – it’s what we strive for with our communities and the external organisations that we work with too.
We’re always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way that we provide our services. There’s a lot of energy in our workforce and creativity and development allow us to keep moving forward as a Trust.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we really are here to welcome new people from the moment they step through the door. If you join us, you’ll have access to excellent training and development and a wealth of one-to-one opportunities which can improve your wellbeing. You’ll also be able to contribute to and be a part of our award scheme ‘The Pride of Airedale.’
Disability Confident Employer
In 2022 we were accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, in recognition of our commitment to making employment opportunities whilst embracing disability.
The scheme helps employers recruit and retain great people, to challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability, whilst drawing from the widest possible pool of talent and improving employee morale by demonstrating fair treatment.
In the previous 12 months the trust has re-launched the Enable network for colleagues with disabilities, created a new reasonable adjustments guide and toolkit and rolled out training for managers so they have the latest advice on how to support their staff.
The trust is also focussing on inclusive recruitment, making sure applicants are aware of what’s on offer to support them in the workplace, and explaining that if they meet all the essential criteria there is a guaranteed interview scheme, and that once in employment the trust supports staff with reasonable adjustments and an Adjustments Passport, so the adjustments are agreed and recorded in one place so staff don’t have to repeat the process if they move teams or departments.
Support Wellbeing
We look after our staff just like we look after our patients, and we work hard to support each other.
All our staff have access to a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Service and Employee Assistance Programme. Both these services are agile – they adapt to however our staff need them. If you join us at Airedale your journey will start with a wellbeing induction. This will be followed up regularly, so that we’re clear on how we can best support your wellbeing at work.
All our staff have access to a dedicated staff clinical psychologist and immediate family counselling.
We also offer many physical benefits including online exercise platforms and wellbeing classes.
If you need to take a break at work we have a dedicated wellbeing garden – it’s a quiet, tranquil area and a much-loved green space that’s shared by our staff and the local nature around us too. We encourage regular walks and outdoor meetings.
Our Location
Situated in a stunning rural location, we are a stone’s throw from thriving city centres with great transport links, offering the best of both worlds.
We’re rural, and we’re urban. Our services are provided from our main hospital site, Airedale Hospital, and at other locations across the community – such as the recently refurbished Castleberg Hospital near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley and Skipton Hospital.
We provide care for local people who live in an area extending from the fringes of north Bradford to parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The centres of population are the towns of Keighley, Ilkley and Bingley in West Yorkshire, Skipton, Settle and Grassington in North Yorkshire; and Barnoldswick, Earby and Colne in East Lancashire. It is situated in some of the finest scenery in England extending from the Pennines in the south to the upland hills and valleys of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the north.
Airedale Hospital is situated in the countryside between Skipton and Keighley. It is on great rail and road links to major cities and the Lake District. The main road links are with the M1 at Leeds (25 miles), the M62 at Bradford (15 miles) and the M6 at Preston (25 miles). In addition to Bradford and Leeds there are good shopping centres and cultural facilities at Ilkley (7 miles), Skipton (5 miles) and Harrogate (20 miles).
Residence within ten miles of the hospital affords a wide choice of pleasant surroundings at Bingley, Haworth, Ilkley and Skipton as well as many small country villages. There are many excellent state education facilities nearby, including grammar schools in Skipton and Halifax as well as independent schools at Giggleswick, Bradford, Ilkley and Leeds.
Our Achievements
- The Trust has recently gained Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) accreditation conferred by the Royal College of Anaesthetists who cited a specific commendation regarding our SAS career development pathways.
- Leaders in digital health with our MyCare24 service and services in care homes, with our Gold Line for end of life care and specialist services such as stammering
- Our mobile cancer care units provide care and treatment in the community bringing care closer to home for our patients
- We have applied to be part of the 2030 Building Better Hospitals programme with an ambition to be the first carbon-neutral hospital in Europe
- A multiple-time winner of the CHKS Top Hospitals award
- Proud of our positive culture and our inclusivity