Airedale NHS Trust

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Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust champion the Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings Programme which seeks to improve how we support members of the Armed Forces community within the hospital setting. We have also been formally reaccredited as ‘Veteran Aware’ by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA). 

We also hold Silver accreditation awarded by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which distinguishes organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to defence and the Armed Forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.  We encourage employment from the Ex Armed Forces Community recognising the many varied transferable skills. Within our workforce there are Armed Forces Veterans across many different departments including Porters, Estate’s, Administration, Practice Education, Nursing , Heads of Service and our Armed Forces Advocate.

About us

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning NHS hospital and community services trust providing high quality, personalised, acute, elective, specialist and community care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering Yorkshire and Lancashire. Situated in a stunning rural location and a stone’s throw from thriving city centres with great transport links, offering the best of both worlds.

Our Values

Our staff and 350 committed volunteers all work to our values and behaviours. Our values are about; compassion, improving lives, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients. We want to make these part of our DNA.

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. We are ambitious and want an energetic, thriving workforce, where creativity, innovation and development allow us to keep moving forward.