Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant

At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust we recognise the value Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and our country and are very proud to have signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in 2016 and be awarded Gold ERS Status in 2022.  We are also proud to have been re-accredited in 2021 as a Veteran Aware Hospital.

As an employer we are committed to offering practical support of the Armed Forces Covenant by continually developing, delivering and implementing Armed Forces friendly and positive policies, processes and procedures in support of the veterans and ex-Forces and their families and Armed Forces Reservists, both patients and staff, existing or potential, within our community.

We offer a range of employee supports and in particular support our Reservists and Cadet Forces Volunteers (CVAT) with paid leave to enable them to attend their annual training camp.

We welcome job applications from the Armed Forces community, including military spouses, and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for those that meet the essential criteria.  We also offer support through constructive feedback and application writing guidance to ensure we get the best out of each candidate.

About us

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was established on 1 April 2005.  The predecessor trust (Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) had been formed in 2002 following the merger of Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. We were the first trust in the county to be awarded “teaching hospitals” status. Our mission is to provide excellent care with compassion.

We have three equally important  strategic aims – to provide outstanding healthcare to our local communities, to offer a range of high quality specialised services to patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria, and to drive innovation through world-class education, training and research. We are constantly striving to improve, and working towards becoming an outstanding, high performing organisation.

Our values define who we are and how we behave:

• Caring and compassionate. We treat everyone with dignity and respect, doing everything we can to show we care.
• Recognising individuality. We respect, value and respond to every person’s individual needs.
• Seeking to involve. We will always involve you in making decisions about your care and treatment, and are always open and honest.
• Team working. We work together as one team, and involve patients, families, and other services, to provide the best care possible.
• Taking personal responsibility. We each take personal responsibility to give the highest standards of care and deliver a service we can always be proud of.