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Here at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust we’re about building a workplace for the future and recruiting the right people into the right roles is one of our top priorities. We are currently recruiting for Healthcare Assistants, Housekeeping Staff and Administration roles. If you enjoy being part of a team, being busy and taking pride in your work, we may have the right role for you. You will earn a minimum of £10.90 per hour which this winter makes us a real living wage employer.

Salisbury District Hospital’s Maternity Unit is now home to the New Beatrice Birth Centre. The centre is run by experienced midwives and is best described as a ‘home away from home’ environment and a middle ground alternative to the traditional labour ward or home birth. The centre, which will receive its first mothers on Monday, offers a safe, friendly environment suitable for women who have had a healthy pregnancy and are expecting to have a straightforward birth. Women can choose to give birth in the centre even if for first babies.

Salisbury District Hospital is currently under intense pressure. The hospital is full to capacity with a significant number of patients waiting to be seen in our A&E department and to be discharged home or into alternative care. We would like to ask for the community to support us as we work to alleviate the pressure and improve the flow of patients through the hospital. If people have a family member waiting to be discharged, please try to respond quickly to calls about their ongoing care at home or in another setting. Please avoid attending A&E unless you have a life-threatening illness or severe injury, this will help us prioritise the most urgent and critical patients. We would encourage everyone to consider alternatives to A&E for minor illness or injury including the Salisbury Walk-in Centre, NHS111, or your local pharmacy. If you do attend A&E with a non-urgent condition you may need to wait to be seen. The hospital remains open. Please do attend all appointments as normal unless directly contacted by the hospital.

Today on World Menopause Day, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge, led by the charity Wellbeing of Women, to make sure that they are supporting staff experiencing the menopause or peri-menopause, as well as informing and educating colleagues, friends and managers to create a supportive, inclusive workplace. By signing the pledge, the Trust has committed to recognising that the menopause can be an issue in the workplace and must actively offer support and information to employees affected, encouraging them to talk openly, positively and respectfully about the menopause. Pictured above: CEO Stacey Hunter and Chief People Officer Melanie Whitfield with signed Menopause Workforce Pledge.

Please be advised that there are telephone issues at Salisbury District Hospital this morning. If you need to ring Central Booking or Radiology Booking, please call main Switchboard on 01722 336262 for assistance. We apologise for any inconvenience.