Contractual benefits
Competitive salaries
At St Ann’s we recognise recruiting and retaining high performing individuals is key to delivering our strategic aims. One of the ways this is achieved is through the hospice’s pay structure.
Competency Frameworks are used to determine pay levels on appointment to a post and also pay progression while in post. Individual competencies within the Competency Frameworks are aligned with qualifications, knowledge and skills.
Enhanced annual leave
| Length of service | Holiday entitlement (inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata for part time staff) |
| On appointment | 35 days |
| After 5 years’ service | 37 days |
| After 10 years’ service | 41 days |
St Ann’s employees are also eligible to purchase up to 1 weeks’ holiday per year via a salary sacrifice scheme.
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
The hospice offers enhanced maternity and adoption pay at:
- 8 weeks’ full pay inclusive of SMP / SAP (Statutory Maternity Pay / Statutory Adoption Pay)
- 10 weeks’ half pay plus SMP / SAP (if this payment exceeds full pay then the amount paid would be reduced so that the employee does not receive more than full pay for this period.
- 21 weeks SMP / SAP
The hospice also offers enhanced Paternity pay.
Enhanced occupational sick pay
The hospice offers enhanced occupational sick pay which is paid inclusive of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
| Length of service | Allowance |
| During the first year of service | One month’s full pay
Two months half pay |
| During the second year of service | Two month’s full pay
Two months half pay |
| During the third year of service | Four month’s full pay
Four months half pay |
| During the fourth and fifths years of service | Five month’s full pay
Five months half pay |
| After completing five years’ service | Six month’s full pay
Six months half pay |
Contributory stakeholder pension scheme
The St Ann’s Stakeholder Pension Scheme is a contributory scheme, with employees choosing their percentage of contribution. The hospice will then match this contribution up to a maximum of 7%. The Pension scheme is with Scottish Widows.
Previous members of the NHS Pension Scheme may have the option to remain in the scheme (subject to making contributions into the scheme in the previous 12 months) and the hospice would pay the employers contributions.
Life cover
The Group Life Assurance Scheme provides employees in the St Ann’s Stakeholder Pension Scheme with a lump sum life cover of three times their basic salary in the event of your death whilst employed by St Ann’s Hospice.