This page signposts you to where you can access financial advice and guidance, a safe place to talk about money worries, and staff benefits that can help incomes go further.
Financial support and education
Salary Finance
We are pleased to be able to let you know that all OUH staff now have access to Salary Finance - a company who provide a range of financial services including:
- affordable loans repaid through salary - which could be used to pay off expensive debts and avoid payday loans or credit cards: representative rate 13.9% APR (fixed)
- advance earned pay - the ability to access some of your earned pay ahead of your regular payday
- simple savings - where you can save straight from your salary
- help to save - with this government-backed scheme, anyone receiving Working Tax Credit, Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit could earn bonus payments on their savings: earn up to 50p for every £1 saved
- free financial education - an online financial education hub available 24/7 giving you access to a range of handy tools and resources to help you better understand your money.
Find out more about Salary Finance on their website. You can also hear from others how Salary Finance has helped them take control of their money by watching this video on YouTube.
It is important however to note that the Advance product is not a regulated lending product. This is an option, not a recommendation. OUH does not benefit from offering this service and all your communications will be with Salary Finance. Loan applications will be assessed to ensure the loan is appropriate and affordable for you.
Learn content is for guidance and educational purposes only and is generic in nature. Salary Finance does not offer regulated financial advice. Please seek independent financial advice.
Employee discounts and benefits
Vivup
Vivup is the Trust's benefits platform, and provides you with a wide range of savings on everyday shopping, holidays, restaurants, electricals, and much more.
When you log in to Vivup, you can access the Lifestyle Savings to purchase vouchers and gift cards for specific retailers at a discounted rate. You can then use the voucher or gift card to purchase whatever you like from that retailer.
Blue Light Card and Tastecard membership
If you're looking for ways to save money on restaurants, attractions, cinemas, coffee shops, high street shops, supermarkets etc. Blue Light Card and Tastecard may be able to save you money.
Health Service Discounts
All NHS staff can access the Health Service Discounts website for money-saving deals and vouchers, including travel and holiday deals, fashion discounts, money off electricals and homeware, and deals on mobile phones, utilities and an exclusive cashback card.
For more details please email: wellbeing@ouh.nhs.uk
Employee Assistance Programme
Our Employee Assistance Programme, Care First, offers financial advice and guidance, and sympathetic and non-judgemental support, providing a safe place to talk about money worries.
Pay / pension queries
Please visit Getting paid / Contact us
Extra hours at OUH
If you would benefit from additional income, or a more flexible schedule, you could sign up and work more hours in the Trust via the NHS Professionals (NHSP) Staff Bank.
Tel: 03330 144 359
Email: ouhadmin@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Trade Unions
Trade Unions are able to help their members in many ways, in relation to employment or other areas of life such as finances.
Please contact the unions directly via the following representatives for OUH if you wish to join.
- British Medical Association: sfarooq@bma.org.uk
- Royal College of Midwives: julia.chandler@rcm.org.uk
- Royal College of Nurses: donna-sue.wright@ouh.nhs.uk
- Unison: susan.parkinson@ouh.nhs.uk
- Unite: jesika.parmar@unitetheunion.org
