NHS Bondholder appeal

In response to COVID-19, Bondholder the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, as a partnership of health and social care employers, is further developing its temporary and volunteer workforce with willing, suitably skilled and experienced people, so that they can work either on the frontline or in another capacity.

It has put a call out to local businesses and employers who would be willing to help bolster its workforce during the pandemic and are currently compiling a list of roles and skills that are needed which it will then match through a co-ordinated service with individuals who are able to help.

Individuals who offer to help in this way will receive appropriate induction and supervision and will either:

• be employed and paid directly by the Trust/Local Authority/Primary Care Practice;

• provide a service through an honorary contract/service level agreement with their current employer; or

• asked to work on a voluntary basis.

It asks that those seeking to provide support during this critical time, contact uhdb.redeploymenthub@nhs.net.

In response to the NHS’s call for helpers made on Tuesday 24th March, at a national level, more than 400,000 people came forward to offer their services.