Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
NHS Trust
About the trust
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the south east of England. The Trust was legally established on 14 February 2000 and provides a full range of general hospital services, and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south of West Kent and the north of East Sussex. It also provides specialist care to a wider population. This includes ophthalmology, stroke and sexual health services.
The Trust provides specialist cancer services to around 1.9 million people in Kent, Medway and East Sussex, via the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone Hospital, and at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury. The Trust also provides outpatient clinics across a wide range of locations in Kent and East Sussex.
The Trust employs a team of over 7000 full and part-time staff. Its core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs, and it operates from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. The latter is a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) hospital and provides wholly single-bedded ensuite accommodation for inpatients.
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury is the first NHS hospital in England to provide en-suite, single rooms for all inpatients. The hospital is seen nationally as an example of best practice in the design of patient-safe facilities and has attracted widespread international interest.
It is a designated Trauma Unit, undertakes the Trust’s emergency surgery and is the main site for Women’s and Children’s, and Orthopaedic services. The Education Centre at Tunbridge, with its full resuscitation simulation suite, enables the Trust to offer excellent clinical training. Construction work on a new six storey medical student accommodation and teaching building is underway.
The hospital is a short distance from Tunbridge Wells town centre and there are good public transport links with buses running to the hospital seven days a week.
Maidstone
Maidstone Hospital benefits from its central county location. It is home to the Kent Oncology Centre – the fourth largest oncology service in the county.
The Trust offers PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography) services in a dedicated building and has a rolling programme to upgrade its Linear Accelerator radiotherapy machines. The hospital also has a state-of-the-art Birth Centre, a dedicated ward for respiratory services and an Academic Centre with a 200 seat auditorium.
The hospital is a short distance from Maidstone town centre and there are good public transport links. Barming Station, with services into London Victoria, is less than one mile from the hospital. Buses run to the hospital seven days a week and the Trust provides a free shuttle bus between the hospital sites for all staff.
Why Choose Maidstone and Tunbridge
Wells NHS Trust
The Trust has been awarded ‘Practice Status’ for the Improving Working Lives standard. This means that all staff are entitled to work in an organisation that is investing in more flexible, supportive and family friendly working arrangements to improve diversity and develop staff skills to improve patient services. We actively encourage staff to put forward ideas for change to improve our services and all suggestions are considered.
MTW provides a range of benefits to support staff throughout their career, in addition to those offered as standard by the NHS. Benefits of working for the NHS include up to 12 months’ sickness benefit; enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay; shared parental leave, NHS Pension Scheme; ill-health retirement benefit; lease car scheme for eligible staff; and discount schemes (NHS Staff Discounts; Blue Light Scheme; Gym Memberships).
Working at MTW brings a range of added incentives. These include:
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Health-related benefits such as free Occupational health service; fast track referrals for physio and other clinical services; Flu and COVID vaccination scheme; Health and Wellbeing checks; Wellbeing lounges; access to mental health first aiders; Employee Assistance Programme including counselling for staff and families; and multi-level psychological support in-house.
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Travel related benefits: cycle to work scheme and free shuttle bus between Tonbridge Station and Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Awards such as Long Service Awards, Employee and Team of the Month Awards, and our Staff Star Awards
Know the Location
With its vibrant towns and cities, picturesque villages, beautiful countryside and stunning beaches, Kent has something for everyone. What better place to live and work. Maidstone itself, the business capital of the county, is in the heart of Kent with the River Medway running through it.
Tunbridge Wells is one of the oldest and most sophisticated boroughs in the county. The area is actually made up of three main towns: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Cranbrook and Paddock Wood, as well as having many beautiful Wealden villages scattered throughout the countryside in between.
Kent is well known as the garden of England. Whether you want a gentle stroll or prefer to hit the trails on a mountain bike you can get out and about in some of the most stunning countryside in England. Home to the Kent Downs, and High Weald, and bordering the Surrey Hills, you’re never far from an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Kent has a 350-mile coastline where you can find dramatic cliffs, wide sandy bays, and pebbly beaches. Enjoy a day at the seaside, exhilarating rides at the funfair, visiting the old harbour towns, or just relaxing on the beach.
History and culture
With its vibrant towns and cities, picturesque villages, beautiful countryside and stunning beaches, Kent has something for everyone. What better place to live and work. Maidstone itself, the business capital of the county, is in the heart of Kent with the River Medway running through it.
Tunbridge Wells is one of the oldest and most sophisticated boroughs in the county. The area is actually made up of three main towns: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Cranbrook and Paddock Wood, as well as having many beautiful Wealden villages scattered throughout the countryside in between.
Kent is well known as the garden of England. Whether you want a gentle stroll or prefer to hit the trails on a mountain bike you can get out and about in some of the most stunning countryside in England. Home to the Kent Downs, and High Weald, and bordering the Surrey Hills, you’re never far from an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Kent has a 350-mile coastline where you can find dramatic cliffs, wide sandy bays, and pebbly beaches. Enjoy a day at the seaside, exhilarating rides at the funfair, visiting the old harbour towns, or just relaxing on the beach.
Education
If a change of scene means a move for the whole family, then discover the superb schools on offer across the county – from pre-school and primary to secondary schools, including grammars and special needs schools. For those interested in higher education, the county is home to the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University, with a number of London universities within commuting distance. Local colleges include Mid Kent College, South and West Kent College and Canterbury College, each of which offer a range of programmes from vocational courses to higher education qualifications.
Transport
Kent is one of the best-connected counties in the UK. If you travel by car the M20 and M2 link the south and east of Kent to the M25. By train, the HS1 high speed service runs through Kent into London St Pancras, and we have many lines running into London Bridge, Charing Cross and Victoria. In addition, you can use the Eurostar or Channel Tunnel to get to Europe by train. Four major airports (Gatwick, Heathrow, London City and Stansted) are all within reasonable driving distance or accessible by train and if you want to go abroad by sea, the ports of Dover and Ramsgate offer a variety of services to the continent.
Towns and shopping
From designer bargains to independent boutiques, Kent is home to a fantastic variety of shops including Bluewater at Dartford, McArthur Glen Designer Outlet at Ashford, and Westfield Cross at Stratford. Maidstone has been ranked as one of the top five shopping centres in the southeast and the Fremlin Walk shopping centre houses a range of top fashion labels. The historic Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells offers high-end stores and boutiques, as well as classy bars and eateries.