Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
The Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust serves 258,000 people in Southport, Formby, and West Lancashire, both in the hospital and in the community. Aside from the Southport and Formby District General Hospitals, the Ormskirk and District General Hospital also offers emergency care. This includes both adult and paediatric emergency services, intensive care, and a wide range of medical and surgical specialties. Ormskirk Hospital provides a variety of other services for women and children in addition to maternity care.
According to the hospital's website, the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport Hospital provides specialised care for spinal patients from all over the North West, North Wales, and the Isle of Man. The Trust also offers sexual health services to residents of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.
KNOW THE LOCATION
Southport is a significant seaside town in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336 people, ranking it eleventh among the largest towns in North West England. Southport is located on the Irish Sea coast and is bounded to the north by the Ribble estuary. Southport, with its magnificent and broad beach, is surrounded by natural beauty, making it an ideal location for relaxation and unwinding. Beginning your journey along the coast at Crosby beach, you can see the Anthony Gormley 'Another Place' art installation, which consists of 100 iron men standing proudly looking out to sea and can be seen in a variety of different ways at various points throughout the day, giving you a unique experience each time.
Going to Formby Beach, you ascend through the natural dunes until you come face to face with the most stunning and expansive view of the coast you have ever seen in your life. Moving on to Southport, Ainsdale beach is an activity paradise where you can kite surf, ride a parasail, and participate in a variety of other beach attractions and activities - ideal for active families. When you arrive in Southport, you can leave the town behind and walk to Southport Beach, where you can build sandcastles or stroll down the pier and take in the breathtaking coastal views.
Education
Primary and secondary schools in Southport
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Greenbank High School
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Meols Cop High School
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Peterhouse School
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St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
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Birkdale Primary School
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Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
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Churchtown Primary School
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Farnborough Road Infant School
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Farnborough Road Junior School
Transport
Bus: Southport has a fantastic bus and tram network that connects it to all nearby destinations. Southport is served by 58 bus lines, which make 492 stops.
During peak hours, bus routes 704, 713, and 719 run every 5-15 minutes, and off-peak hours, they run every 10-30 minutes.
Trams run every 15 minutes or less on weekdays between 5 a.m. and midnight, and every hour of the day and night on weekends.
More details about the bus route are available at https://www.geopunk.co.uk/timetables/town/southport/index.html.
Rail: Southport Train Station is served by trains from a variety of towns and cities.
Trains to Southport run frequently from Manchester Airport, Manchester (Piccadilly, Oxford Road, and Victoria Stations), Bolton, and Wigan, as well as other North West locations. Manchester Piccadilly Airport serves services to and from the North East and Yorkshire, while Wigan International Airport serves services from the North, Scotland, and the South. Merseyrail, which is known for its speed and frequency, provides service between Liverpool South Parkway (for Liverpool John Lennon Airport), Liverpool City Centre, and Southport.
Leisure
Southport is on the Sefton coast and is easily accessible from locations throughout the North West. Southport, which is close to both Liverpool and Manchester, is an excellent place to get away from the hustle and bustle of a big city for a day out, a short trip, or even a "staycation"!
Southport has a long and illustrious history. The town's golfing traditions, as well as its status as a thriving tourist destination, have been well established over the previous century. The Southport Flower Show, which is now an annual flora exhibition, was the impetus for the development of this positive reputation.
What is there to do in Southport for free?
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The Atkinson. 817. Art Galleries • History Museums. ...
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Southport Pier. 2,245. Piers & Boardwalks. ...
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Southport Marine Lake. 768. Bodies of Water. ...
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Botanical Gardens. 577. Gardens. ...
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Rotten Row. 128. Historic Walking Areas
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Scenic Walking Areas. ...
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Hesketh Park. 358. Parks.
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Silcock's Funland. 346. Amusement & Theme Parks. ...
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Genting Casino Southport. 159.
Why should you choose Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust?
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you'll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff.
Staff benefits for healthy living
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Complementary Therapies
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Occupational Health
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Staff Podiatry
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Staff Physiotherapy
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Staff Lifestyle Assessments
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Staff Travel Incentives
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Staff Counselling
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Child Care Vouchers
Occupational Health The Occupational Health Department offers a range of services including telephone based advice and guidance on a Self-referral basis.
Staff Counselling Self-referance to the staff counselling service
Staff Physiotherapy Staff with a newly developed Musculoskeletal problem can have it assessed and treated by the Trust`s Out Patient Physiotherapy staff. The service is designed as a relatively fast turnaround service to assist in keeping staff at work, or aide their return to work. It is also to prevent problems becoming chronic, and for that reason it is only new acute and sub-acute problems that have only existed for 4 weeks in duration or less that can be accepted. There are, however, no restrictions on the area of the body that is involved.
Smoking Cessation / Alcohol Support / Weight Management Healthy Stockport is a free, confidential local support service to help people make positive lifestyle changes. The service offers practical support on healthy eating, moving more, smoking, healthy weight, mental wellbeing and alcohol services
Staff travel We encourage staff to minimise car use as much as possible. The following benefits are available to all those wishing to walk, cycle and car share or take public transport:
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Interest free loans available to buy a bicycle
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Separate male and female shower and changing facilities
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Secure cycle parks across the hospital site
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Walking to work will improve your fitness (pedometers are available on loan from the Occupational Health Department)
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Discounted bus tickets and Interest free loans to purchase an annual travel card
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Staff who car share receive a reduced rate on parking and a designated car sharers parking pass
Benefits for staff
They offer a wide range of benefits and services and a range of opportunities to promote your health and well-being including:
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Childcare vouchers
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Sickness absence advice/support
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Advice about pre-employment/transfer of employment
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In-house counselling and physiotherapy services
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Flu vaccinations
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Targeted health promotion activities
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Insight – employee assisted programme
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Flexible working arrangements
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Flexible annual leave
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Parental leave
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Job share
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Career break
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Flexible working hours scheme (flexitime)
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Term time working
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Extended days (compressed hours)
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Flexible retirement
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