Armed Forces Silver Award

Proudly supporting our current and former armed forces colleagues

We are proud holder of an Armed Forces Silver Award.

The award, which was granted in 2022, is a progression on the Bronze Award granted to the organisation in 2018/19 and reaffirms the our commitment to employing and supporting those with a current or previous roles in the armed forces.

We are proud of our close links with the armed forces with many staff and volunteers having served in a previous career or continuing to serve as reservist alongside their ambulance role.

We have an extremely active armed forces staff network which supports those who have or continue to serve.

SECAmb signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in 2018. The covenant is a commitment to member of the reserves, armed forces, veterans, or a family members and outlines how we will support them, officially, as a military-friendly employer.

The commitments set out in the covenant include promoting SECAmb as an armed forces-friendly organisation, seeking the employment of veterans young and old and endeavouring to offer flexibility in granting leave for service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner’s deployment.

Employees are also able to access to the Trust’s award-winning wellbeing hub and its services. Staff can also benefit from support provided by the Trust’s staff equality networks which champion the needs of those who are part of the armed forces family and which are supported by a number of trained Armed Forces Champions.