It’s more than business at Smith+Nephew – it’s personal.
Life at Smith+Nephew
We remove your limits so you can help remove theirs.
When you soar, patients rise, move pain-free again, reclaim their future.
We are driven by a shared purpose – Life Unlimited
We care for one another professionally and personally. This means making sure that you have the support and flexibility you need to be happy, healthy and productive, in a culture and environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, respected both as an individual and as part of a team, and able to speak up for what they believe in.
Because Life Unlimited begins with you.
Inclusion, Diversity + Equity
At Smith+Nephew, we strive to create a culture of belonging where all employees can bring their full selves and best ideas. We are committed to creating a psychologically safe environment that fosters innovation, delivers business success and strengthens engagement and personal fulfilment.
Employee Inclusion Groups (EIGs) support our commitment to inclusion and diversity. EIGs are voluntary, employee-led groups that foster a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace, creating a culture that supports diversity of thought, background and perspective.
Our EIGs cover a broad spectrum of diversity and provide a network for employees to engage and collaborate.
External Recognition + Memberships
Setting you up for success
We support you to develop your career with a mix of on-the-job experience, ongoing support and mentorship from colleagues and formal learning opportunities.
We ensure that you are set up for success. Each year, you will:
- set objectives with your manager
- plan your development using our 70-20-10 approach
- have formal quarterly check-ins with your manager
- complete an end of year review.
We consider and rate each individual’s performance in an annual process (‘performance calibration process’) to ensure fairness and consistency, which takes place in January. We provide a distribution of ratings as a guide, but we do not use a system of forced performance ranking.
Flexibility at work
We define flexibility as where we work, when we work, and how we work.
Putting flexibility into practice can look different for every employee depending on their personality, what team they are in and their role.
Your wellbeing at work
When you’re at your best, we’re a far better company
At Smith+Nephew you’re more than just an employee, you are a part of a global team with a shared purpose: bringing Life Unlimited to our customers and their patients.
We provide much more than excellent financial benefits. We care about you and your wellbeing beyond the workplace. We offer a host of personal wellness programmes, paid volunteer time, and we match your charitable donations, to name just a few ways that we support you as an individual.
Our global employee assistance programme offers access to a range of services to all employees and their households. Services include therapy, coaching, access to care navigators and work-life services.
Our mental health first aider programme has now been rolled out in multiple countries. Mental health first aiders are often just 'someone to talk to' but they are also trained to help identify when help is needed, identify the level of support needed and signpost people to helplines, counselling and professional support.
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