About us

The JPUH is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to a population of 230,000 residents across Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney, as well as to the many visitors who come to this part of East Anglia. Our main site in Gorleston is supported by services at Lowestoft Hospital, the Newberry Clinic and other outreach clinics in the local area.

Our vision is to deliver excellence in healthcare, high quality education and research.

The Trust provides a full range of general acute services plus a number of specialised services. We work collaboratively with a number of local primary care colleagues and community services, to ensure that patients receive the best care in the right place. The Trust has 440 inpatient beds; a mix of critical, intensive and high dependency care, general surgery and medicine, maternity, paediatrics and neonatal.

Working for JPUH

The James Paget University Hospital is a vibrant university hospital and an amazing place to work, full of caring and compassionate people going the extra mile to ensure that patients have a truly positive experience of care.

Situated between two popular holiday destinations in east Norfolk and north Suffolk, and with a steadily increasing local population of over 250,000, the James Paget is the largest local employer in the area with over 5000 members of staff.

We play a significant role in the fabric of the local community, not only as a much-loved NHS Trust committed to providing compassionate, high quality care, but as an institution within our area. We are a respected clinical educator and trainer that nurtures and develops its staff, both from local and international populations.

What we can offer you

Our supportive environment has grown organically as a result of the people working in our hospital. The Paget is big enough for there to be lots going on, with plenty of choices of career paths and an interesting and satisfying working life whatever position you choose, but it is also small enough that every single member of our team is treated as a person, not just a number. And that is important to us.

We are on a journey towards building a healthier future together: Together with our patients and staff, together with our partners, together with our communities. 

Medical School

The University of East Anglia (UEA) Medical School opened at the James Paget University Hospital in 2002 and in 2006 we obtained University Hospital status. This development has delivered tremendous benefits for our patients in raising the quality of care and the profile of the Trust with its high quality of medical education, with the establishment of the Faculty of Health at the University of East Anglia and our excellent links with the Norwich Medical School here at the James Paget University Hospital.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a great way to earn whilst you learn.  Study relevant training in a large organisation and gain transferable skills that will assist you in your future career. 

For apprenticeship enquiries please email JPUH-Apprenticeships@jpaget.nhs.uk

• An apprenticeship is a work-based method of training that involves job shadowing and performing tasks under direct or indirect supervision.
• Apprentices are supported and guided by their departments as they work through their apprenticeship qualification, while also maintaining the benefits of being a full-time member of staff (i.e. annual leave, etc).
• Apprentices are contracted to work for a fixed term of 12/15 months on an Intermediate Apprenticeship, 18 months for an Advanced Apprenticeship or 24 or more months for a Higher Apprenticeship
• All apprenticeships are full time so you will be required to work 37.5 hours per week.
• Apprentices get paid Apprenticeship wage for the first twelve months of their contract (£240 per week), or the Enhanced Wage (£259.84) if they are required to work weekends. For the remaining time on the programme, they are paid national minimum wage for their age. These figures are accurate as of April 2024.

Apprenticeships include the following:

• Learning on the job and carrying out training which is relevant to your job role.
• Spending 20% of your working hours completing off the job training. Please note: working hours are capped at 30 hours a week for funding purposes only. For a full-time apprentice working more than 30 hours a week, this is an average of six hours a week over the planned duration of the apprenticeship.  This can include:
  • Completion of coursework
  • Undertaking the Cavendish Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment (if a Healthcare Apprentice)
  • Practical training: shadowing, mentoring, working with other team members
  • College monthly workshop days or personal study days
• Having an assessor from an external training provider who will visit you once every four to six weeks to set work and observe you at your workplace. They also provide support and guidance throughout.
• Getting the chance to learn about different roles within your department and the Trust as a whole. Also, getting an insight into the different career pathways we offer and where you might like to progress to in the future.
• Completing an End Point Assessment during the final stages of your apprenticeship to achieve a grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction.

Find out more about what we can offer on our Apprenticeships page. 

Work Experience

Are you interested in a Career in the NHS?

If so, work experience can give you a valuable insight into your chosen field.

Work experience at the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is organised by the Apprenticeship Team. ***Please note; Due to restrictions currently in place at our hospital we are unable to accept applications from individuals under the age of 16 at this time.*

Find out more

If you would like to know more about working for the James Paget University Hospitals then please visit our Work For Us page.