Our Vision
Find out about our five year plan to ensure Norfolk & Waveney is the best place to work!
Welcome to our Norfolk & Waveney #WeCareTogether website. This is the place to find out about working in Norfolk & Waveney, how to develop your career and how we are implementing our People Plan to make Norfolk & Waveney the best place to work in health & care.
Our We Care Together Norfolk & Waveney People Plan, written following extensive consultation with system partners and our workforce, describes how we will work towards our vision to have happy, healthy people delivering excellent compassionate care.
This will enable us to achieve our system goal for Norfolk & Waveney to be the best place to work, mirroring the aspirations set our in the National People Plan 2020/21.
Achieving Our Vision
In August 2020 we launched our workforce strategy ‘We Care Together, Norfolk and Waveney People Plan’ which describes how we will work as an Integrated Care System to ensure that Norfolk and Waveney is the best place to work in health and social care. Our People Plan aligns to the national NHS People Plan and describes how we will:
1. Creating new opportunities, roles and new ways of working
2. Promoting good health and wellbeing for our people
3. Maximising and valuing the skills of our people
4. Creating a positive and inclusive culture and developing strong leadership
I am committed to working with you, to make Norfolk and Waveney the best place for our people to work in health and care.
You can find out about how you can start your career with work experience, an apprenticeship programme, such as to becoming a Nursing Associate, or study one of the Get Into Programmes.
You may be looking to progress your career in nursing, allied health professions, pharmacy, healthcare science. Or are you interested in progressing your leadership or move into a new sector of health and care? Norfolk & Waveney is the place to maximise your skills.
The #Wecaretogethernw photo documentary on Instagram captures and celebrates our local people working together to deliver compassionate care during the pandemic.

Happy healthy people providing excellent compassionate care
Find out more about the vision and how we’re building a better partnership to deliver healthcare for the region
Happy healthy people providing excellent compassionate care
”I have a strong family history of nursing with my grandmother, mum and sister all in the profession so I grew up on the wards and almost became part of the furniture. I think nursing is inherent in me and I really enjoy the job.”
Your Career
Whether you’re finishing school or college, or thinking of a change – take a look at our resources to help you on your way.
Your Future
From training and development to leadership programmes we want to see you flourish in your career.
Our People
Meet the people and hear stories from those who make Norfolk and Waveney what it is.