Location and Transport
St George’s School of Health and Medical Sciences is based in Tooting, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Approximately 5 miles south-west of central London, It is ideally situated for travelling to the city and to surrounding areas.
The School has numerous public transport links with a London Underground connection, extensive bus services, nearby mainline train stations and cycle links which offer easy access to the surrounding areas such as Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Clapham and Croydon.
The School is five minutes walk from Tooting Broadway underground station (zone 3 on the Northern Line) and within 25 minutes you can be enjoying all that London has to offer.
St George’s offers Interest-free loans for season Travelcards.
Local Attractions
Tooting is the busiest of Wandsworth's five town centres, trading seven days a week and offering a huge variety of places to eat, shop and spend leisure time. The town centre serves a local population of almost 60,000 people from all cultures including Asian, African, Caribbean and European. As a result the town centre is noted for its wide range of acclaimed restaurants, as well as pubs and bars.
For fitness pursuits, the recently refurbished Tooting Leisure Centre is a 5 minute walk from the School, and offers sports and fitness facilities including a swimming pool, a modern equipped gym, health suite and various classes and clubs, for a discounted rate for St. George’s staff. Tooting Bec Lido is situated nearby and there are a number of open commons and parks with Tooting Common, Tooting Bec Common, Wimbledon Common, Wandsworth Common and Richmond Park all nearby.
Living in Tooting
Property consists of mainly late-Victorian and early Edwardian 3 bedroom terraced houses and two bedroomed flats and maisonettes. Living in Tooting, you can enjoy the benefits of lower house prices and rent away from the central city, and yet the great transport links mean that you are never far from the attractions of the city.
Pay and Pensions
The University offers competitive terms, conditions and benefits.
City St. Georges, University of London offers optional membership of competitive pension schemes with generous employer contributions and a range of extra benefits. The University administers 4 schemes:
Pension Scheme |
National Health Service Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for existing members |
Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) |
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) |
| London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) |
Leave
Staff at City St. Georges, University of London are entitled to 30 days of annual leave per year pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this are 4 extra closure days between Christmas and New Year, when the University is closed and the 8 Bank Holidays per year.
The University is committed to supporting family friendly policies and provides generous maternity, adoption, parental and paternity leave entitlements as well as providing a number of flexible working opportunities.
Staff Development and Training
St George’s offers a wide range of activities to support the development and training needs of individuals and teams, including:
- Leadership and Management Development
- Coaching and Mentoring
- A Core programme open to all staff as well as development programmes for specific staff groups including researchers, staff with technical and specialist roles, professional services and staff with learning and teaching responsibilities.
Trade Union and Staff Representatives
The University has formal recognition agreements with a number of trade unions including the British Medical Association (BMA) Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), Unite and Unison.
Staff Support
St George’s provides an Occupational Health Service to ensure the health and wellbeing of staff – promoting health and preventing ill-health through health screening, vaccinations and immunisation, sickness absence management, health promotion and accident follow-up.
A staff counselling and support service is also provided free of charge by a number of registered psychotherapists.
Staff Facilities
Our Staff and Students can receive discounted rates to use the facilities at Tooting Leisure Centre. The council-run facilities are just minutes away from campus on Greaves Place and membership will offer use of the gym and swimming pool, along with unlimited group exercise classes, indoor cycling sessions and a discount on non-membership activities such as squash and badminton.
Between the St George's School of Health and Medical Sciences and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, there are a variety of shops, cafes and restaurants as well as a library, chapel and multi-faith room which are available for the use of staff.