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Transparency Ranking
British Society for Rheumatology
top 3 scores:
Role modelling
Autonomy
Hours flexibility
British Society for Rheumatology
We champion the rheumatology specialty, influencing change and building a thriving community of best practice.
4 days/week at home – Decided flexibly depending on the team
4.5-day week
A little flex time
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Based on 31 employee responses
We asked employees of British Society for Rheumatology what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.
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British Society for Rheumatology's employees have anonymously had their say in what they think of the company
It's a great company to work for and flexibility feels well built into the culture
I see us as a team who are learning to work well together, this is strongly promoted throughout the organisation and is successful.
The flexibility and the team spirit of most colleagues; mostly everyone is always ready to offer a helping hand. There is an openness and genuine kindness from everyone. I think we can also continue to explore how people may do tasks differently depending on how their brains are set up, or any protected characteristics, and which tasks may be more difficult for certain individuals, mainly to enhance people's knowledge when it comes to diversity; this can also build more empathy and consideration for people, interpersonal skills, and improve inclusivity further.
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Awards & Achievements
Best Sustainable Conference - Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
2023SME of the Year - British HR Awards
2023HR team of the year, SME - HR Excellence Awards
2023Best Small Organisation - Inspiring Workplaces
2023Workplace Culture Award, SME - Personnel Today
2023Flexible recruitment Award - Working Families Best Practice
2023SME of the Year - British HR Awards
2024About us
British Society for Rheumatology is the leading UK specialist medical society for rheumatology and musculoskeletal care professionals.
We support our members to deliver the best care at all stages of the care pathway, improving the lives of children and adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease.
Flexible working at British Society for Rheumatology
We’re a small organisation with huge ambitions. If you’re looking for an organisation with a one-team feel where you’ll be able to develop professionally and have the autonomy to run with your ideas, we might be a match for you.
Our fulltime working week is 31.5 hours, spread over 5 days. We offer a lot of flexibility around this, so you’re not tied to a 9am-5pm day. This could look like a 4.5-day week, however, you can also tailor your working hours to suit your individual needs and responsibilities.
Nearly all of our roles are hybrid and we use our office for activities focussed on collaboration and communication. At BSR, this means that we all come into the office once a month for an all-staff day, giving us chance to learn and work together as a team, and take part in fun activities organised by our Social Squad. The rest of the time we make decisions within our own teams about how often it is productive to come into the office. All of this means that our hybrid workplace has a real buzz on the all-staff days, and then there are also quieter days where only a few people or teams might have chosen to work from the office. To support our hybrid working approach, we have a focus on digital wellbeing and productivity, with the aim of creating a workplace where everyone thrives.
Approach to diversity & inclusion
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of everything BSR does; this commitment is shared by staff, committee members, working groups, and trustees. This commitment allows us to champion EDI in all aspects of rheumatology. Our core values of leadership, openness, collaboration and celebrating success reinforce our commitment to EDI.
Within BSR, our internal EDI workstreams are focussed on creating a culture of belonging. Belonging is not the same as ‘fitting in’. We’re not looking for colleagues who ‘fit’, as this implies that there is a right way to present at work. Instead, belonging focusses on creating an organisation where everyone is able to act with integrity and in line with our values. We aim to create a culture of psychological safety, so that all colleagues feel respected and trusted.
What do we think of British Society for Rheumatology?
We've loved working with British Society for Rheumatology during the onboarding process. Their FlexScore and feedback from employees was so impressive and it clearly is an amazing place to work. They have an amazing balance of flexibility and doing work to be genuinely proud of.
Meet who might be hiring you
At the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) you’ll find a values-led organisation committed to high performance and creating an organisation where our members and staff feel that they belong. We’re extremely proud of the work we’ve put in to making BSR an inclusive and flexible work place and we’ve found that our team thrives in our high trust, high accountability environment. At BSR everyone has the autonomy to determine the best way to manage their week – from home, or the office - and how to be at their best across a 4.5 day working week.
Everyone involved with BSR puts our values into everyday practice:
- Celebratory – we celebrate the achievements in rheumatology
- Inclusive – we support everyone in the rheumatology community
- Sustainable – we work to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment
- Leading – we use our profile to drive change and support those working in the specialty
- Collaborative – we always seek to work with others to have a greater impact.
Thanks for taking a look at our page – we’d love to hear from you.
Sarah Campbell, Chief Executive
Awards & Achievements
Best Sustainable Conference - Association of British Professional Conference Organisers
2023SME of the Year - British HR Awards
2023HR team of the year, SME - HR Excellence Awards
2023Best Small Organisation - Inspiring Workplaces
2023Workplace Culture Award, SME - Personnel Today
2023Flexible recruitment Award - Working Families Best Practice
2023SME of the Year - British HR Awards
2024
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