Passionate about HUC and his role in the organisation
Having served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Ashliegh had to undergo more surgery when he started at HUC. However, he quickly felt right at home – making friends with similar backgrounds to his own, and finding the sense of community and pride in colleagues comparable to what he had experienced in the Forces.
“Regardless of their background, everyone here’s really passionate about helping people and I’ve found it particularly rewarding over the years when service personnel have called NHS 111 and I got to speak to them,” reflected Ashliegh.
“There’s just so much we can do to help, and to signpost them to and I’ve often found it goes so much further if you can relate to what the person is actually going through. I’m a big champion of NHS 111 both inside and outside of work.”
For Ashliegh, after he was discharged and contemplated taking a job in London with a long commute (“not great with a disability!”), all it took was a conversation with someone who worked at HUC and recommended he apply to become an NHS 111 Call Handler.
Since HUC have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, Ashliegh has become even more passionate about encouraging other reservists or former Armed Forces members to join, becoming a bit of an Ambassador for HUC. For example, he recently represented the organisation at the Armed Forces Day in Peterborough.
“We got so much interest that day and I was proud to be the face of HUC there. I think most people don’t realise how many transferrable skills they have that would stand them in good stead if they joined HUC.”
Ashliegh has made quite the success of working in the organisation. From NHS 111 Call Handler, he moved to working as a Shift Manager for six years and now works in the IT team.
“I can highly recommend working for HUC. There’s a lot of flexibility and a commitment to accommodate certain deployments as well as a vast number of different roles, some of which are even exclusively working from home.”
