Our guide to staff uniforms

These are some of the typical professional staff you might meet as part of your journey into our department. You will recognise them by the colour of their uniforms:

  • Matron – Purple with navy contrast trim
  • Nurse – Hospital blue with navy contrast trim
  • HCA or Support Worker – Lilac with navy contrast trim
  • Pharmacist – Bottle green with navy contrast trim
  • Physiotherapist – White with navy contrast trim
  • Occupational Therapist – White with bottle green contrast trim

You can find out more information about what these job roles are on the NHS educational site.

Other professional roles in our hospital:

  • Students – cloud blue with navy contrast trim
  • Nursing Practitioner – Royal blue with navy contrast trim
  • Midwife – Postman blue with navy contrast trim
  • Speech and Language Therapist – Ruby with postman blue contrast trim
  • Music, Art and Drama Therapist – Ruby with sherwood green contrast trim
  • Advanced Practitioner – Dark red with navy contrast trim
  • Team Leader – Navy with dark red contrast trim
  • Healthcare Science Practitioner – Light green with navy contrast trim
  • Nursing Associate – Sky blue with sky blue trim
  • Healthcare Science Scientist – Peacock with navy contrast trim
  • Head of Department – Black with red contrast trim
  • Pharmacy Technician – Sherwood green with navy contrast trim
  • Prosthetist Orthotist – White with hospital blue contrast trim
  • Osteopath – Ruby with cloud blue contrast trim
  • Diagnostic Radiographer – Ruby with light green contrast trim
  • Operating Department Practitioner – Ruby with sky blue contrast trim
  • Therapeutic Radiographer – Ruby with white contrast trim
  • Orthoptics – Ruby with black contrast trim
  • Podiatry – Ruby with royal blue contrast trim
  • Osteopath – Ruby with cloud blue contrast trim
  • Dietician – Ruby with hospital blue contrast trim