It has many great opportunities across many sectors, however new job roles seem unorganised and lack job specification outlining roles and responsibilities. Benefit to this is the ability to create a job specific to current company needs after encountering them, and being flexible in your duties to support this

Was this review helpful?

Mismanaged, unprofessional Organisation

Dogs Body (Current Employee) - Pontypool - 2 December 2021

The leadership are only looking to better their own careers with no focus on improving patient services. Its not what you know but who you know, that counts. Poor decision making is consistently blamed on someone else, the lack of money is constantly used to explain bad planning or non standard practices. Everything is a false economy by choosing the cheapest, that always ends up costing dearly to manage. Key staff that control how and what is done, are frequently under skilled and experienced and refuse to change with the times as its been done like this for 20 years, so why change now attitude! Totally bonkers place to work. Avoid if you value your health and well-being.

Pros

You are helping your family and community

Cons

Unprofessional, lacking management, run by narrow-minded idiots

Was this review helpful?

Insights into Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Based on 7 survey responses

What people like

Support from manager
Fair pay for job
Ability to learn new things

Areas for improvement

Ability to meet personal goals
Energising work tasks
General feeling of work happiness

Mismanaged

Administrator (Former Employee) - Newport - 25 May 2021

Very cliquey, managers are generally useless and don’t care about you, they’ll offload as much work as they can on you, so they can focus on their own progression. They’ll promote their friends over whoever is best for the job, continuing the mismanagement culture. (They say it’s points based, but at the end of the day they can make the points work for whoever they want). Certain staff can get away with murder, whilst other staff are heavily targeted for menial mistakes. Pay isn’t great, the only reason you’d get into this sector is for job satisfaction which you get from helping patients. I’d highly recommend you look at other health boards/private before choosing this one though!

Pros

Pension, discount scheme, cycle to work scheme, car lease scheme

Cons

Copious amounts of pressure, understaffed/under equipped throughout. Unequal and Unfair treatment of staff.

Was this review helpful?

A busy yet rewarding environment.

Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Newport - 30 April 2021

Working in as part of a multi-disciplinary team is in itself challenging and yet rewarding. Health care is a diverse and constantly changing role but the basics stay the same. It can be upsetting and it can be difficult but the highs far outnumber the lows. To see someone sit out of bed, take first steps, even just be able to sit up in bed, all these things are simple but mean such a lot. The responsibility of patients' care is not something that should not be underestimated but it is always a privilege.

Pros

Excellent job satisfaction, knowing that you have the opportunity to help people.

Cons

Sometimes long hours and difficult situations outside your control

Was this review helpful?

Hard work but fun at times

Catering Assistant and Cleaner (Former Employee) - Abergavenny, Monmouthshire - 30 April 2021

Productive and fun but hard work. Some bullying. I was there for 4 years but never offered a contract. I was there as and when they needed me. I did enjoy working there until I had to shield because of covid. I eventually lost my job because of the shielding.

Pros

Paid extra for weekend work

Cons

Temporary job

Was this review helpful?

Rate your recent company

Share your experience to help others

Royal gwent hospital

Facilities Assistant (Former Employee) - Royal Gwent Hospital - 4 February 2021

Working for ABUHB at the Royal Gwent Hospital is an amazing experience and the pay is good, however the managers like to throw their weight around as well as security guards acting as if they own the place! Very Cliquey and staff tend to clash, management like to lay you off after 3 months or so after promises of keeping you permanently... Other than this the place is lovely to work and patients are very appreciative.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Poor Management

Was this review helpful?

Mental Health Nursing at ABUHB

Psychiatric Nurse (Current Employee) - Newport - 6 January 2021

A stressful job with few rewards. Most of the mental health facilities are outdated and staff morale is low. There is pressure to meet unrealistic targets and generally poor management of services.

Pros

Pension Scheme

Cons

High pressure area

Was this review helpful?

Good

Qualified Nurse (Current Employee) - Newport - 31 July 2020

I have enjoyed working forABUHB while being in the bank. There has been lots of shifts available The staff working at the resource bank are also very helpful

Was this review helpful?

In the lab

Pathology support worker (Current Employee) - Newport, Newport - 23 July 2020

It’s hard and busy, I need to work at a fast pace and also work good under pressure which you need to do in that job role. The hardest part is sometimes not knowing some of the test marks but I can easily ask someone who is near. Management is quite relaxed. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing what your doing is a good and important part of the hospital

Pros

Good salary

Cons

Poor childcare understanding

Was this review helpful?

Controlled by bullies

Administrator (Former Employee) - Various - 14 June 2020

Don’t work in nevill hall hospital or the royal gwent as the managers are vile and cruel. I was told no one liked me and to leave despite having more experience and qualifications than the rest of the office dolls. You try and find a manager (idiot) that garners any respect I have a list of cruel vile women in nevill hall hospital

Pros

None

Was this review helpful?

Jobs at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

See more jobs

Health care Support worker Band 2 (non-clinical)

Admin Support – Looked After Children's Team

Caerphilly

10 hours ago

Pharmacy technician

Pharmacy Technician (Current Employee) - Newport City Centre, Newport - 4 June 2020

Really enjoyed working as part of a proactive team and gaining experience all over the hospital. It can be a fast paced environment some times but there is usually enough staff members to help you out.

Pros

Discount on meals, flexible working hours, NHS discounts, progression at different levels

Cons

Weekend working (but you get the time back)

Was this review helpful?

Cliquey

HCSW (Former Employee) - Abergavenny, Monmouthshire - 28 April 2020

Horrible hospital to work in and I've worked in several through agency work etc. I was more respected as agency staff Cliquey, everyone knows everyone outside work as they've all grown up/looked after etc each other for years, so don't exactly like you've worked anywhere else. if you have any experience, but strangely enough don't know where anything is, they seem to dislike you even more for bothering them. I had plenty of experience elsewhere and was respected there. Cant raise issues as the management condone the bullying atmosphere

Was this review helpful?

Competitive and dishonest senior members of staff in PC

Operations Manager (Former Employee) - Newport, Newport - 5 December 2019

Lack of support from senior members of staff. General manager for primary care can only be described as in it for herself and is quite happy to step on anyone’s head to get where she needs to be. Lack of compassion and understanding for clinical and non clinical members of staff.

Was this review helpful?

Quite fair needs a lot more cash input to improve services buildings & resources

Referral & Booking Clerk (Former Employee) - Newport - 8 November 2019

I was an employee for several years in different departments. Depending on department some were a better environment than others eg where long term staff ruled the roost & if your face fitted etc. If you could get into s friendly department thing's like holidays, work/ life balance were good. Equipment to do job always needed updating & fixing. Parking always a problem. Overall can be a good place to work.

Was this review helpful?

Productive and constructive

Lead Nurse and Unit Manager - Gastroenterology (Current Employee) - Newport, Newport - 31 October 2019

My role is varied from management to clinical workload. I work independently and I feel supported during my work. Study is encouraged and where appropriate - funded

Was this review helpful?

Poor Leadership

Clerical (Current Employee) - Newport, Newport - 18 October 2019

Management lack knowledge and experience no relevant medical knowledge cancelling patients for statistics patients ignored staff lack training due to disinterest. The only concern is the penalty incurred due to the trust not fulfilling their obligation. The best thing forward is to remove managers and restructure.

Was this review helpful?

Needs a overhaul

District nurse manager (Former Employee) - South wales - 23 September 2019

Dated employer with none of the benefits you would expect from a modern health service provider. Limited support from senior management and stressful, unhealthy working conditions. Excellent skilled staff but non viable plans to deliver under resourced services.

Was this review helpful?

Awful

Bank Healthcare Support Worker (Former Employee) - Newport & Pontypool - 10 September 2019

Jobs if your face fits and if it doesn't it will be made to be uncomfortable. Made worse by lack of experience of ward staff and unprofessional nature of Senior management and consultants that are totally risk averse and unable to make decisions. Blame culture post incidents and no lessons learned as they're always right. Alienation of families a frequent occurrence and no care at all for client group. Absolutely shocking standard of care, I would not put my animal in Kennels akin to the inpatient unit which is staffed by little Hitlers that think they know it all. God help our vulnerable!!

Was this review helpful?

Very Supportive Environment

Mental Health Specialty Core Trainee (Former Employee) - Hengoed, Caerphilly - 26 August 2019

A lot of support available working in the health board. Sometimes, understaffing could have been a problem, as can be seen in the NHS in general. Some of the hospitals are in small towns, and life can be boring there. But bigger cities like Cardiff and Newport are nearby. Overall a good place to work in.

Was this review helpful?

pro active workplace

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Newport - 14 July 2019

pro active work environment that empowers staff to progress professionally whenever opportunities arise. The team work very well together and all members are focussed on providing high quality care. I enjoy contact with patients and families ensuring they receive high standards of care as required.

Pros

teamwork

Cons

long days

Was this review helpful?

Ok to work for

Admin Officer (Former Employee) - Newport, Newport - 3 July 2019

Far too many overpaid denanding managers and not enough proper workers eg nurses, admin etc. Procurement/purchasing systems leave a lot to be desired.

Was this review helpful?