Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employee Reviews

My career started with BCHC and I loved every minute with my colleagues. If the Trust was run by the staff I never would have left, but poor management and lack of progression meant I had to look elsewhere.

Pros

Staff and colleagues were the best I've ever met

Cons

Lack of career progression

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Mostly a good trust.

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 29 June 2023

I enjoy my job and like my colleagues. There is a lot of other departments that aren't so good to work for. I have had the misfortune to work in those during redeployment in covid times. The rehab wards management don't appreciate their staff or the hcas, nurses etc. They micro manage the staff, hence a lot of unhappy staff. A lot of leavers too but the penny hasn't dropped yet! There's a lot of bad managers, toxic people who work in this trust. They seem to do well here and progress up the bands. The trust has lost a good deal of great staff, admin, clinical etc too. These people have given their exit interviews but it doesn't change things! Why haven't the directors noticed the high turnover in certain places and investigated.The dental dept seems to be a deffinate toxic place to work.

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None inclusive culture

Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 17 June 2023

Too many managers who have no idea about clinical responsibility. A top down culture which is exclusive of clinical opinion. This leads to the risk of patient experience and safety

Pros

Good colleagues

Cons

Too many managers

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Worst company I have ever worked for

Audit Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 13 January 2023

Constantly work extra hours without pay. Very little support. Always doing work above my pay grade. Management doesn’t listen. Very discriminatory. Very isolating

Cons

No work life balance

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Fast paced

Support staff (Former Employee) - Hq - 7 October 2022

Overall decent place to work - some improvements could be made but I believe these are in the pipeline. A lot of good people people, working hard for jobs they are passionate about

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Insights into Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Based on 29 survey responses

What people like

Ability to meet personal goals
Time and location flexibility
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Ability to learn new things
General feeling of work happiness

Weekly pay & flexible hours

Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 26 August 2022

Can choose to work in a range of different settings, meeting new service users and staff daily. Flexible hours, able to choose to work whatever hours are best suited to you and your lifestyle. Any concerns are reported to trust bank office and they always get back to you within good time

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Not bad

HCA (Current Employee) - West Bromwich, West Midlands - 16 August 2022

Not a bad place to work. Wages are poor. Understaffed due to high levels of sickness and morale is low but some great staff work here who go above and beyond

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Busy

Community Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 2 August 2022

Busy fast paced working environment. Staff and colleagues supportive and helpful. Pay doesn’t make up for the responsibilities and work you undertake.

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Enjoyed my work here

Band 3 Special School Nursing Assistant (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 5 May 2022

I worked in special school nursing within a team of nurses and support workers. Training was provided and I felt supported in my role at all times by the Team Leader.

Pros

Free lunch

Cons

Lots of bending to provide personal care

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Support nurse

Care Support Worker (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 26 April 2022

Great friendly place to work. Can be long hours but you can work half days. Loved my job working with Birmingham community nhs, just ashame of all the government cut backs. The main people it hit is the patients but also affected staff. Worked part time contract and banking the rest, waited years for a full time contract that never came because of the cut backs.

Pros

Can work round family/home life.

Cons

Long hours at times

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Trained to a high skill level in Clinical Skills.

Senior Health Care Assistant (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 26 April 2022

Great place to learn clinical skills. Management can be very supportive if you can get their attention. I work nights which can be challenging but rewarding.

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Good people

Housekeeper (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 15 March 2022

Worked for them as a member of the Domestic team on bank staff. This Trust has a lot of good people working for them, especially at West Heath Hospital. They look out for you and make sure you are supported in your role.

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Stressful workplace

Health Care Assistant (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 12 January 2022

I could not plan my life, was getting my rota only on Friday to know what hours I will be working the next weekManagement will dismiss your ideas for improvement and will be rude to youThere is a toxic environment where you feel guilty for being sick, as they are so short staffed, and they will not believe you are sick, and you will be shouted at

Pros

Opportunity for bank shifts

Cons

Lack of organisation, rude management that will shout at you

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Poor company to work for

Health Visitor (Current Employee) - Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands - 10 November 2021

Unfortunately bchc are loosing many staff due to how they are treated and constant demands on their existing employees many (myself included) are either wanting to leave the trust or are looking for jobs. Sadly as is the case with some companies, management from higher up call the shots with little regard for the staff whom they employ.

Pros

None

Cons

No work life balance, favouritism, management

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Stress

Patient Services Administrator (Former Employee) - Birmingham - 11 April 2021

Such a stressful environment. More managers than employees, no/very little opportunity for advancement. They work you to get every penny out of you, no team moral. Managers gossip about employees, very unprofessional environment. Nothing is confidential.Such a horrible, hostile environment to work in.

Pros

None

Cons

Everything

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Great colleague

Community staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 9 March 2021

Job security great team varied dutiesPlenty opportunities to do courses Great feeling of belonging Lots of opportunities to gain promotion and to specialise

Pros

Lease car pension

Cons

Long hours

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Lovely place to work

Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 1 February 2021

BCHC is very friendly place to work. All the RN'S were so kind and always put their staff members needs as a priority. HR department people are so nice always gives you best advice if you ask for one.

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Autocratic management / unfriendly workers

Senior HR Advisor (Former Employee) - Birmingham City Centre, West Midlands - 21 November 2020

High blame culture / antiquated systems and ways of working / blame culture and constant micromanagement from line management. If you want to enjoy working - this is not the place for you!!

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Very relaxing place to work.

Dental Receptionist (Current Employee) - Sparkbrook - 3 April 2020

The staff is a joy to work with and understand team work and the management team is not in your face or on your back constantly but always there to give support when needed.

Pros

45 mins. for lunch instead of 30 mins.

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Productive and fun place to work

Dental Nurse (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 21 March 2020

Overall good place to work, management not so great Typical day 9-5 Mon- Fri Learnt lots through NHS funded courses most enjoyable part of the job is meeting new people everyday and being able to help them.

Pros

good working hours

Cons

no progression

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Training for new staff

Monthly Staff reviews and Training (Former Employee) - Various - 7 March 2020

Training for new staff was very good and well.organised. Additional training relevant to your role was readily accessible. Arriving on first day, they made so easy People were very professional as I worked at various bases I was always made to feel welcome

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