Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employee Reviews

I worked as an Assistant Psychologist for the health board for 2.5 years. My supervisor was absolutely amazing and really supported my development. I felt like part of the team throughout.

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Supportive and fun

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 15 November 2023

Fab place to work, supportive but busy at times! Love my role on the ward and find myself learning new things every day. The ward team is fun and bright!

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Registered Mental Health Nurse (Current Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 25 August 2023

Have always felt supported by front line management.Services in general could be improved, but same goes across the board.Workplace culture varies with each department, can be stressful.

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good place to work

Business Manager (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 3 May 2023

good place to work. sick pay, holiday pay, pay progression. management can be better, busy parking difficulty. health benefit. CPD . very busy place to work

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Lots of bullying

Employee (Former Employee) - University hospital of wales - 18 March 2023

I have seen so many good staff leave due to overwork & bullying which has gone on so long in the organisation its a style of management. Management seem to stick together & are scared of any criticism. Not the best place to work

Pros

Park & ride

Cons

Bullying, lack of management support

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Meh

Nurse (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 9 December 2022

Not much funding for training. Depends on a department you are working. Some managers are going beyond to try to trian staff, however, the funding of NHS is always a struggle.

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Decent jobs, good benefits

Clinical Coordinator (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 7 October 2022

Decent enough place to work, plenty of advancement opportunities. Great benefits. Decent wage. Good pension scheme etc.. but is mundane office work majority of the time so depends what you're looking for

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Job security

Bank Health Care Support Worker (Current Employee) - Llandough - 25 July 2022

There are Always positions to fill. Majority of staff a lovely, very friendly and willing to teach you things they have learnt and share their knowledge.

Pros

Job security

Cons

Low pay

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Interesting job

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Uhw/Llandough hospital - 8 July 2022

No two days are the same when you work in an outpatient pharmacy and the work itself is interesting and I enjoy talking to patients on reception and colleagues here are nice as well. Llandough hospital is a friendly place to work and is nice and homely. On the whole I feel the communication in the trust needs a considerable improvement.

Pros

Llandough is a friendly place to work and is homely. Great colleagues.

Cons

Long hours communication needs improving.

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Work

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 19 June 2022

Love this job; really good support and enjoy the patient care. Can sometimes be busy but if you have a good team on it’s manageable. Staff and management are supportive

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Practical team work

Trainee Dental Nurse (Former Employee) - Cardiff University, Cardiff - 19 May 2022

Big and important company which can help to gain high level of skills and obtain interesting experience. Supportive and Friendly team work lead to achieve all successful request. Offering all nessasary tools and equipment give chance to study, doing research and improve total side in work.

Pros

Good time for break

Cons

Long hours

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It is okay

Kris Slater (Current Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 16 May 2022

I wished people just listened more to the employees. Parking is extremely difficult. Day to day work could vary and do not feel you could be accommodated

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Low pay for the job requirements

HCA/Support Worker (Current Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 30 April 2022

Good place to work I have learnt a lot , working for NHS is always challenging unfortunately is a little bit frustrating when you see agency staff on double money then permanent experience NHS staff

Pros

Stability

Cons

Salary

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Security

Research Nurse (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 13 April 2022

Working within the National Health Service is a secure job due to the varied jobs available, pay should be increased for nurses. University hospital wales not a bad hospital to work in.

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solid sensible place to work, wide variety of roles in healthcare

Doctor (Former Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 2 January 2022

After interview the recruitment is very efficient, the main delay is the background checks although these have got faster. My working team is delightful.

Pros

clear rotas at least 4 weeks ahead, reasonable flexibility in changing shifts. paid study leave.

Cons

hours can be long

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Wonderful colleagues, high burnout

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 16 November 2021

It is hard to put into words just how much there were “extremes” in the nursing role. With regards to the clinical role and helping patients, as challenging as it is, it is always rewarding. The majority of ward based staff are really kind and friendly as well. That said, the environment is so stressful and impacted by short-staffing. I saw myself and over half of my colleagues burn out very quick doing the work of multiple staff in one body. This is not to blame management who (the majority of) try their best to manage their wards and staff to the best standard possible. More attention is needed to the amount of stress and responsibility placed on new starters (who may not have the experience/skills to manage that stress yet) especially when they tend to get left as the only qualified member of staff on their ward (in mental health, I can’t speak for general/medical nursing) within a few weeks of starting (and particularly those who are new to the trust, who are not as aware of the “processes” that take more than 2 weeks to pick up.)

Pros

Rewarding, colleagues are friendly

Cons

Very stressful, lots of responsibility within a short time frame

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Sadly overwhelmed and back breaking

Health Care Support Worker (Former Employee) - Cardiff University - 27 October 2021

Lack of training Lack of advancement Treated like disposable cupsLack of support and appreciation Always understaffed and under pressure Some absolute gems 💎 in amongst the system but are overlooked, agency rewarded with £400 a night most if whom do bare minimum and nobody seems to audits thier work.Very sad to watch the system crumble.

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Ward volunteer

Ward Volunteer (Former Employee) - Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan - 20 March 2020

Enjoyable and rewarding role. All the staff were easy to get along with and were passionate about providing the best care they could for the patients.

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Llandough Hospital is a friendly place to work

Housekeeper (Former Employee) - Llandough - 19 February 2020

Llandough Hospital was a great work environment with various opportunities to progress within the career. However, the shift pattern was very intense and made it difficult for me to find a balance between work and personal life. I really appreciate the experience I gained while working there as well as the people I met. there.

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Productive and Fun work environment

Special Investigator (Current Employee) - Cardiff, Cardiff - 27 January 2020

Would recommend the work here, plenty of work and a lovely team to work for. Stable and safe work place with plenty of support and patience. Patient driven.

Pros

Pay and team

Cons

monitored

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I enjoy my work, my role is fairly autonomous and varied.

Advance Care Planning Facilitator (Current Employee) - Woodland House - 7 January 2020

My work is interesting and enjoyable. I am fairly autonomous and am able to work at home. My primary function is clinical education and public engagement. The role is diverse and includes project management, improvement methodology and embedding advance care planning into clinical areas.

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