Medway NHS Foundation Trust Employee Reviews
Review this companyJob Title
All
Location
United Kingdom24 reviews
Sort by
Found 24 reviews matching the searchSee all 28 reviews
Fast work environment
Nursing (Current Employee) - Medway Towns, Kent - 24 October 2020
Indeed featured review
The most useful review selected by IndeedIf you enjoy fast, varied work then this is for you. Be prepared to get moved from ward to ward at last minute. Lots of quick turn over with patients as demand very high.
Cons
Long hours, getting moved regularly, low pay
Was this review helpful?
Poor management
Medical Education advisor (Former Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 9 June 2020
I really enjoyed his job but I was unfortunate enough to have a poor manager who did not value her staff. She would get quite angry and shout at people a lot. That aside the job was enjoyable and the work was interesting. With a different manager things would’ve been much better sadly I lost this job through redundancy
Was this review helpful?
Fair Work Place
Administration Assistant (Former Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 5 March 2020
Good place to work, it has fair management. Take being off work for sickness well. It has very good pay rates especially on a weekend.
Would recommend to work here :)
Was this review helpful?
Admin
Ward Clerk (Former Employee) - Medway, Kent - 21 January 2020
No respect from management, do not follow the policy and procedures only when it suits them, morale is very low in my department, new interim manager that has made changes which was not discussed with staff, waiting to be redeployed within the trust, not through my choice, that’s 15yrs loyalty for you! Would not recommend staff to work at Medway.
Was this review helpful?
Lack of respect for staff
PA (Former Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 21 December 2019
All staff working under horrendous stressed conditions, staff leaving and not being replaced. Management expanding despite vacancies not being advertised, “who you know not what you know”, with no management skills or knowledge to regulations, expected to work in more than one department
Pros
Canters food
Cons
Long hours, management lack of respect for staff
Was this review helpful?
Work experience
Clinical Pharmacist (Former Employee) - Medway Towns, Kent - 15 December 2019
Extremely stressful, badly managed, chaotic environment. The issues are listened but not actioned. Staff moral is almost zero with no motivation in place. Everyone is pushed to their limits.
Was this review helpful?
Watch your backs
Generic Porter (Bank) (Former Employee) - Gillingham - 15 August 2019
Clinical workers & services people are fantastic. Problems lie with the people running the NHS. Bullying, no compassion for the Doctors, nurses, porters etc who all work extremely hard
Pros
None
Cons
Management
Was this review helpful?
Great team spirit
EPRR Manager (Current Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 16 March 2019
Current role is very busy, everyone I speak to is willing to assist and all very polite. Great atmosphere to be working in.
Typical busy Hospital environment
Was this review helpful?
Good experience
Porter (Former Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 15 January 2019
lots to learn, good experience on dealing with with people on a regular basis. learn to be proactive, the staff are quite friendly (though not all the time)
Pros
Atmosphere
Cons
Busy
Was this review helpful?
Applying for a job here = big mistake
Administrator (Former Employee) - Medway, Kent - 10 January 2019
Bullying...huge issue. If the bully is a higher grade than you then there is no chance of a fair hearing or any kind of help. if the bully is the same grade the previous comment applies, and if the bully is a lower grade the previous comment also applies.
Management....pure joke. Management positions increase whilst all other roles decrease and those left are run in to the ground
Advancement...forget it.
If you have an illness, even if it comes under the DDA ....forget it, you won't get any help and will be penalised for being Ill.
There are over 500 policies/process guides..... but they mean absolutely nothing, purely a tick box exercise for the benefit of the PC brigade.
Working at the hospital was the worst decision I ever made.
Pros
None.
Cons
See review. And have a chat with someone that works at the hospital.
Was this review helpful?
Jobs at Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Workplace
Ward Clerk (Current Employee) - Medway, Kent - 19 December 2018
No chance of progression regardless of how hard you work, lack of support from management, no cover when you take time off, huge backlog of workloads, insufficient staff numbers...
Was this review helpful?
Don’t do it
Clinical Support Worker (Current Employee) - Medway, Kent - 19 October 2018
Bullies, bullying managers. Poor support. Terrible working conditions. Poor pay for what is expected.
Trying to get rid of all of their staff.
Run far run fast
Pros
Colleagues are kind and become your friends quickly
Cons
Everything
Was this review helpful?
Ridiculously busy. Bad service for patients.
Locum (Former Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 6 October 2018
Such a busy hospital, putting staff under amazing stress. Some departments are very under staffed, and waiting times for some patients are unacceptable. Also in the hot weather some places in the hospital were unbearable to work in. Air conditioning desperately needed. Unfortunately not a pleasant place to be. Overall the Trust needs vast amounts of improvement.
Pros
Lovely food in the canteen. Really well organised volunteer section.
Cons
Too many to list
Was this review helpful?
Staffing and safety
Senior clinical support worker (Current Employee) - Gillingham - 16 August 2018
Colleague are great people, but we all work under a great deal of pressure. Don’t feel that I am informed about new details, when needed and not kept up to date with things changing. Colleagues are so supportive
Pros
The patients
Cons
Not being informed regularly
Was this review helpful?
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Maternity Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Gillingham - 10 April 2018
I believe the NHS provides a significant amount of security for any staff member who joins and this is what drew me to the job and the NHS. There is plenty of training available within the NHS which allows you to develop any new skills that you are interested in for the future or for your current job role. I have been working 12 hour shifts at a time which means I only complete 3 to 4 shifts a week allowing more family time on my days off. The most enjoyable part of the job is the people you work with because the majority of staff are very friendly and very supportive within the workplace. The hardest part of the job is when you are the only member of staff with that job role in the department due to the fact there are other staff member relying on you for the jobs and it can get very very busy and overwhelming.
Was this review helpful?
Great Learning Experience
Personal Assistant (Current Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 3 April 2018
Given me plenty of opportunities to learn and progress however not a secure place to work. A day at work is very busy and productive, the atmosphere can sometimes be hectic
Pros
Pension
Cons
Job security
Was this review helpful?
Challenging at times but a great place to work
Lead Assistant Clinical Practitioner (Current Employee) - Imaging - 4 January 2018
I have worked for the trust for 18 years and feel that it is time to move on. The Trust has been struggling over the past few years and I feel that this is having a negative effect on the remaining staff.
Pros
Great home / life work balance
Cons
Little support from management
Was this review helpful?
Hard working collegues
Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Medway, Kent - 9 December 2017
Everyone works hard to give best patient care. You can have 6 requests within the working month. Good varity of extra courses run to advance knowledge and skills.
Was this review helpful?
Poorly managed and no opportunities for development
Nurse (Former Employee) - Medway, Kent - 11 April 2017
I would not recommend working here if you have a disability as requests for reasonable adjustments are often ignored. There is a lack of flexibility in shift patterns and working hours. No funding is available for professional development and the learning and development team are unhelpful and disorganised. There is a culture of allowing failing managers and employees to stay in posts, leaving the rest of the staff to carry their workload without appreciation.
Flexi and agency staff get paid much more than permanent staff and shoulder less responsibility. Loyalty is not valued in this trust and there's a huge culture of giving opportunities/promotions to favoured employees. There are very few people from ethnic minority backgrounds in senior nursing positions such as matron. The only pro of working here is the NHS pension and annual leave but it's often difficult to get annual leave when you want it.
Pros
Good annual leave, friendly support workers
Cons
lack of flexibility in working hours, no opportunities for professional development, poor mandatory training, covert discrimination.
Was this review helpful?
Cardiorespiratory is the best department
Cardiac assistant practitioner (Current Employee) - Gillingham, Kent - 11 April 2017
Cardiorespiratory is the best department in the whole hospital. All other Managers that run the hospital are no good and have no idea how the hospital should be run. If it was run by the managers in Cardiorespiratory the hospital would be a much better place overall.
Was this review helpful?
Happy place to work with fantastic support from management
Concierge (Current Employee) - Medway, Kent - 3 April 2017
So much to offer in so many fields, ability to develop and grow. I have worked here for 24 years in many departments. Meeting new people and assisting them at a time when they are feeling most vulnerable.
Pros
Pension
Cons
The way people talk to you sometimes
Was this review helpful?
Want to know more about working here?
Ask a question about working or interviewing at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Our community is ready to answer.Ask a QuestionOverall rating
2.9
5
4
4
6
3
8
2
4
1
6
Ratings by category
3.1Work/Life Balance
3.1Salary/Benefits
2.8Job security/advancement
2.4Management
2.7Culture
Compare Medway NHS Foundation Trust with
Questions about Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- How should you prepare for an interview at Medway NHS Foundation Trust?5 people answered
- What is the most stressful part about working at Medway NHS Foundation Trust?4 people answered
- What is the organisational culture at Medway NHS Foundation Trust?3 people answered
- What would you suggest Medway NHS Foundation Trust management do to prevent others from leaving?3 people answered
- Why did you leave your job at Medway NHS Foundation Trust?3 people answered
- How do you feel about the future of Medway NHS Foundation Trust?2 people answered
- What is the paid holiday policy like at Medway NHS Foundation Trust? How many days do you get per ye…2 people answered
- How do you feel about going to work at Medway NHS Foundation Trust each day?2 people answered
- What advice would you give the CEO of Medway NHS Foundation Trust about how to improve it?2 people answered
- Does Medway NHS Foundation Trust require pre-employment background checks? What kind of background c…2 people answered
Medway NHS Foundation Trust Reviews by Job Title
Medway NHS Foundation Trust Reviews by Location
- Companies
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employee reviews