Bad work life balance. Poor pay. Excellent management, enjoyable and rewarding job role. Excellent progression opportunities. Excellent experience for healthcare roles

Pros

Rewarding job

Cons

Pay

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Lovely place and lovely people - don’t pay enough.

Nhs business authority. (Current Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne - 27 May 2022

I love this job, the people you get to meet and work with are amazing at what they do, the money for the skills you learn and develop in do not project … once you get an ‘upskill’ to a more challenging job it also moves you up a band … however there is a waiting list to get your pay rise and people wait a long time. Which I think is terrible if you are doing a job that pays a band 3 yet you are being paid a band 2 because of the nhs funding.

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What people like

Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Support from manager
Sense of belonging
Trust in colleagues

Fun workplace

Covid Tester (Former Employee) - Dagenham - 27 May 2022

Good place to work, good benefits Free tea and coffee 4 days on 4 off Free lunch and dinner at the beginning Good group of people to work with Decent working hours

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Appalling management

Administrator (Former Employee) - Croydon, Greater London - 25 May 2022

They often don't respond to requests when wanting help with incorrect pay/ shifts not put on or authorized on the bank. Also when your banding in low (band 2 or 3) you are not listened too. If you try to get promoted - forget it if you are not family or friends with those in power as nepotism is RIFE!!!! Use your time there to get experience and then take your experience elsewhere if you want to build a career.

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Great to work for

Covid-19 Mass immuniser - band 3 (Current Employee) - Cardiff - 25 May 2022

Very understanding and supportive staff around you in some difficult environments. Easy to make friends and gives a good work life balance. Good to get foot in the door

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Challenging but supportive

Psychological well-being Practitioner (Current Employee) - Chorley, Lancashire - 24 May 2022

I trained as a PWP and I was lucky enough to be kept on once I qualified. The team are very supportive and they are aware that working as a PWP is very demanding. Work-life balance is a challenge but management are aware of this, but unfortunately it is the nature of working as a PWP. The service try to support you in anyway they can.

Pros

Friendly team

Cons

High workload

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Beneficial

Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Birmingham - 23 May 2022

You learn lifelong valued skills within healthcare.If you are in the right team it can be very enjoyable to work. Some teams often have clicks especially from the older the staff. If the team is good it makes your day much better

Pros

Discounts

Cons

Work load, stress

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a very stressful place to work

Nursing Assistant (Current Employee) - London - 23 May 2022

NHS is a place to work, your first week at work is very interesting because you have to interact with people from different background and culture, but apart from that, nothing good about working in NHS, full of bullying, discrimination, intimidation and stressfull.

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Radiographer (Current Employee) - York, North Yorkshire - 23 May 2022

Worked here 22 years. Secure employment, decent pension, good annual leave days. Overtime a constant, always available due to being understaffed consistantly

Cons

Stressful, frustrating

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supportive

Bank staff (Current Employee) - Blackpool, Lancashire - 23 May 2022

Very supportive structures in place. especially in more stressful roles. Friendy welcoming staff. Some clicks but they weren't toxic. just likeminded

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Community nurse for people with learning disabilities (Former Employee) - Sherwood - 22 May 2022

Nursing is understaffed and the nurses and teams in nhs as a whole are expected to work under stressful and risky to patient situations. Poor support for same reason and I found there to be a culture of cliques and favouritism. The job is a reliable source of income but nhs has changed due to all the cut backs affecting patient experience and resulting in low morale at work with little job satisfaction.

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Can be fun

Healthcare Support Worker (Current Employee) - Grampian - 21 May 2022

Difficult job but rewarding. Sometimes work can be very fast paced and overwhelming, sometimes it can be very quiet. People are willing to help you and most shifts are great.

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Stressful

Administrator (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 21 May 2022

Almost every day is exhausting, I felt like I was burnt out all the time. I personally had minimal support and often hated reaching work in the morning.

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Worked with a great team

Band 6 Physiotherapist (Former Employee) - Belfast - 21 May 2022

Managed to join a very supportive team. Learned a lot from my time spent there. Work will vary depending on your role and position so I am only speaking from my personal experience.

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Enhanced payments the only good thing

Nursing Assistant (Current Employee) - Manchester - 20 May 2022

No support through management. They preach staff well being but will swap you from day shifts to night shifts weekly with no in between. If you ask for any stability for shifts you get none. You get paid less that a care home wage for a HCA other than for nights and sundays. It’s the most stressful job and not worth the money. They say they will support you through courses however no one will do that.

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Good culture, secure employment

Medical (Current Employee) - South Yorkshire - 19 May 2022

I worked for the NHS in a clinical setting for around 10 years. I worked in a variety of settings including ED, palliative care, paediatrics and community. Staff on the whole are happy to be at work. Especially in the community. Here, staff are well looked after, and treated fairly. Of course there is job pressure, but it is manageable. Pay is in line with National pay grades throughout the NHS. You are well supported if sick. Generally there is a good culture of teamwork. CPD is very well supported, and appropriate time off given for this. Job security is excellent.

Pros

CPD support

Cons

Long hours, and can be intense

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Productive

Admin Assistant (Current Employee) - Kent - 19 May 2022

Happy and Nice working atmosphere, stable job with nhs. Clear job duties and nice colleagues and supervisors. Work life balance without overtime working.

Pros

Work life balance

Cons

Low Salary

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Good culture

Receptionist (Former Employee) - Aberdeen, Aberdeen City - 19 May 2022

Good colleagues and work environment, good progression opportunities for those who want it as well. Would recommend to anyone. Pay is fair and reasonable.

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Nhs

Physiotherapist (Current Employee) - Devon - 18 May 2022

Good employersFew opportunities once you reach the top of your bandingGreat job satisfaction and more often than not supportive and friendly colleagues

Pros

Job satisfaction

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Don’t do the apprenticeship

Nursery Assistant (Current Employee) - Trafford, Greater Manchester - 18 May 2022

No opportunity to progress. Management don’t care about staff. The apprenticeship is so unorganised and once you have completed it there isn’t much opportunity to progress.

Pros

Helping people

Cons

Lots

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Safe secure job

Clerical Assistant (Current Employee) - Cramlington, Northumberland - 18 May 2022

Good secure job, good pay. Good opportunity to advance or change careers in the trust if you wish to. Everyone is mainly friendly and respectful of each other.