NHS Employee Reviews for Registered Nurse

I enjoyed being out working on my own during the day however we were required to work back shift 4 til midnight and we would be out on our own after 10pm which is unsafe we did have a small device that alarms if needed we report where we are. We worked through weekend also by ourselves regularly. Poorly paid for the job that we are required to do and are expected to do.

Pros

1 hours lunch, great work colleagues

Cons

Lone working, poor pay

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Excellent and resourceful place to work

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Lambeth Hospital - 1 August 2023

With great colleagues and excellent support , one can learn great skills sets to work anywhere within the Trust , the same set of Mandatory training , shared capabilities , direct patient care could not be more rewarding than now

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What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Ability to learn new things
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Fair pay for job
Energising work tasks
Support from manager

Get on well with colleagues

Staff nurse (Current Employee) - DARWEN - 29 June 2023

Got on well with colleagues well paid flexiblelike working with children.Easy to get to, goo holiday pay, good staff, high turnover of staff. New company.

Pros

Well paid and suitable hours.

Cons

No break

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Gatekeep good roles

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 3 May 2023

It’s very hard to change wards in when there is vacancy ,overtime is not paid and bank rates are cut.My ward is always short staffed and nurses are blamed for everything,some days are chill but not much.

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Worst trust to work with

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Watford, Hertfordshire - 27 April 2023

No career growth, always understaffed and too much politics. There are a few developmental opportunities in the hospital. Always busy and understaffing. Too much pressure on junior staff members, which is extremely stressful

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Great place to work

Registered Nurse (Former Employee) - Dorset - 19 April 2023

Supportive with career progression and required training. There was a good work life balance and was part of a friendly team with supportive line manager

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Not enough Nurses

Staff Nurse Band 5 (Current Employee) - Rotherham, South Yorkshire - 15 April 2023

Too many band 6 and above not enough band 5 substantial nurses.. Hospital uses a lot of agency staff. Some management aren’t approachable. Car parking horrendous.

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Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Lothian - 28 March 2023

I enjoy my job as a staff nurse for the NHS. I love the fact no two days are the same. I like to help people and am a naturally caring person, you definitely can’t be in this role for the money! I have made so many friends in colleagues whilst working for the NHS.

Pros

Enhancements, shift patterns, pension

Cons

Short staffed

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Great for teamwork

Staff Nurse Band 5 (Current Employee) - United Kingdom - 27 March 2023

Unfortunately the salary let’s it down. Otherwise I would have this job as a career. Due to the low wage I can’t justify staying it is the lowest paid nursing job in the country.

Pros

Teamwork

Cons

Pay for parking, pay for lunches, lowest paid nursing job in the UK

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Productive workplace

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Ayr, South Ayrshire - 7 March 2023

Great place to work and could be much better if staff actually done their job instead of moaning. Nursing is a passion. Stop comparing the job to stacking shelves. Also get rid of number crunching managers and let the place run with clinical staff

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Great colleagues and culture

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Broomfield, Essex - 4 March 2023

Worked with a fantastic team of doctors, nurses and healthcare support workers, in an outpatient setting. Was very busy but I liked the work overall. No day was the same. However the parking was awful and I feel like the trust underappreciates its employees that are not management.

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overworked, understaffed, burnt out

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Glasgow - 21 February 2023

I have worked for the NHS for 30 years of my life and am a competent, hardworking, compassionate individual. Whereas I have turned up to each shift ready to give 100% I have of recent years been working in environmennts that are continuously understaffed or staffed with PRIVATE NURSING Nurses ( who often do not know the ward or patients and sadly often don't care...why should they, they are being paid a fortune whilst NHS staff are brought to their knees witht the burden of trying to deliver high quality care which every patient deserves. The UK Goverments over the last twenty years at least has chipped away at the very fabric that the NHS was supposed to be, using business models which are inept for the care that is required. Why are people surprised that nurses are leaving in their droves? ...and by the way I love nursing people but in the current environment it is a NIGHTMARE.

Pros

none

Cons

too long shifts, understaffed and badly managed

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Good team

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Lincoln, Lincolnshire - 14 February 2023

Fulfilling role when staffed adequately Good options to advance careerLow staff morale at times due to staffing and workload Management is inconsistent some areas have excellent managers others not soStaffing often an issue and has become worse recently with some shifts not being filled/ Bank staffed booked but sometimes just do not turn up leaving the ward/department short staffedGood friendships made with colleagues Rewarding career which I wouldn’t change

Pros

Good pension scheme. Rewarding and fulfilling job most of the time

Cons

Poor morale of overworked staff due to not enough staff on duty

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Underfunded and under valued

Staff Nurse RGN (Former Employee) - West Bromwich - 13 February 2023

Nursing is a delightful and rewarding job if you have the correct support and tools to do the job you were trained for. But its like trying to get blood out of a stone most of the time. There are often clicks and favouritism. Most of the time you feel underfunded and undervalued. No free parking or food unlike alot of other places of employment. Hrs can be long. No overtime pay , days back in Liu if your lucky.

Pros

Honesty struggling to think of one sadly

Cons

To to many to list. Most annoying one might be no free staff parking

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Flexibility

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - Royal London Hospital - 24 January 2023

I enjoyed working here but it is difficult to get the kind of shifts you want if you are a mother of young children, especially for a new starter that doesn’t know how to get support . I had to quit NHS because of that.

Pros

Supportive practice educators

Cons

Poor work/family balance

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Good place to work but stressful

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Bradford, West Yorkshire - 13 January 2023

Highly Stressful , shortfall of staff which isn’t always covered therefore comprises the quality of care delivered to patients . How are line managers are supportive and understand the stressful nature of the work .

Pros

Good line managers

Cons

Stressful work load

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Hit & Miss

Registered Nurse (Former Employee) - Berkshire - 12 January 2023

Having worked in various roles the experiences vary! Managers have been supportive and there are opportunities to go on courses to further develop in your role.

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Oppressive top down culture

RGN (Current Employee) - Durham - 11 January 2023

Oppressive top down culture, more interested in corporate image than staff morale big red flags 🚩 tiny changing rooms, not enough staff toilets, poor facilities for staff in hours never mind out of hours.

Pros

Still looking

Cons

The management

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Not very supportive

Staff Nurse (Former Employee) - London, Greater London - 3 January 2023

I worked in two different wards in this hospital. I didn't feel very supported and felt like nurses were just competitive against each other instead of working together for the patients. Some nurses, fortunately, were amazing.

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Stressful

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - London East, Greater London - 27 December 2022

Stressful company to work for and managers never show their face . Very little pay for a hard job. More jobs piled onto you for very little recognition.

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Challenging and rewarding.

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - UK - 20 October 2022

NHS can be very challenging and rewarding. Very high stress levels throughout, largely poor management and lack of care for staff. Low paid if you are starting out given high level of expertise and technical skills required for posts and this doesn't really alter the further you go on. Progression and pay structure differ according to the trust you work for. A 'make it up as you go along' culture of management that generally have no people management skills. Can be rewarding in places knowing you are making a difference/saving life's but overall this doesn't make up for the fact that it's largely a highly stressful job for very little benefit, and an every man for himself culture post pandemic unfortunately.

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