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It’s ok
Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Rugby - 2 July 2022
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The most useful review selected by IndeedNothing special but good work ethic from the team I work in, management ok but if want to ask something feel a bit put out, as they always busy, no proper staff room, but friendly and caring colleagues
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Midwife (Current Employee) - London, Greater London - 30 June 2022
Very fast paced place to work. Unsociable hours as part of contract as a midwife. Pay is not reflective of the amount of work that we do but there are plenty of opportunities for career progression if you take the chance.
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- Clear sense of purpose
Areas for improvement
- Support from manager
- Sense of belonging
- Trust in colleagues
Stressful work place
999 operator (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 29 June 2022
You'll find it hard trying to get a day off but as expected the nhs is struggling don't think you get paid enough for what you deal with people on a salary are usually over worked and don't get any credit for it
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Great place to work
Call Handler, Single Point of Access (Current Employee) - Bradford, West Yorkshire - 29 June 2022
I have found the NHS an excellent place to work. The wage could be a little better, but you are given job security and a good work life balance. Management here is very good - they really take an interest in their staff and constantly strive for improvement. I would recommend working for the NHS.
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Totally rewarding
Team Support Worker (Clinical) (Current Employee) - Stockton-on-Tees - 29 June 2022
The hardest job I’ve ever done emotionally but the reward of helping people in their darkest hour and working with great people is great and although some days can be long and stressful the good days outweigh the bad
Pros
Making a difference
Cons
Long hours
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Great employer overall
Dental Nurse/Receptionist (Current Employee) - Scotland - 28 June 2022
NHS is generally an ok employer. Depending on what Band you are. Time off is good and great perks such as sick pay, maternity pay etc. can be long hours at times
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Great
Account Manager (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 27 June 2022
Pretty enjoyable, good employer… happy where I am, still have the flexibility to work from home, which is a big plus due to the price of parking which is extremely expensive
Pros
Free lunches
Cons
Long hours
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Busy but the good kind
Care Assistant (Former Employee) - Stockport, Greater Manchester - 27 June 2022
It’s not for the light hearted! But met some lovely people and rewarding job! Enjoyed it! Was very full on and all hands on deck. Understaffed at times, but the helping others is definitely worth it!
Pros
Lunch discount
Cons
Long days
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Great workplace!
Clerical Administrator (Current Employee) - Northampton, Northamptonshire - 24 June 2022
I’ve worked a little in the private sector and working for the NHS imo has really good benefits, better than private for me. Excellent amount of holidays given each year, flexibility around childcare and working from home. Overall I feel very job secure working for the NHS.
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Usual NHS job
Nurse (Former Employee) - Northamptonshire - 21 June 2022
Usual NHS job, long hours but respectful managers. Under paid of course but that's not a surprise, nurses are undervalued in general. Organised chaos. Great team.
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Could be better
111 Health Advisor (Former Employee) - Wakefield - 21 June 2022
The workplace wasn’t too bad, however, if your face fits you’ll get favouritism over the other people who work twice as hard. There is no problem solving either. If someone has an issue with you the managers just tell you to keep away from each other. There’s hardly any recognition either.
Pros
Good pay
Cons
You’re expected to work 3 weekends of out 4
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Busy
Infermiere (Former Employee) - Poole - 19 June 2022
Inumani i long days da 12 ore effettive mezz'ora di pausa pranzo e mezz'ora di pausa per la cena per un totale di 13 ore lì dentro viaggio escluso.. inutili i due giorni di riposo successivi..
Cons
Cibo alla mensa, ambiente lavorativo teso
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Nurse (Current Employee) - Nuneaton, Warwickshire - 18 June 2022
The NHS on a whole runs a great service for the UK to be able to use. Yes, it’s not perfect, however staff like myself give them out all and are passionate about the jobs we do.
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Good place to work as a team
Health Care Assistant (Current Employee) - Leicester - 16 June 2022
Lots of benefits, huge amounts of staff lots of interesting places to work, can progress if you get in the right department, you will make lots of friends. Flexible working available
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Excellent colleagues
General Operative (Former Employee) - Peterborough - 14 June 2022
I enjoyed going to work very much in spite of long hours, mainly due to my colleagues and a manager who listened. There were opportunities for overtime and some flexibility with shifts; as a job one felt that one was making a contribution during the pandemic .
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Underpaid and under recognised job
As a porter you do more important and risk things but the culture around NHS is like just nurses and doctors exist. Most of the time your work is not recognised and your work with short staff and the payment is just balanced by the unsociable hours and weekends and nights. But the amount of tasks that you do daily ar far more vast than people would expect
Pros
Stability, helping others
Cons
Incredible wrong balance on rota/life, no progression, working in an environment that has no cultural progression and room for improvement.
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Good in comparison to other NHS trusts
Mental Health (Current Employee) - Scot - 14 June 2022
A little behind the times, and needing some investment in general, but working for NHS Borders is good in comparison to many NHS trusts I have worked for previously. The healthboard isnt huge and so you do get to know a lot of people, and the various services. People are generally friendly and want to do a good job. Management are okay, they want to be collaborative with their workforces, whether this works in reality I am unsure.
Pros
Good career prospects if you work hard
Cons
The finance team are TERRIBLE. If you have any issues with your wages, takes forever for them to sort it
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Exciting place to work
Executive Assistant (Former Employee) - West Midlands - 10 June 2022
No two days are the same. You are open to a variety of experiences. A great place to learn different skills, from problem solving, events planning,to risk management. Communicating with members of the public, medics, senior managers to media. Colleague were very supportive of each other. You felt as if you were part of a bigger team.
Pros
Canteen lunchs and NHS staff discounts
Cons
At times long hours
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Fast paced, great benefits, nice colleagues
Receptionist/Administrator (Current Employee) - Edinburgh - 8 June 2022
Great place to work, good benefits ie pension/sick pay etc. Work life balance. Would say that more room for progression is needed if you want to move up the ladder.
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great for interpreters
Hungarian interpreter (Current Employee) - Nottingham - 8 June 2022
I love my job as an interpreter there as it's flexible and I get to meet loads of people and learn about different things.
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rubbish place
Domestic Cleaner (Former Employee) - Derby, Derbyshire - 6 June 2022
given a job which takes 30 mins and told to make it last 4 to 6 hours....... management are poor, your never listened to if u have a problem and half the time your underpaid and other staff look down on you because your a cleaner
Pros
nothing
Cons
nothing
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