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A good employer with good opportunity. Having previously worked for a none nhs provider, Blackpool is doing great. Approachable senior leadership team. Team are happy

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Terrible place of work

Electrical maintenance operative (Current Employee) - Doncaster - 20 November 2023

Managers who have no idea run by chromosome and netptisum if you think you get overtime think again. Terrible pay and have just took the only perk of an early finish off of us. CANT EMPLOY ..

Pros

None

Cons

Bad management NO IDEA

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Facilities Support Assistant (Former Employee) - Wythenshawe hospital, international house. - 17 November 2023

Wouldn’t touch anything that comes under this job role title with a bargepole. More effort than it is worth as you will become a shooting goat between Sodexo and the NHS. Furthermore, I wasn’t treated fairly I was expected to take notes in quite high calibre meetings despite having no previous experience in the field. Furthermore, job didn’t turn out to how it was described. Management don’t really know how to manage and say some bizarre things to you occasionally.

Pros

Office hours, freedom to roam across hospital.

Cons

Stressful, some senior managers don't have common sense, become shooting out between Sodexo and NHS.

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Stressful

Surgical support assistant (Current Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 17 November 2023

Very stressful and almost always understaffed!I have given 18 years to the service and watch the slow decline of our beloved NHS, it's a sad state of affairs and I don't think it will ever get better.It is broken beyond repair.

Pros

Nothing

Cons

Long hours, non stop, abuse of staff

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One of the best jobs I have ever had

Patient Services Team (Current Employee) - Ely - 17 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Supportive employer and good team feeling from all staffWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Patients can be demanding and sometimes rudeWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?very friendly and supportive - good team spirit What is a typical day like for you at the company?Busy all day but satisfying and enjoyable

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What people like

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

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Fair pay for job
Energising work tasks
Sense of belonging

Busy

Facilities Assistant (Former Employee) - Gloucester - 16 November 2023

Very busy. Long days but always busy, Staff was great & management. Loads of different training in house and some at home. Learning about different areas

Pros

Learn new things

Cons

Long hours

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Great management

Support Worker (Former Employee) - Shrewsbury - 16 November 2023

Great place to work, manager was excellent. Work was interesting. Good hours. Some staff were a little clicky but you get that everywhere. I enjoyed my time here

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Rewarding job

RGN (Current Employee) - Blackpool, Lancashire - 15 November 2023

Fabulous company to work for. Fabulous staff and lovely customers. Great perks. Long and hard hours but worth it. I enjoyed working here and would like to work here for a long time

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Busy and rewarding, a long but satisfying shift of providing care and comfort.

Health Care Assistant (HCA) (Current Employee) - Tewkesbury - 15 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?In my workplace there is a feeling of equality with all staff bands. Newcomers are made welcome and valued.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?During busy periods we may be unable to take breaks on time.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?My department is caring and kind and we all work hard to make our patients comfortable. We are a very supportive team. Elsewhere in the NHS I have found cliques, condescension and apathy.What is a typical day like for you at the company?I start work at 1.15 with a 30 minute handover from nursing staff. Healthcare assistants then agree an initial schedule of clinical observations and rechecking charts for hydration. Every patient is visited by staff to check on their emotional well-being and keep them mobile where applicable. We check for pain and skin issues such as sores and rashes as we go along. Reporting any concerns to nurses. By 4pm, all patients will have had numerous comfort checks and be fairly settled. Busy and rewarding. There are tasks done by the clock and tasks done individually by initiative. We are on our feet attending to patients and supporting them and their families constantly.

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Excruciating !

Domestic Assistant (Current Employee) - Clacton-on-Sea, Essex - 15 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Going home end of shift best part What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Supervisors management poor no support What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very poor not interested in your wellbeing, bulling culture passive aggressive What is a typical day like for you at the company?Over run with work covering other peoples mistakes

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Productive stressful with occasional perks

Theatre Practitioner (Current Employee) - Nottingham - 15 November 2023

Working in theatres, city Hospital is largely ok. It depends on lots of variable factors namely which team members you are with, which list and with which surgeon or fellows. Sometimes lists are not planned well even though it’s down to scheduling and what they decide cases wise goes on in each list. It appears a competitive environment at times where some scrub people won’t be as helpful to another scrub practitioner when it’s there time to scrub. It also depends on who you have in your list as a floor person/circulator. Some band 2s appear somewhat challenged because of their size therefore completing tasks are cumbersome for them because they moan, find argument, like to dominate the narrative etc. management have favourites, no surprises there! You have to be careful choosing which speciality you want to go in, for ethnic minorities beware and choose wisely! Burns & plastics at city hospital does not treat ethnics well, so avoid like the plague. You get treated from medical reps on nights out with staff, which is lovely. I’ve been on a few and they are enjoyable.

Pros

Free meals out.

Cons

Long hours, high back biting & gossiping culture

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Not a bad job as ups and down all all place's

Domestic Cleaner (Current Employee) - Rotherham - 15 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Getting to meet so meny deffrent people on a day to day basis What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Trying to do your job if other jobs aren't doneWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Work environment is good 👍. .What is a typical day like for you at the company?Every day is different no two days r the same

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Ok

Receptionist (Current Employee) - Tayside Region - 14 November 2023

Ok place to work. Management could do with an overhaul. If you get a good team to work with you're sorted, if not, you're stuffed. Wage not reflective of duties and responsibilities - poor in comparison. Much room for improvement but no one listens.

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Hard work for pay, short staffed

Domestic Assistant (Current Employee) - Tenterden - 13 November 2023

Set days rotated and timesTeam quite 2 faced and moan behind back Stressful over worked as staff leave a lot as volatileExpect a lot of work for the wage given Could end up doing 2 people’s work but get paid for the one

Pros

Set hrs of work

Cons

2 faced staff, overworked stressful

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Rewarding but can be stressful

HCA/Support Worker (Current Employee) - Halifax, West Yorkshire - 13 November 2023

Rewarding job caring for patients but don’t feel appreciated for what we do and don’t get paid enough for what we have to do. Not enough support either but very rewarding.

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Strong working team always having each other's back.

Bank domestic asst. (Current Employee) - Poole - 12 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?You get good on the job training and you can work as a part of a team on deep cleans as and when needed or on your own but with others working in nearby areas it's a good feeling working as1 big family in the NHS What is the most stressful part about working at the company?None at all as most of us work very well together so it becomes less stressful for us ... What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It normally is a very good environment to work in... What is a typical day like for you at the company?This can differ from day to day and also what Area you maybe working in on that day.

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Diverse Environment

District Nurse (Current Employee) - Doncaster, South Yorkshire - 9 November 2023

Very diverse environment to work with plenty of opportunity to meet new people in many different areas of practice. Can be difficult at time and stressful and very busy.

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Great Place to work

Customer Service Advisor (Current Employee) - Bristol City Centre, Bristol - 8 November 2023

I would really recommend it to any one.Amazing benefits, very flexible, Management try to get everyone involved in decision making.Probably the most flexible place I ever worked.

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Fulfilling but depressing.

Patient Services Assistant (Former Employee) - Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, South Yorkshire - 8 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?OK most of the time but occasionally not so good. As a man working in what is essentially a female dominated environment it can be both good and bad depending on with whom you work. I worked on a Covid19 ward for the whole of the pandemic and most of the staff I dealt with were fine some however were not. Although I don't suppose the constant patient deaths (13 on our 26 bed ward on one particularly bad day) improved their sense of wellbeing. But they did go in to work despite the personal risk so maybe its not surprising they were occasionally a bit snappy and miserable with other staff. The real problem with the NHS is the management. They never went or go near the wards and so have no idea what the staff are going through, yet they were so inflexible regarding some of the rules and completely failed to understand that people working on a ward that was infected with a potentially life threatening disease might just be feeling a little worried and concerned for their own safety while making things as comfortable as possible for patients that we knew were dying.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lower and middle management incompetence.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Dangerous and depressing, a huge number of staff are on antidepressants or alcohol or both.What is a typical day like for you at the company?I am now retired I was considering continuing work but the Covid19 pandemic changed my mind after working on a Covid19 ward for the whole of the pandemic I had -

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Productive well run organisation

Catering Assistant (Current Employee) - Telford - 7 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Meeting people, working as a team to deliver a good standard of food service What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Keeping up to date with the various rules and regulations What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very good we are working well under a somewhat challenging situation What is a typical day like for you at the company?Arrive at the department, change into "uniform" check trollies for utensils etc before going to the wards and serving the food which is taken by the hospital staff to patients. Clearing the wards and then clearing the kitchen and setting up the trollies for the next shift.

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Rewarding and meaningful

Health Support Worker (Former Employee) - Leeds - 7 November 2023

This was a very positive experience. Management is always ready to support the staff and there was good team morale for the most part. Sometimes it can be challenging but it was always rewarding.

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