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Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Employee Review

Rewarding but stressful, long hours and often demanding both physically and mentally.

Current Employee (Current Employee) - Truro - 17 May 2022

Working for the NHS offers many opportunities in training and development along with benefits. However it is both physically and mentally demanding, often stressful and demanding and not to be entered into lightly. RCHT varies depending on your specific ward or place of work for how these aspects vary.

Pros

Opportunities, Development, Training

Cons

Long hours, Physically and mentally demanding, stressful.

Ratings by category

3.0 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

3.0 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

4.0 out of 5 stars for Job security/advancement

3.0 out of 5 stars for Management

3.0 out of 5 stars for Culture

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Quality Improvement Manager (Current Employee) - Truro, Cornwall - 27 September 2023

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Cons

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Healthcare Support Worker (Former Employee) - Truro - 10 June 2023

Great place to work with amazing, kind colleagues, however times are changing and wages and work life balance are being left behind. Very interesting and varied job that keeps you learning and in your toes.

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Career. Always learning. You make a difference.

Cons

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Nurse (Current Employee) - Truro, Cornwall - 18 April 2023

Employed as a senior experienced nurse, all of my suggestions for improvement or change were ignored. Do not allow you to progress to higher bands unless your prepared to work full time

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