Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Employee Reviews

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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Not supportive

Health Care Assistant (Former Employee) - RCHT - 31 December 2022

I absolutely loved working here, unfortunately the management wasn’t great and I felt let down many times. The wards was left unsafe and I was left alone many times without support

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Insights into Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Based on 21 survey responses

What people like

Feeling of personal appreciation
Clear sense of purpose

Areas for improvement

Time and location flexibility
Fair pay for job
Support from manager

Hardworking team

Staff nurse (Current Employee) - UK - 1 August 2022

Nicest and most hardworking people in the world within a challenging environment.Very approachable ward matron.I worked in neurology medical ward under older peopel and trauma care.

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Nope.

CIA Clinical Imaging Assistant Ultrasound (Former Employee) - Truro - 11 July 2022

If you have your feet under the table and have been there a while then your all set to boss the newbies around whilst you do nothing. If your new then expect all the hardest, dirtiest, most stressful jobs whilst others take the easy tasks for themselves. Management let the longest running staff members create own rotas so they basically get to do what they want, when they want. They also don’t train you properly but expect you to know what your doing anyway. Sonograhers were always lovely, CIA’s were NOT.

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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.

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Draining , stressful & overall challenging

Health Care Support Worker (Former Employee) - Truro - 10 May 2022

Overall RCHT is an extremely stressful and draining place to work with little to no help and support from line managers & on shift nurses. Along side caring for multiple patients at a time you have to deal with other members of staff making your 12 hour shift day much harder but being cold , disrespectful and extremely hurtful. However the bond you grow with the patients you care for if absolutely magical and the hourly pay is very good but absolutely not worth destroying your mental & physical health over.

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A job for life.Opportunities to progress are there but you have to want to.Lots of people are happy to stay in the same role.

Band 2 assistant (Current Employee) - Truro - 5 January 2022

Depending on your banding, it’s a pretty safe secure and stress free ( sometimes) jobYou will work hard for little financial reward, the NHS runs on goodwill I’d say.. lots of unhappy staff members and very low morale.Can be busy, can also be boring.

Pros

Job for life, pension, holiday pay, sick pay. Subsidised restaurant. Some good staff there ands some shocking staff too!

Cons

Low salary. long hours, low morale, stressful, hard work some days. Management are great, but staff get away with bad work ethics/behaviour, disciplining someone takes a very long. Lots of dead wood work there. Salary is low.

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Great environment

Hospital Receptionist (Former Employee) - Tower block - 3 November 2021

Great environment to work with and to provide excellent service to customers and staff. Loved the department I work in and loved working with a team and other professionals. Great outdoor space to get away from the busy environment inside. Friendly staff and patients and enjoyed every minute I was there.

Pros

Feeling like I achieved something

Cons

Not good on public transport availability

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Stressful environment- Research Department

Senior Research Administrator (Current Employee) - Truro - 6 October 2021

The Research Department at RCHT in Truro could be the most rewarding place to work, however it is grossly understaffed and the most stressful place I have worked. The three top senior management team have lead a bullying culture. A very new lead has started and time will tell if she has the ability to change things. The department operates against many of the values of RCHT and speaking up is not an option. I sorely hope things do change for the sake of all the staff.

Pros

Working in leading valuable clinical research

Cons

Hugely stressful environment with a management team with no business acumen

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Lots of movement

Expenses officer (Former Employee) - Truro - 27 August 2021

Moved the office 3 times very stressful However the staff I worked with were all lovely in a stress full environment my role was very interesting although repetitive

Pros

Nice staff

Cons

Parking to be paid for traffic to the hospital

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Not like the rest of England

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Truro - 28 October 2020

I have been in the area for a couple of years, wanted to join the bank in order to get to grips with my surroundings, poor support from hr, took a job on trauma unit, no help or support, no time for training, staff uncaring, left after 4 weeks ,limited support from ward staff, so behind the time it’s sad.. now joined the bank, rude staff, no training support, but no other options unless you can travel to Plymouth,.

Pros

None

Cons

Poor HR, no support, no leeway on hours, rude staff

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Great team, busy work place and always learning

Advanced Practitioner in Ultrasound (Current Employee) - Truro - 17 July 2020

RCHT is a busy hospital with several outlying hospital/units so I can be working in a different unit everyday. Our ultrasound lists can be mixed or one type of examination depending on where you are working. The changes of unit and examination makes it a very interesting Trust to work for. We are a good close knit team exchanging ideas and experience both with qualified Sonographer and trainees. The best thing about by job as a sonographer is the interaction with the patients/customers the worst is giving bad news. Our immediate team lead is very approachable and the higher management supportive.

Pros

Beautiful area of the UK to live and work in.

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Fast-paced

Admin and Clerical (Current Employee) - Corporate Directorate - 12 June 2020

A varied and fast-paced employer. Plenty of opportunities for other work experience. Trust communication is improved from recent times. A great Chief Exec.

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great for career progression

Employee Relations Advisor (Current Employee) - Employee Relations - 19 May 2020

Good benefits such as pension, training and annual leave, and supported to progress my career. flexible working options are considered to support childcare.

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Long time employee

RGN (Current Employee) - Emergency department - 18 May 2020

Have worked for RCHT for many years. Currently on furlough and they have been exceptionally supportive. I also admired the way in which the management have handled this crisis

Pros

Close to where I live

Cons

Limited parking

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A rewarding and fun workplace!

Project Manager (Current Employee) - Truro, Cornwall - 18 May 2020

A fast paced, challenging job but it is highly rewarding and there is a thoroughly enjoyable atmosphere. There have been lots of times I have been pushed out of my comfort zone but I have been very supported and this has enabled me to grow. I have been given fantastic training opportunities and there is a variety of training available to staff at all times. The training isn't always advertised to you so you have to be proactive and find it but there is always plenty available.This is a great place to work for personal development. I work with a fantastic team and work collaboratively with many others who are also very friendly and helpful. There are lots of great onsite facilities. There is a shop and lots of nice places to eat. There is onsite parking available as well as bus stops. They really look after your wellbeing and there are lots of free resources to look after you. The pay is fair and the annual leave and pension is fantastic.

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Supportive environment

People and OD Partner (Current Employee) - Treliske - 18 May 2020

I've found RCHT to be full of people who genuinely care about patient care. Staff are really passionate about what they do. As a place to work, it's really flexible, and your personal development is taken seriously too. There's a really supportive culture within our teams - we work hard, but we have fun too. I'm really happy here and glad I made the move to Cornwall.

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challenging

Deputy Manager (Current Employee) - Truro, Cornwall - 12 May 2020

challenging environment, good immediate management but senior management and executive team are too removed from the shop floor to understand the experience that staff face

Pros

good holiday allowance

Cons

demanding, low pay for entry level roles, little career progression

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Very stressful

HCA/Support Worker (Former Employee) - Truro, Cornwall - 7 March 2020

Too many working hours per shift on your feet. Always short of staff especially when have level 3 and 4 at the wards. Allocations on bays not fair. Good colleagues, very helpful and supportive. Continues learning.

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intense, knowledge building, supportive environment

HCSW (Current Employee) - Cornwall - 23 January 2020

intense, knowledge building, supportive environment, with great management in my location with help to strive when ever and where ever. great on going training and extra shifts if needed are available. very rewarding job which provides you with a sense of achievement.

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Fast paced hard working environment not for the light hearted.

PA/Medical Secretary/Research co-ordinator (Former Employee) - Truro - 6 January 2020

Fast paced sometimes stressful but worthwhile. I learned to be tolerant of others and listen to everyone's opinion. Hardest part was trying to get appointments for patients. The most enjoyable was satisfaction when you got the job done.

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