r/nhsstaff

I have a headshot that i use on most of my professional stuff. So in it I’m wearing professional attire and all, the only problem is i have a slight smile and the background is dark grey ish and some shadows. Anyone knows if this is acceptable? Im feeling too lazy to take a new picture and also don’t want to send something and they reject it lol

There's this certain trust that somehow I always ended up failing all the time despite the many changes I did on my application. I tick the disability scheme plus I've also read the Person specification file they released and I can say I check everything.

Now excluding the fact that I am piss on failing again. I just find it baffling why I keep failing despite having shortlisted on other trust recently ( yeah I failed the interview they said the other person has more of what they need ). I just find it dissapointing lately with this last one because I've took effort on writing this and I ended up with no shits for you and don't bother messaging us for feedback

I had a Band 4 non-clinical interview on 6th August. It’s now 20th August and I’ve heard nothing.

I’ve sent two follow-up emails to the interviewer, who is also the contact listed on the job advert, but haven’t had a response.

I was told I’d hear back the following day. I understand NHS recruitment can be painfully slow, but surely even if I’ve been unsuccessful, I should receive some kind of confirmation?

The NHS Jobs page is also still showing as “Interview scheduled”.

Has anyone else experienced this? How long did you wait to hear back after an NHS interview?

I’m currently on mat leave and have just heard that my boss’ interim post was advertised and someone was appointed. I also now have a new interim boss.

The catch is that I’m on maternity and wasn’t informed of the job going to advert and I’m a bit annoyed… Had I have known about it, I would have applied knowing I’m due back in 2 months and the advert went out 3 months ago. Even if I chose not to apply, surely I should have been informed as the role itself is a promotion to my role?

I will definitely be raising this as I’m waiting for my org to contact me to inform me of said changes.

It got me thinking though, what will actually happen other than me coming across as being a little difficult?

I think it's interesting, often a forgotten part of NHS trusts. Especially when it comes to changes & development around hospitals. Because no 1 knows a 24hr hospital trust better than it's porters I would love there to be a space for stories, & issues for porters to vent

Upon seeing the news, I ran so fast over to Reddit that I nearly broke my legs! I can’t find a discussion thread so I’m starting one. I have worked at all the hospitals in the Northern Care Alliance and have my fair share of tales to tell. I’d like to hear yours!

Just completed my first shift as a ward clerk, in my previous job I was working 6-8 hour shifts in a job that didn’t require too much focus or attention, and now I’m doing 12 hour shifts learning something new, at the start of my shift I was able to do my job without needing much help from my notes, but as I hit the 8 hour mark I feel like my brain genuinely stopped working and coffee sadly wasn’t doing a thing 🤣 my sleep could probably be a bit better but other than that is there any tips for battling the fatigue side of it?

Can someone kindly tell me the pros and cons of buying a car using the salary sacrifice scheme. I have read a little about it and my main worry is that it will reduce the amout I can get for mortgage, as I am looking to get mortgage in the next few months also. How much reduction in the mortgage will this lead to. Kindly advice. Assume salary is 60k annually, want to buy a new EV vehicle.

It all started when I had to go to a London hospital for rabies post-exposure treatment. The process took a very long time, and I had already been there for around 10 hours and was extremely exhausted.

After an injection, I asked the nurse whether I could leave. She said she would go and check, but she took quite a long time. Because I was exhausted after being there for so many hours, I eventually got up and left without waiting for her to return and confirm that I could leave.

Now, rabies exposures are sometimes treated with HRIG alongside a vaccine.

Since then, I have had an ongoing fear that perhaps the injection I received was **HRIG rather than the rabies vaccine**, and that I was supposed to receive the rabies vaccine afterwards but left before it was administered.

I only received one injection that day, and the remaining doses were subsequently given by my GP. I therefore keep wondering whether I had completed everything I was supposed to receive at the hospital, or whether there was still a vaccine dose outstanding when I left.

My main question is: If I had left the London hospital A&E before receiving the rabies vaccine I was supposed to receive after HRIG, would the NHS hospital normally have noticed that I had left before completing my PEP and contacted me or otherwise followed up with me?

I’m after some advice regarding a situation I’m going though. Two months ago I started a new role within the NHS, unfortunately a week into this I experienced an episode of poor mental health which lasted 7 weeks. During this time, and when I felt better I found another role that would have suited me better and relieved some of the workplace stressors that I was feeling.

I got the job and have since returned to work (in the original department) and was just waiting for all the necessary checks to go through. I found out today that they may be withdrawing my job offer based on a poor reference received from my current manager. Although I’m getting on well since coming back 3 weeks ago, it seems they have just focused on m my sickness record. Is this mental health discrimination? And where would I stand with this?

I’ve been at my current NHS Trust for 2 years and I feel like I’ve constantly had to prove myself and my competence. I often feel that whatever I produce is never quite right, I’m compared to my predecessor, or I’m criticised for not being “visible” by senior leaders/directors who don’t actually work closely with me or see the day-to-day work I do. I’m in a leadership admin role.

I’ve never worked somewhere where I’ve felt so consistently like I’m not trusted to do my job or that I have to continually prove my value. There also seems to be a strong sense of favouritism among some leaders, alongside a resistance to change and I’m finding the culture increasingly difficult.

It’s genuinely starting to affect me and despite enjoying the actual work I do, I’m seriously considering leaving because of the environment and the impact it’s having on me.

Has anyone else experienced something similar in the NHS? How did you distinguish between genuinely needing to develop/improve and being in an unhealthy or unsupportive workplace culture? And, if you’ve been through something similar, how did you go about addressing it or deciding when it was time to leave?

What does the reference consist of between NHS trusts? Or am I right to be concerned about the below.

I want to raise a grievance on what I've been experiencing at my current workplace and also considering filing with ACAS etc. I've already and extensively highlighted in supervisions my experiences with senior staff members, I've raised my concerns with FTSU (who aren't interested unless its the complaints I had directly impacting patient care and because I've resigned aren't really doing anything).

I'm in the process of moving on to another job but I'm worried that if I raise a grievance what will appear in my reference. I've also had time off for sickness including burnout / emotional distress. I don't feel fit emotionally to complete the rest of my notice period.

What about jobs in the future if I apply and still have to use this place as a reference? - I'm worried how this might hinder me if I do pursue it.

Usually I would just keep to myself and leave silently but I have been quite mistreated and unsupported to the point I've considered leaving the profession.

If it's going to leave a "dark mark" on my record by raising a grievance or taking it further, I guess I shouldn't pursue it.

I am currently going through the ICB Restructure (along with many others), it is nearing the end of the interview stage following EOI submission for our cluster (3 ICBs) and there are very few lower bands (4-6) within our structure so vacant posts are very scarce.

I was unsuccessful at interview for my current role and the 3 choices on my EOI all had MAT slot ins. It has become obvious that one ICB is more favourable and dominant than the other two. I was just wondering if anyone else is going through the same.

I haven’t been told yet that I’m up for compulsory redundancy, but there isn’t going to be a job for me. I am still expected to turn up every day, do the work and in a couple of weeks do a detailed handover of my workload.

I feel so defeated after giving so much of my working life to the NHS and this is the worst restructure I have ever experienced. A lot of knowledge is leaving our ICB as we are surplus to requirement. My health is now starting to go downhill with mood swings, headaches and very little sleep as I am so worried that I’m not going to get another job.

I feel so sorry for anyone who is in the same position as this process is brutal and ‘Wes’ has culled too many hardworking, dedicated NHS staff. Give it 18 months and the reality will hit that there aren’t enough back office staff to do all the ‘doing’ jobs VSMs don’t want to do and there will be a recruitment drive to try and get people back as burnout of those who are left is inevitable.

Just looking for some advice.

My one drive files have been accessed by IT professionals within my Trust.

I could also see that my flexible working form has also be accessed.

Is this acceptable? I am not sure if I need to address this with IT team as surely they should ask for consent first?

And why are they accessing my files? It makes me think has there been something reported from my account?

Title. I previously posted here asking for interview help for an outpatient receptionist role. I was extremely stressed out about the unknowing of what to expect in the interview. Lovely people gave great advice, which helped me interview really well (received feedback from the interviewer) but ended up falling short of someone with more experience (happens) and 1 point.

Now, my friend works as an Appointment Centre Administrator and lets me know every time the role comes up. I've applied every time. I've never gotten an interview every time.

I thought that since I interviewed well for the outpatient reception role, I'd submit the same level of application again, only this time tailor it to the role.

So I did, felt good about it. Come earlier today, another rejection email. They are unable to provide feedback for some reason.

Im trying to transition out of retail and feel I have the relevant experience developed from over 10 years in retail of how to speak to the public. Im confident using computers and typing, and I know how to use a phone.

I'm not sure what more I need to do. What more experience I need for that specific role. It must come down to the "NVQ in relevant experience."

I have an NCFE Level 2 in mental health.

Baffling. Truly.

Any suggestions/tips/advice?

Please? 😅

i currently work as an hca in the nhs and im still in my probation period so my notice period is one week. im hoping to start university in october to study nursing and i was already planning on leaving my permanent hca role and just doing bank shifts while im studying.
the only thing is my university place depends on me passing an exam at the end of august. i should get my result at the beginning of september. if i pass then i will definitely be going to university and i was planning to hand in my notice once i get my result.
i also have a holiday booked for september which i paid around £1500 for. the holiday was booked in march and i officially started my job in april after months of waiting.
i requested the annual leave months in advance around june/july but my manager declined it because apparently too many people are already off. regardless i am going on the holiday because ive already paid for it and its been planned for ages.
if i pass my exam then its quite simple because i can hand in my one week notice and leave before the holiday. what im worried about is what to do if i dont pass the exam because then i might need to stay working for a bit longer while i sort out my next steps.
i was thinking that if that happens i could ask my manager if i can take the holiday as unpaid leave instead. if she refuses that as well then honestly i would rather resign and just work bank shifts elsewhere than lose my holiday.
i dont want to just not turn up or have unauthorised absence on my record. if i do resign i would give my proper notice and work it.
what would you do in my situation? would you wait until you get the exam result and then decide? and if the unpaid leave was also refused would you resign and just do bank work instead? im also worried whether any of this could affect my nhs reference or me working on the bank afterwards.

I work in an NHS Ambulance Trust Control
Room, specifically on 999s. I’ll keep specific details vague, however the resources I see wasted on nonsense calls is frankly outstanding, sometimes I wonder why I do the job I do. Genuine life threatening emergencies are not as common as you’d think, and as someone that’s come
Into the NHS as one of their first jobs, I’m not sure if it’s naivety or the risk adverse culture means no one talks about it.

My trust, like most, uses NHS Pathways to triage and assess the “most appropriate help”, however the system is too risk adverse. For example, someone called up because they genuinely had a sore leg because their cast was rubbing against it, attempted to triage but called cleared line and did not answer back, meaning a CAT-3 ambulance response must be generated, despite the fact the caller said this is not an emergency and they did not want an ambulance. A clinician did review this response and cancel it, but part of me wonders where the common sense has gone?

I’m not allowed to say this is not an emergency, please call 111. I’m not allowed to tell them we have other emergency calls stacking whilst I’m wasting time attempting to call the individual back.

We consistently have frequent callers who will call 60-70 times a day, all of the staff know their name, postcode and telephone number as it’s that consistent. Why is there so much red tape in just blocking the phone number, or police taking any action?

In my opinion, if you call an emergency line, blocking it for actual emergencies, you are forfeiting your right to be taken seriously and your phone number should be blocked.

I’m just fed up of the overly risk adverse, lacking common sense system we now have, with minimal clinician input.

Hey all. I posted a few weeks ago wondering whether non clinical staff could work remotely and many said it couldn’t done and few said it can. I can confirm my Trust do allow it and I’ve had someone approved - I wonder if it’s Trust to Trust rules? Either way; don’t ask and you won’t know!

Have a good day.