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NHS England works to support the NHS in delivering improved care for patients.

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NHS England job reviews

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  • Best thing

    The best thing about my job is the patients you get to talk to and getting to know there life.

    Worst thing

    The worst thing about my job is the people I have to work with and how backstabbing people can be.

    2.8

    NHS England Nursing assistant, April 2023

  • Best thing

    People work with

    Worst thing

    No communication or support

    6.7

    NHS England Admin, February 2023

  • Best thing

    Caring for my patients

    Worst thing

    Under staffed, lack of respect, lack of money

    3.9

    NHS England Healthcare assistant, September 2022

  • Best thing

    Admin
    Working sociable hours

    Worst thing

    Abusive patients
    Long shifts
    Expected to do overtime

    3.5

    NHS England Receptionist, July 2022

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    Honestly, patients. They’re horrendous recently .

    2.8

    NHS England Front of house, May 2022

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  • Best thing

    Rewarding seeing progress of different patients. Getting a deeper understanding of mental health. Most of the time the team works really well

    Worst thing

    Understaffing is a big issue recently. Unsupported by manager. Friendship cliques are often formed and can exclude others

    8.0

    NHS England Healthcare assistant, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Patients

    Worst thing

    Red tape
    The hierarchy
    Stressed colleagues

    6.0

    NHS England Employee, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Good staff most of the time,

    Worst thing

    Lack of staff and poor break facilities

    6.0

    NHS England Employee, November 2021

  • Best thing

    Consistency, intelligent colleagues that work, challenges

    Worst thing

    Lack of communication, top heavy in management

    7.0

    NHS England Employee, November 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping people regain there independence.

    Worst thing

    Not having time with paients.

    1.3

    NHS England Employee, September 2021

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  • Best thing

    Knowing that I am helping someone that needs it and they stay in their own homes.

    Worst thing

    PA's often get forgotten ie ppe we are the last to get it, had one pay rise in 4yrs.

    6.8

    NHS England Personal Assistant, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Work with a great team

    Worst thing

    The rude patients and feels like we work in a call centre at the minutev

    8.0

    NHS England Employee, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for vulnerable people in hospital

    Worst thing

    Constantly short staffed meaning patients are not cared for adequately

    5.0

    NHS England Clinical support worker, September 2021

  • Best thing

    General public

    Worst thing

    Management who don't under

    2.1

    NHS England Medical secretary, September 2021

  • Best thing

    Sick pay, holidays and flexible if you have appointments

    Worst thing

    Not helping to progress, monotonous work

    6.7

    NHS England Admin assistant, August 2021

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  • Best thing

    Some colleagues are good, the work is straight forward, nothing too challenging.

    Worst thing

    Workload is through the roof, usually get the blame for other departments lacking, management only criticise and don't listen to feedback. Work isn't shared evenly and complaints aren't followed through to resolution

    3.4

    NHS England Employee, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Stable and indoors

    Worst thing

    Added pressure

    7.1

    NHS England Employee, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Seeing patients recover

    Worst thing

    Abuse from patients
    Dealing with bodily fluids
    Dealing with death both emotionally and physically

    9.2

    NHS England Health care assistant, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Love caring and chatting to patitent as other staff haven't time

    Worst thing

    Petty politics

    6.1

    NHS England Domestic, August 2021

  • Best thing

    1:1 work with clients

    Worst thing

    Micromanagement by lower management

    4.8

    NHS England Support worker, August 2021

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  • Best thing

    Making patients comfatable

    Worst thing

    No gem work

    3.9

    NHS England Health care assistant, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Not long hours

    Worst thing

    No organisation,lack of communication,management don’t know what going on the wards,

    5.0

    NHS England Housekeeper, August 2021

  • Best thing

    The patients and some working staff

    Worst thing

    Management don't stand up to us and housekeepers are clumped together and thought of as doing a lowly job

    4.6

    NHS England Housekeeper, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Safe

    Worst thing

    No possibility to get higher

    8.8

    NHS England Support worker, July 2021

  • Best thing

    The team, flexibility, pay

    Worst thing

    Uncertainty of how the assignment will last

    7.1

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    Satisfaction in knowing i keep the ward ticking over.

    Worst thing

    The more i do, the more they expect..stressful alot of the time

    6.7

    NHS England Housekeeper, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Happy team

    Worst thing

    Covid and sometimes phisically heavy

    9.4

    NHS England HCA, July 2021

  • Best thing

    The patients i meet.

    Worst thing

    the disorganization

    4.8

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Steady regular hours

    Worst thing

    Being humoured patronised. Being spoken down to by medical staff

    2.4

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    helping people who need me

    Worst thing

    watching people die

    8.6

    NHS England Nursing assistant, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    The sick pay and holiday entitlement

    8.9

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Love helping people

    Worst thing

    Unsociable hours

    3.5

    NHS England Support worker, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping people

    Worst thing

    Abuse from patients

    2.3

    NHS England Receptionist, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Being patient oriented and dealing with all kinds of different people

    Worst thing

    Understaffed

    7.8

    NHS England Healthcare assistant, July 2021

  • Best thing

    My team
    Day to day job

    Worst thing

    Higher management

    9.2

    NHS England HCA, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    Colleagues. Freedom

    Worst thing

    Travelling
    Other colleagues
    Not being able to progress

    9.4

    NHS England Manager, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Interaction with patients and doctors.

    Worst thing

    Dealing with management and on communication.

    1.4

    NHS England Medical secretary, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Full sick pay

    Worst thing

    Staff members and clients

    3.0

    NHS England Administrator, July 2021

  • Best thing

    hours I get

    Worst thing

    Heavy load
    Stress
    Pay

    3.4

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Being able to give a cancer patient 110% care

    Worst thing

    Lack of staff.lack if respect all round, being verbally abused each day

    3.2

    NHS England Support worker, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    Helping people

    Worst thing

    Abuse from patients

    7.3

    NHS England Healthcare assistant, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Some team mates

    Worst thing

    Being moved into jobs that don't exist

    1.2

    NHS England Senior support worker, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for others

    Worst thing

    Rude patients

    10

    NHS England HCSW, July 2021

  • Best thing

    enjoy caring for others and working in a team

    Worst thing

    rude patient. lack of material. being short staffed

    6.4

    NHS England HCA, July 2021

  • Best thing

    I know I'm making a difference

    8.6

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

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  • Best thing

    Helping people
    Seeing people progress
    Admin work

    Worst thing

    Waiting around
    Long hours
    Having to go do weekends
    Stress

    9.0

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Regular pay.

    Worst thing

    Stress levels, poor management

    1.2

    NHS England Employee, July 2021

  • Best thing

    I enjoy the type of work and the people who work there

    Worst thing

    Too much to do, insufficient pay

    3.0

    NHS England Medical receptionist, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Caring for patients

    Worst thing

    Staffing, attitude at times from management quick to criticise, wards tired need modernising,

    3.9

    NHS England HCA, July 2021

  • Best thing

    we work as a team

    Worst thing

    not able to change shift patterns

    8.8

    NHS England Dispenser, June 2021