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NHS Wales is the Wales's publicly funded medical and healthcare provider.

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NHS Wales job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Autonomy. Something different every day. The people I work with.

    Worst thing

    Not enough hours in the day. Having to juggle patients on the waiting list

    7.7

    NHS Wales Medical secretary, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Good colleges and having a laugh.

    Worst thing

    Cold, freezer, unpacking deliveries, hostile colleagues.

    5.5

    NHS Wales Catering assistant, June 2023

  • Best thing

    The paitents and helping people.

    Worst thing

    The management structure and our wages

    7.1

    NHS Wales Employee, May 2023

  • Best thing

    helping others

    Worst thing

    verbal physical and sexual abuse regularly endured

    1.1

    NHS Wales HCA, April 2023

  • Best thing

    When you can give time the patients need.

    Worst thing

    Being hit spat at and called names

    1.9

    NHS Wales Healthcare assistant, January 2023

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  • Best thing

    I work with incredible people and help some of the most vulnerable. I work really hard to connect 2 services and when it works it’s amazing!

    Worst thing

    Never being recognised for the hard work and good things that I do daily! Multiple times a day! Not getting the help to deal the the traumatic things that happen in a hospital setting! Being expected to carry on and deal with it because it’s part of my job. Not being able to talk to anyone else about it because it’s part of my job. Sitting with nurses and listening them have the same experience except they had hand on! I just took calls and listened. Nearly 15 years of listening and never being heard has taken its toll on my physical and mental health. Keeping up with mandatory training and being negatively reprimanded when we can barely keep up with our duty’s on a day to day basis! Never mind keeping track of ESR when we get a “SpareHour”!

    2.5

    NHS Wales Medical secretary, January 2023

  • Best thing

    Working with a good team

    6.0

    NHS Wales Administrator, January 2023

  • Best thing

    The best things about my job are that i meet so many famiies that i can help in different ways

    Worst thing

    Not having enough support, other staff not doing their jobs, not being allowed to do My job

    7.3

    NHS Wales Employee, January 2023

  • Best thing

    The other porters

    Worst thing

    Victimised by managers

    6.4

    NHS Wales Porter, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Good team and nice location to work

    Worst thing

    Lack of continuity and communication about what is happening next

    8.5

    NHS Wales Administrator, October 2022

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  • Best thing

    Colleagues

    Worst thing

    Supervisors, Managers

    Being spoken to like a child , patronised on a daily basis , made to feel inadequate frequently

    2.1

    NHS Wales Catering assistant, October 2022

  • Best thing

    Fantastic nurses

    Worst thing

    Demeaning, rude and unprofessional management

    3.7

    NHS Wales Employee, August 2022

  • Best thing

    My patients

    Worst thing

    Lack of understanding and support from Higher hierarchy. Pressure and unable to actually be a manager and make decisions

    4.2

    NHS Wales Employee, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Supporting less fortunate

    Worst thing

    Sometimes feeling worthless

    9.5

    NHS Wales Home carer, March 2022

  • Best thing

    Working with a fantastic team, sick pay , my department are great if I have child care issues

    Worst thing

    Expected to work 15/16 hour shifts if needed. Might be moved to a different hospital if needed. Communication is terrible through the trust.

    4.3

    NHS Wales Health care assistant, March 2022

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  • Best thing

    The hcsw team

    Worst thing

    Lack of management acknowledgement

    8.9

    NHS Wales HCSW, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Hometime

    Worst thing

    Stress, over runs, low pay

    3.0

    NHS Wales Ambulance technician, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people and colleagues

    Worst thing

    Under appreciation. Lack of communication and pettiness

    8.9

    NHS Wales Employee, February 2022

  • Best thing

    Hours,holidays, people

    Worst thing

    Sitting at hospitals

    10

    NHS Wales Employee, November 2021

  • Best thing

    Early shifts

    Worst thing

    Late shifts. No accountability from management.

    1.6

    NHS Wales Domestic, November 2021

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  • Best thing

    The team members from domestic to the nurses

    Worst thing

    Having no respect from managers

    2.3

    NHS Wales Domestic, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Annual leave

    Worst thing

    Everything, its not what you know its who you know if you want to get any further in your career, no support from managers

    2.1

    NHS Wales Catering supervisor, June 2021

  • Best thing

    The people I work with and when I have helped a patient

    Worst thing

    Money

    8.4

    NHS Wales Receptionist, June 2021

  • Best thing

    Making customers happy

    Worst thing

    Stress, bit of bullying

    1.8

    NHS Wales Cook, June 2021

  • Best thing

    8 weeks holiday and pried in my work ......

    Worst thing

    Been invaluable to a lot of uther staff.... !..

    8.0

    NHS Wales Housekeeper, June 2021

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  • Best thing

    Helping those who need it and seeing them either get well or move on to some where they are happy

    Worst thing

    Seeing patients deteriorate from their illness or dye.

    9.8

    NHS Wales Health care assistant, May 2021

  • Best thing

    Good team work

    Worst thing

    Not enough time with patients

    5.5

    NHS Wales Healthcare assistant, May 2021

  • Best thing

    Hours I work

    Worst thing

    Boring and you get looked down on

    9.9

    NHS Wales Domestic assistant, May 2021

  • Best thing

    The team I work with, the care we offer our patients being able to make a difference to someone’s day

    Worst thing

    Short staffing, unreasonable expectations of management on staffing levels, visitors

    2.4

    NHS Wales HCA, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Work with a lovely group of midwives. Its a very rewarding job when I feel I've been able to care for someone as they deserve.

    Worst thing

    Management. Too quick to criticise...no communication with with workers on shop floor.

    3.0

    NHS Wales Employee, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    It's a vocational, in your heart and your blood

    Worst thing

    Lack of staff
    No understanding from the hierarchy
    Poor pay
    Your just a number
    Progressing is hard. They don't support progression or home grow staff to train and stay.

    2.8

    NHS Wales HCSW, April 2021

  • Best thing

    My colleagues

    Worst thing

    Challenging behaviour of managers
    Everything takes so long to achieve

    5.0

    NHS Wales Manager, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Taking care of people

    Worst thing

    Stress and politics ,understaffed

    7.3

    NHS Wales HCSW, April 2021

  • Best thing

    It’s all about a service for the patient in helping them making a smooth and caring passage through the system in what can be a difficult and stressful for them.

    9.5

    NHS Wales Medical secretary, April 2021

  • Best thing

    The team. So much support is available and the department encourages openess and honesty without fear of judgement.

    Worst thing

    It can be very emotionally draining at times depending on the caseload.

    9.8

    NHS Wales Employee, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    Helping new parents

    Worst thing

    Poor management

    1.4

    NHS Wales Health visitor, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Patient interactions, job is relatively easy

    Worst thing

    Unsafe and improper practices, occasional lack of ward staff, management and supervisors that don't care, shifts not always booked in, wages are not always payed correctly, uncertainty about the security of my job

    6.0

    NHS Wales Porter, April 2021

  • Best thing

    Supporting children
    Helping others
    Learning new thinks and skills

    9.9

    NHS Wales Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Love my patients and looking after people

    Worst thing

    Money is poor

    8.3

    NHS Wales HCSW, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping others.

    Worst thing

    Constantly trying to juggle workload.

    7.8

    NHS Wales GP receptionist, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Caring for patients

    Worst thing

    NHS beurocracy red tape and managers who do not come from a medical, nursing or an associated therapy background

    6.0

    NHS Wales Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    No patient contact
    Nice staff in my office

    Worst thing

    Workload
    Would like more hours

    9.5

    NHS Wales Admin assistant, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Patient contact

    Worst thing

    Type of illness patients hsve

    7.6

    NHS Wales Medical secretary, March 2021

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    The pay

    8.4

    NHS Wales Team leader, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Helping and caring for others

    Worst thing

    Lack of time and resources to fully achieve full potential

    4.2

    NHS Wales Team leader district nursing, March 2021

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  • Best thing

    Other Domestics
    Meeting patients

    Worst thing

    Being ignored

    9.6

    NHS Wales Domestic, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Mostly nice people to work with

    Worst thing

    No opportunity to be involved in decisions which affect me and my role at work

    9.3

    NHS Wales Administrator, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Current manager, work colleagues, client contact, making a difference. I like my work/life balance since changing to part time. Every day is different.

    Worst thing

    Too much lone working. Not enough contact/change overs with other nurses. Higher management too far removed

    8.5

    NHS Wales Home Treatment Team Practitioner, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Working outdoors a lot.

    Worst thing

    Hot desking

    9.6

    NHS Wales Employee, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Other members of staff

    Worst thing

    Favouritism

    4.7

    NHS Wales Receptionist, March 2021