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Higherin
NHS

Finance trainee Review

at NHS

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

Brixton

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

2.2 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

3/5 - Overview of Role
2.8/5 - Skills Development
2/5 - Support and Guidance
2/5 - Company Culture
2/5 - Overall Experience
1/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
1. Tracking invoices for schedules
2. Prepping journals
3. Prepayments/accruals/adjustment/ recodes
4. Budget holder packs/reviews
5.recharges
6.Staff in post
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I had a lot of responsibilities it can be overwhelming
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes I have learnt new skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
2/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I did have surport how ever I had to keep asking for it and continuously getting denied
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
2/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture of the trust as a whole was very nice and friendly however in my team the culture was horrible and bitchy
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
1/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
1/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did not enjoy my placement at all, my team was not warm towards me I kept getting comments about me and lowkey was bullying me. I was constantly compared to the previous student and and it was really harsh on me
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
1/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at NHS
1/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend NHS to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to NHS
Yes you do learn much and very good for learning development but the culture is not worth it you can find better. My mental health declind when getting this role
This role is at kings college hospital
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