Life here
What a shift actually looks like
The rota, the breaks, the handover and the people on the ward with you. Written by the people who do it.
- PermRegistered Nurse (Adult) — Night ShiftCamden, London£32,000 – £38,000
- PermHealthcare Assistant — Weekend CoverIslington, London£24,500 – £28,000
- PermMental Health Nurse — Community CaseloadHackney, London£36,000 – £44,000
- PermPhysiotherapist — MSK ClinicBristol, Avon£34,000 – £41,000
- PermNurse Practitioner — Autonomous ClinicManchester, Greater Manchester£48,000 – £58,000
- PermSenior Healthcare Assistant — Team LeadLeeds, West Yorkshire£27,500 – £30,500
- PermHospital Services Supervisor — CateringBirmingham, West Midlands£24,000 – £26,500
- PermRegistered Nurse — Community RehabilitationCardiff, Wales£32,000 – £38,000
- FixedPhysiotherapist — Hydrotherapy & RecoverySouthampton, Hampshire£34,000 – £41,000
- BankHospital Services — Domestic (Bank)Nottingham, Nottinghamshire£23,000 – £24,500 pro rata
- FixedMental Health Nurse — Crisis ResponseSheffield, South Yorkshire£36,000 – £44,000
- PermSenior Registered Nurse — Surgical WardLiverpool, Merseyside£38,000 – £44,000
Rotas and hours
Nothing here is a surprise after you have started, because it is all decided four weeks ahead.
- Rotas published
- Four weeks ahead, every time
- Swap requests
- Through the app, with cover arranged
- Overtime
- Paid at the enhanced rate, never unpaid
- Breaks
- Protected, and someone covers the round
- Uniform
- Provided and laundered from week one
- Meals
- Free on shift at every hospital site
Nobody should be surprised by their own rota
Four weeks is enough time to plan childcare, transport and second jobs. We publish every shift that far ahead, publish the pay for the awkward ones, and let you swap through the app with cover arranged by us.
What is includedPeople who joined on the shop floor and stayed
“I asked for a clinic list on day one and got one. I have never worked anywhere that trusted the letter of the job title this literally.”
Priya Raman
Nurse Practitioner · Manchester
Four years
“I came in on a Saturday with no qualifications and no idea. Three years later I lead a team of six on the same ward.”
Daniel Okafor
Senior Healthcare Assistant · Leeds
Two years
“They cap the caseload. That one policy is the reason I have stayed as long as I have, because I can actually do the job properly.”
Ellen Marsh
Mental Health Nurse · Hackney
Six years
The unglamorous truth
Healthcare is hard, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. What we control is the conditions: enough staff on the floor, protected breaks, a rota you can actually plan your life around, and a manager who is on the unit rather than behind a desk.
We also cap caseloads in mental health, and we publish ratios in adverts. That is deliberate, and it is the reason people stay.