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Interview at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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This trust closed 26 of its 85 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 10.5 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment3Rank 93 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

A&E Within 4 Hours74.5%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Middle half of 123 Acute trusts

Waiting Under 18 Weeks59.7%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Weakest quarter of 129 Acute trusts

Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis76.7%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalMiddle half of 132 Acute trusts

Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks32%England 24.7% · Aug 2026Weaker than England (lower is better); in the weakest quarter of 133 Acute trusts

For Your Interview: Stronger on A&E Within 4 Hours. Under pressure on Waiting Under 18 Weeks, Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis and Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks. Expect questions on both.

NHS England published statistics (Oversight Framework, A&E, RTT, Cancer Waiting Times, DM01). Each figure shows its own period.

What the Board Is Talking About

Risk

Badgernet Rollout Added as Board Level Digital and Clinical Safety Risk

A strategic digital and clinical safety risk regarding the Badgernet rollout was added to the Board Level Risk Register, with a Digital Strategy Committee reviewing risks.

5 Nov 2025 · 12 months old

Milestone

Tight March 2026 Deadline for NHS App Linked Patient Engagement Portal

The committee flagged the tight timeline for Patient Engagement Portal implementation by March 2026 and the need for Board decisions if delays arise.

5 Nov 2025 · 12 months old

Milestone

Regional People Digital Programme Builds Digital HR Qualification but Faces Funding Uncertainty

The committee reported that the BLMK People and Digital Programme created a digital Human Resource Management qualification with Cranfield University and rolled out supervisor self service and a regio

5 Nov 2025 · 12 months old

Milestone

Digitised Subject Access Request Process Halves Team Size Ahead of Procurement

The digitised SAR pilot let the function handle more requests while reducing from 4 to 2 FTE, and procurement will follow when the pilot ends.

5 Nov 2025 · 12 months old

Supplier

Legacy Health Records Digitisation Due by July 2026

Print and scanning services have been consolidated under the Xerox contract with a revised plan to complete legacy digitisation by July 2026, alongside bringing records storage in house.

5 Nov 2025 · 12 months old

Career Co-Pilot findings from Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust board papers · newest meeting 5 Nov 2025 · a finding may have moved on since its meeting

Money

Planned Surplus or Deficit0%Median -0.38% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Variance to Plan-1.54%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Relative Cost Index93.29%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

NHS Oversight Framework finance measures · Q1 2026/27. Against the national median.

People

Sickness Absence4.78%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle

Staff Engagement6.83 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Better than middle

Education and Training Survey70.92%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Scores below the acute trust average on 5 of 9 measures. NHS Staff Survey 2025, against 109 acute trusts.

We work flexibly-0.25

Staff engagement+0.11

We are a team-0.08

We are compassionate and inclusive-0.06

NHS Oversight Framework workforce measures · Q1 2026/27 · NHS Staff Survey

Staff Mood

6.34engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · +0.78 on the quarter before

6.33Advocacy

6.40Involvement

6.29Motivation

Fewer than 100 responses in Apr to Jun 2026, so read that point with care.

NHS England National Quarterly Pulse Survey. Not directly comparable with the annual NHS Staff Survey.

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient record	Nervecentre
Digital maturity	1.89 of 5 · down from 2.07 (2025)
Data Security and Protection Toolkit	Standards exceeded · 2025-26

EPR systems register · NHS Digital Maturity Assessment · Data Security and Protection Toolkit

Hiring and Sponsorship

0live roles at this trust

No live roles at this trust today. See all live roles.

Holds a sponsor licence: Skilled Worker · Worker (A rating). 18 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

CQC: Good, from an inspection in December 2022. That rating is over 3 years old.

Career Co-Pilot job tracking · Home Office register of licensed sponsors · CQC

Hiring Over Time

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Career Co-Pilot job tracking. Counts adverts by closing date (or date added), not posts filled. Earlier months may be thin where our tracking of this trust was still building.

Before You Go In: Questions You Could Ask the Panel

The board has looked at the risks in this area. What is this team's part in addressing them?From: Badgernet Rollout Added as Board Level Digital and Clinical Safety Risk
Where is the NHS App now, and what would this role pick up from it?From: Tight March 2026 Deadline for NHS App Linked Patient Engagement Portal

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