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Interview at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

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This trust closed 11 of its 44 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 9 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment4Rank 58 among mental health and community trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

People discharged from community mental health services with a paired outcome score recorded (children and young people)16.07%Median 21.18% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Children and Young People’s mental health waits for help that are over 104 weeks38.13%Median 26.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Mental health 14-day readmission rate11.11%Median 5.69% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Sickness Absence6.62%Median 5.88% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

For Your Interview: Of the measures above, the trust is under pressure on 4.

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

New Role

New Assistant Director of Patient Safety Post Advertised

The paper reports a new Assistant Director, Patient Safety post has been advertised to replace the retiring Head of Patient Safety, with a key objective of leading mortality oversight and improvement.

1 Sept 2026 · 2 months old

Risk

EPR Phase 2 Held as a Board Level Strategic Risk

The Board was asked to approve Strategic Risk 9 on EPR Phase 2 implementation, scored 9 with moderate assurance.

1 Sept 2026 · 2 months old

Risk

Cyber Security Assurance Strengthened by ISO 27001 and DSPT Results

The information and data security strategic risk reports new assurances from an independent DSPT assessment, ongoing ISO 27001 certification, DCB1596 accreditation and annual penetration testing.

1 Sept 2026 · 2 months old

Go-Live

SystmOne EPR Replaced CareNotes in January 2026

The paper reports SystmOne replaced CareNotes as the electronic patient record in January 2026 and is expected to help improve Mental Health Act compliance and reduce human error.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Milestone

SystmOne EPR Moves From Stabilisation Into Phase 2 Optimisation

The paper reports Phase 1 of the SystmOne EPR transition complete, the 12 week stabilisation period ended in April 2026 and the legacy CareNotes system shut down, with Phase 2 focused on standardisati

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Career Co-Pilot findings from Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust board papers · newest meeting 1 Sept 2026 · a finding may have moved on since its meeting

Money

Planned Surplus or Deficit0%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Variance to Plan0.02%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Relative Cost Index118.72%Median 104.18% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

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

People

Sickness Absence6.62%Median 5.88% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Staff Engagement6.78 / 10Median 7.03 · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Education and Training Survey82.4%Median 81.10% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Scores at or above the mental health trust average on 5 of 9 measures. NHS Staff Survey 2025, against 22 mental health trusts.

Staff engagement-0.10

We each have a voice that counts-0.09

We are always learning+0.06

We are recognised and rewarded+0.04

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

Staff Mood

6.41engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · +0.44 on the quarter before

6.06Advocacy

6.53Involvement

6.65Motivation

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

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient record	SystmOne
Digital maturity	2.02 of 5 · down from 2.25 (2025)
Data Security and Protection Toolkit	Standards met · 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). 3 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

CQC: Good, assessed February 2026.

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

Hiring Over Time

101 adverts since Dec 25.

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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

How will the new Assistant Director, Patient Safety role work with this team?From: New Assistant Director of Patient Safety Post Advertised
The board has looked at the risks in this area. What is this team's part in addressing them?From: EPR Phase 2 Held as a Board Level Strategic Risk
How would the SystmOne go-live shape the first six months in this role?From: SystmOne EPR Replaced CareNotes in January 2026
Where is the SystmOne now, and what would this role pick up from it?From: SystmOne EPR Moves From Stabilisation Into Phase 2 Optimisation

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