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Interview at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

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This trust closed 27 of its 76 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 10 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment3Rank 79 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

A&E Within 4 Hours72.4%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Middle half of 123 Acute trusts

Waiting Under 18 Weeks65.2%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Level with England; in the middle half of 129 Acute trusts

Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis65.6%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalWeakest quarter of 132 Acute trusts

Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks46%England 24.7% · Aug 2026Weaker than England (lower is better); in the weakest quarter of 133 Acute trusts

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

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

No board intelligence signals found for East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust yet. Board paper coverage is being expanded across trusts.

Career Co-Pilot findings from published board papers

Money

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

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

Relative Cost Index88.93%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

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

People

Sickness Absence5.05%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle

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

Education and Training Survey71.35%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Scores at or above the acute trust average on all 9 measures. NHS Staff Survey 2025, against 109 acute trusts.

We work flexibly+0.12

Staff engagement+0.11

We are recognised and rewarded+0.07

We are a team+0.07

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

Staff Mood

4.97engagement of 10 · Jan to Mar 2026 · -0.86 on the quarter before

5.30Advocacy

5.08Involvement

4.55Motivation

Fewer than 100 responses in Jul to Sept 2024, Jul to Sept 2025, Jan to Mar 2026, so read those points with care.

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

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient record	Dedalus ORBIS U
Digital maturity	2.89 of 5 · up from 2.15 (2025)
Data Security and Protection Toolkit	Approaching standards · 2025-26

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

Hiring and Sponsorship

6live roles at this trust (soonest closing shown)

Role	Band	Closes In
Senior Clinical Fellow in ENT	Doctor - Other	Today
Electrician Technician - Estates Maintenance	5	1 Day
Paediatric Consultant with Interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine	Consultant	3 Days
Specialist Radiographer-Radiology	6	7 Days
Senior Physiotherapist - Rotational	6	7 Days
Registered Nurse - St Albans Haemodialysis Unit	5	8 Days

Holds a sponsor licence: Skilled Worker · Worker (A rating). 1 live advert says sponsorship is offered.

CQC: Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2023. That rating is over 3 years old.

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

Hiring Over Time

167 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.

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