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Interview at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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This trust closed 5 of its 78 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 4 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment2Rank 25 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest
A&E Within 4 Hours75.4%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Middle half of 123 Acute trusts
Waiting Under 18 Weeks67.7%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Middle half of 129 Acute trusts
Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis86.7%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalBest quarter of 132 Acute trusts
Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks26.3%England 24.7% · Aug 2026Weaker than England (lower is better); in the middle half of 133 Acute trusts
For Your Interview: Stronger on A&E Within 4 Hours, Waiting Under 18 Weeks and Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis. Under pressure on 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

Go-Live
GSTT launches Integrated Neighbourhood Teams on 1 April 2026 with live recruitment for key roles

INTs went live on 1 April 2026 and recruitment for Clinical Leads, General Manager, Care Coordinators, Neighbourhood Ops Managers, and Neighbourhood Administrators is currently active.

29 Apr 2026 · 6 months old · from the shared board of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

New Role
Comms lead being recruited for the INT programme

GSTT has confirmed recruitment is underway for a Communications Lead specifically for the INT programme.

29 Apr 2026 · 6 months old · from the shared board of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Milestone
INT business case work mobilising April 2026 — ~12 weeks of focused analytical work planned

A formal business case for the INT programme is starting end of April 2026 with a summer 2026 deadline, covering economic modelling, activity impact, and workforce costing.

29 Apr 2026 · 6 months old · from the shared board of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Go-Live
EMIS and OneLondon Universal Care Plan selected as primary digital tools for INT teams

EMIS has been confirmed as the primary EHR for INT teams and the OneLondon Universal Care Plan will support MDT working.

29 Apr 2026 · 6 months old · from the shared board of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Investment
Population Health Management capability being built to identify INT cohorts — data infrastructure investment underway

GSTT is actively developing a linked dataset infrastructure using a Snowflake environment and needs a data integration roadmap.

29 Apr 2026 · 6 months old · from the shared board of Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Career Co-Pilot findings from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust board papers · newest meeting 29 Apr 2026 · 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 Plan0.01%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores
Relative Cost Index116.72%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores
NHS Oversight Framework finance measures · Q1 2026/27. Against the national median.

People

Sickness Absence4.82%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle
Staff Engagement7.28 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores
Education and Training Survey77.4%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

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

We are always learning+0.63
Staff engagement+0.56
We each have a voice that counts+0.43
Morale+0.37
NHS Oversight Framework workforce measures · Q1 2026/27 · NHS Staff Survey

Staff Mood

6.71engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · -0.16 on the quarter before
Jul to Sept 2024Apr to Jun 2026
7.16Advocacy
6.36Involvement
6.61Motivation
NHS England National Quarterly Pulse Survey. Not directly comparable with the annual NHS Staff Survey.

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient recordEpic
Digital maturity2.71 of 5 · down from 2.87 (2025)
Data Security and Protection ToolkitStandards met · 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)
RoleBandCloses In
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive CareConsultant3 Days
Deputy Finance Manager - ARC London73 Days
Clinical Nurse Practitioner73 Days
Consultant in Respiratory and Transplant MedicineConsultant5 Days
Consultant in AnaesthesiaConsultant6 Days
Senior Diagnostic Rotational Radiographer610 Days

Holds a sponsor licence: Skilled Worker · Worker (A rating). 19 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

CQC: Good, from an inspection in July 2019. That rating is over 7 years old.

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

Hiring Over Time

294 adverts since Feb 26.

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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