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Interview at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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This trust closed 32 of its 102 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 8 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment3Rank 71 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 Weeks67.2%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Middle half of 129 Acute trusts
Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis79.4%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalMiddle half of 132 Acute trusts
Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks26.4%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
Federated Data Platform Apps Live in All Four Trusts

The committee reported that Federated Data Platform applications were deployed across all four trusts, including referral management, discharge planning and nursing quality tools, with a Trust Coordin

20 Oct 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Structure
Group Corporate Services to Share One Operating Model With Up to £26m Cut

The Group Chief Executive reported a Corporate Transformation Programme to design one Target Operating Model for corporate functions across the four trusts, aiming to cut the corporate cost base by up

20 Oct 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Go-Live
Ideagen Replaced Datix and Other Quality Systems Across All Four Trusts

A single Ideagen reporting and learning platform went live across the group in August 2026, replacing Datix and several other systems for incidents, risks, clinical audit, NICE guidance, complaints and mortality review.

20 Oct 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Strategy
AI and Automation Programme to Replace RPA Only Approach

The Digital and Data Committee backed a Strategic Outline Case to move from a mainly Robotic Process Automation model to a wider AI, automation and integration programme with pathfinders and resourcin

20 Oct 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

New Role
London North West Recruiting Patient Safety Investigators to Clear Backlog

The London North West Trust Standing Committee noted 17 new patient safety incident investigations and that additional investigators were being recruited to clear the backlog.

20 Oct 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Career Co-Pilot findings from London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust board papers · newest meeting 20 Oct 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 Index105.97%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle
NHS Oversight Framework finance measures · Q1 2026/27. Against the national median.

People

Sickness Absence4.86%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle
Staff Engagement6.87 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Better than middle
Education and Training Survey74.25%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Scores at or above the acute trust average on 6 of 9 measures. NHS Staff Survey 2025, against 109 acute trusts.

We are always learning+0.38
We work flexibly-0.23
Staff engagement+0.15
We are safe and healthy+0.13
NHS Oversight Framework workforce measures · Q1 2026/27 · NHS Staff Survey

Staff Mood

6.10engagement of 10 · Jul to Sept 2025 · +0.14 on the quarter before
Apr to Jun 2023Jul to Sept 2025
6.21Advocacy
5.79Involvement
6.31Motivation

Fewer than 100 responses in Jan to Mar 2025, Apr to Jun 2025, Jul to Sept 2025, 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 recordOracle Health/Cerner
Digital maturity3.25 of 5 · up from 3.23 (2025)
Data Security and Protection ToolkitStandards 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). 17 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

CQC: Requires improvement, from an inspection in May 2022. That rating is over 4 years old.

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

Hiring Over Time

251 adverts since Oct 25.

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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