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Interview at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment4Rank 117 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

A&E Within 4 Hours77.6%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Best quarter of 123 Acute trusts

Waiting Under 18 Weeks67.1%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Middle half of 129 Acute trusts

Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis71.8%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalWeakest quarter of 132 Acute trusts

Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks30%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 and Waiting Under 18 Weeks. Under pressure on 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

No board intelligence signals found for The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust yet. Board paper coverage is being expanded across trusts.

Career Co-Pilot findings from published board papers

Money

Planned Surplus or Deficit-1.86%Median -0.38% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Variance to Plan-0.9%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Relative Cost Index106.46%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

For Your Interview: the trust plans to spend more than its income this year. Questions about efficiency and value for money are likely, so have an example of saving time or money ready.

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

People

Sickness Absence4.37%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Staff Engagement6.56 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Education and Training Survey73.08%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

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

Staff engagement-0.15

We are compassionate and inclusive-0.14

We are safe and healthy-0.13

Morale-0.12

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

Staff Mood

5.44engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · +0.20 on the quarter before

4.96Advocacy

5.20Involvement

6.16Motivation

Fewer than 100 responses in Jul to Sept 2024, Jan to Mar 2025, Jan to Mar 2026, Apr to Jun 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	Oracle Health/Cerner
Digital maturity	1.96 of 5 · down from 2.37 (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

6live roles at this trust (soonest closing shown)

Role	Band	Closes In
Registered Chemotherapy Nurse - Secondment	5	1 Day
Theatre Support Worker- Grade 2-3	3	1 Day
Employee Relations Manager	7	5 Days
Senior Clinical Coder - Remote 20% R&R & 5% Fringe	5	5 Days
Locum Consultant in General Medicine	Consultant	5 Days
Elderly Medicine LED SHO - (ST1-2 equivalent)	Specialty Doctor	5 Days

Holds a sponsor licence: Skilled Worker · Worker (A rating).

CQC: Requires Improvement, assessed October 2025.

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 trust is planning a deficit this year. How does this role support the plans to close it?From: Money: planned surplus or deficit

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