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Interview at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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This trust closed 7 of its 69 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 5 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment4Rank 124 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest
A&E Within 4 Hours68.8%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Middle half of 123 Acute trusts
Waiting Under 18 Weeks63%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Middle half of 129 Acute trusts
Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis69.6%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalWeakest quarter of 132 Acute trusts
Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks57.5%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, Waiting Under 18 Weeks, 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

Go-Live
Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals Group EPR Go-Live 1 Achieved

The EPR programme report confirmed Go-live 1 on 13 October 2026, with 85.6% of staff trained against an 80% target, Go-lives 2 and 3 progressing, and an interface challenge with the EPMA module being

3 Nov 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Investment
Lincolnshire Ten-Year Estates Plan Tackles £137.4m Backlog

The Group Estates Long Term Delivery Plan 2026 to 2036 addresses about £137.4m of backlog maintenance through community left shift, neighbourhood care models, acute modernisation and rationalisation.

3 Nov 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Milestone
Lincolnshire Merger Adds Resource for Integration and Benefits Realisation

The Single Organisation Programme Oversight Group noted due diligence still being finalised and additional internal resource to support clinical teams with integration delivery and benefits realisation.

3 Nov 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Milestone
Lincolnshire Builds a Single Diabetes and Endocrinology Workforce Model

The Integration Committee heard that the diabetes and endocrinology left-shift project is mapping a single integrated workforce model and GLP-1 delivery reform, with further pathway work paused pendin

3 Nov 2026 · this month · from the shared board of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Structure
Lincolnshire Community and United Lincolnshire Hospitals to Merge

The group announced on 12 August 2026 its decision to become a single organisation through merger, with cultural integration and capacity to deliver integration plans the highest transition risks.

1 Sept 2026 · 2 months old · from the shared board of Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Career Co-Pilot findings from United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust board papers · newest meeting 3 Nov 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 Index118.94%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores
NHS Oversight Framework finance measures · Q1 2026/27. Against the national median.

People

Sickness Absence5.63%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle
Staff Engagement6.42 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores
Education and Training Survey65.81%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-0.29
We each have a voice that counts-0.28
We are compassionate and inclusive-0.27
We are a team-0.26
NHS Oversight Framework workforce measures · Q1 2026/27 · NHS Staff Survey

Staff Mood

5.97engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · -0.07 on the quarter before
Jul to Sept 2024Apr to Jun 2026
5.43Advocacy
6.01Involvement
6.49Motivation
NHS England National Quarterly Pulse Survey. Not directly comparable with the annual NHS Staff Survey.

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient recordNervecentre
Digital maturity2.04 of 5 · up from 1.85 (2025)
Data Security and Protection ToolkitApproaching 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)
RoleBandCloses In
Sonographer/Advanced Practitioner - Band 7 - 17% R&R premia7Today
Days Matter Performance Improvement Lead - 8A8a5 Days
Personal Assistant - Band 446 Days
Part Time Driver Route 2 & Route 6 Band 226 Days
ePR Business Change Workstream Lead- Band 776 Days
Community Midwifery Administrator Band 228 Days

Holds a sponsor licence: Skilled Worker · Worker (A rating). 12 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

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

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

Hiring Over Time

165 adverts since Sep 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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