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Interview at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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This trust closed 14 of its 44 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 6 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment3Rank 55 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

A&E Within 4 Hours75.3%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Middle half of 123 Acute trusts

Waiting Under 18 Weeks72.8%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Best quarter of 129 Acute trusts

Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis87%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalBest quarter of 132 Acute trusts

Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks20.2%England 24.7% · Aug 2026Middle half of 133 Acute trusts

For Your Interview: Stronger on A&E Within 4 Hours, Waiting Under 18 Weeks, Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis and Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks.

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

Supplier

Contract Signed for Full Roll Out of Ambient Voice Technology

The paper reports the group has signed a contract for full roll out of ambient voice technology after pilots in ED, outpatients and pre assessment.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Finding

Board Admits Digital Maturity Gap and Prepares to Source a Digital Partner

Committees reported the group was behind the wider NHS in digital maturity, welcomed a new Digital and Infrastructure Committee, and said a specification was being prepared to source a digital partner.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Milestone

Electronic Prescribing Go Live Scheduled for 2027 at Walsall

The board heard that EPMA is scheduled to go live at Walsall Healthcare in 2027 to improve documentation such as VTE assessment.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Milestone

18 Month Programme to Move Outpatients to Electronic Records

The Audit Committee reported a programme coordinated by Operations, Medical Records and IT, with a timeline stretching to 18 months for all outpatient areas to have electronic records.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Structure

Corporate Services Being Restructured Across Four Black Country Trusts

The BAF reports a corporate services review, possibly using a subsidiary, with Bain assessing options across four trusts and a collaborative bank and recruitment team agreed across the system.

19 May 2026 · 5 months old

Career Co-Pilot findings from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust board papers · newest meeting 19 May 2026 · a finding may have moved on since its meeting

Money

Planned Surplus or Deficit-4.27%Median -0.38% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Variance to Plan0.01%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

Relative Cost Index104.43%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 Absence7.2%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Staff Engagement6.54 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Education and Training Survey74.78%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

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

We are always learning-0.23

Morale-0.19

We are safe and healthy-0.18

Staff engagement-0.18

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

Staff Mood

6.17engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · -0.04 on the quarter before

6.02Advocacy

6.14Involvement

6.37Motivation

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

Systems and Digital

Electronic patient record	System C
Digital maturity	2.57 of 5 · up from 2.19 (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

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). 9 live adverts say sponsorship is offered.

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

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

Hiring Over Time

94 adverts since Nov 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.

Before You Go In: Questions You Could Ask the Panel

Where is the EPMA now, and what would this role pick up from it?From: Electronic Prescribing Go Live Scheduled for 2027 at Walsall
How are the structural changes the board has agreed affecting teams like this one?From: Corporate Services Being Restructured Across Four Black Country Trusts
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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