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Interview at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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This trust closed 17 of its 62 adverts early since 20 Sep 2026, a median 7 days before the closing date. If you see a role here, apply early.

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How the Trust Is Performing

Oversight Segment3Rank 77 among acute trusts · Q1 2026/271 is strongest, 4 weakest

A&E Within 4 Hours81.8%England 74.4% · Sep 2026Best quarter of 123 Acute trusts

Waiting Under 18 Weeks64.6%England 65.2% · Aug 2026Middle half of 129 Acute trusts

Cancer 28-Day Diagnosis74.9%England 78.6% · Aug 2026 · provisionalMiddle half of 132 Acute trusts

Tests Waiting 6+ Weeks25.3%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. Under pressure on Waiting Under 18 Weeks, 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 West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust yet. Board paper coverage is being expanded across trusts.

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Money

Planned Surplus or Deficit-2.93%Median -0.38% · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Variance to Plan-0.56%Median 0% · Q1 2026/27Weaker than middle

Relative Cost Index94.43%Median 100.14% · Q1 2026/27Among the best scores

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 Absence4.88%Median 5.36% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle

Staff Engagement6.43 / 10Median 6.80 · Q1 2026/27Among the weakest scores

Education and Training Survey79.2%Median 76.34% · Q1 2026/27Better than middle

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

Morale-0.33

Staff engagement-0.28

We are safe and healthy-0.26

We are always learning-0.26

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

Staff Mood

6.47engagement of 10 · Apr to Jun 2026 · +0.29 on the quarter before

6.27Advocacy

6.44Involvement

6.71Motivation

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	3.06 of 5 · up from 2.74 (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
Theatre Support Worker	2	Today
Principal Pharmacist: High Cost Drug & Medicine Optimisation	8b	1 Day
Antenatal Clinic Midwife	6	5 Days
PA/Medical Secretary - IPMS	4	5 Days
General Practitioner with Special Interest for Children in Care	Specialty Doctor	6 Days
Staff Nurse - F14	5	6 Days

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

CQC: Requires improvement, from an inspection in January 2020. That rating is over 6 years old.

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

Hiring Over Time

130 adverts since Aug 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

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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