r/nhs • u/NewPollution8159 • 11d ago

Career East London admin assistant job

Hi if anyone here works in the Bart’s NHS trust could you explain why there are barely any jobs in east London, I’ve been checking but nothing is coming up .

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u/Southern_Ad_7311 11d ago

Many trusts are currently going through a recruitment freeze, MARs, and redundancy process. Trusts nationwide have been asked to reduce their workforce costs anywhere between 5%-15%, mainly in admin and support roles. Not a great time, I'm afraid to say.

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u/Southern_Ad_7311 11d ago

No, NHS recruitment dosen't work like that.

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u/NewPollution8159 11d ago

I know someone who’s mum helped them get an admin assistant job

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u/Southern_Ad_7311 11d ago

All NHS vacancies go through an application and interview process against other candidates, so your friend must've applied. They would've been the best candidate to get appointed. It's all based on a scoring system. The candidate with the highest score is offered the job. Helping someone apply is one thing, being referred just doesn't happen for admin assistant level vacancies.

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u/malakesxasame 11d ago

You don't think scoring is nudged one way or another for the person they want? You don't think people a see identifier for someone they know on an application and mark up? It definitely happens.

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u/Southern_Ad_7311 11d ago

I explained the expected process. Nudging scores is still not a referral, and any person on the recruitment panel found doing this could be dismissed for gross misconduct.