Rating

10/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Assistant Buyer, involving administration, basic ordering, attending team meetings, working on procuring new equipment, helping end users on the phone, dealing with suppliers, receiving quotes, creating purchase orders. This was a great experience which has given me all the transferable skills in the workplace to move forward with my career.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Administration training, order training, and general office admin experience

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • Great and helpful team and challenging environment make the days go fast

    10/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by NHS?
  • My manager was helpful and appreciative of how quickly I grasped the office tasks

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • Very thorough induction and training plan which involved meeting end users in the hospital as well as learning from other members of the team

    10/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Guidance was available as and when I requested it.

    10/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • The whole finance team was very helpful and had a great attitude towards helping me

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • It met my living/travel costs very well

    10/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • no

    10/10

  • 9. Would you recommend NHS to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Its a great place to develop life long career skills.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to NHS?
  • Take time on the application process, as its worth getting into the nhs.


Details

Work Experience

Accounting, Finance

South West

May 2017


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