Pre-employment checks

The offer of this position is conditional, subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The letter will explain what pre-employment checks we are required to complete before we can agree a start date with you and ask you to give notice to your current employer.

There are six types of pre-employment checks that may be required, depending on the job you have been offered:

1. Identity - we need to verify your identity by asking you to produce identity documents when you attend your identity check appointment.
2. Right to work - we need to confirm that you do have the right to work in the UK.
3. Professional registration and qualifications - some positions in the Trust, such as staff nurse, require you to hold professional registration. We are able to verify this online.
4. Employment history and references - we need to obtain references to cover the previous three year period and will ask you to provide details of suitable referees.
5. Criminal record and barring - some positions in the Trust will require you to have a criminal record 'Disclosure and Barring Service' (DBS) check. This is usually if your position involves working / close contact with vulnerable people.
6. Work health assessments - the Occupational Health Department will carry out an assessment of your fitness to undertake the position you have been offered and you will be asked to complete a work health assessment form online.

Your Recruitment Assistant will guide you through the process as quickly as we can.

For more information please contact:

Head of Recruitment and Retention: 01865 228714

These pre-employment checks are in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. All NHS providers are required to comply with these standards.