Application Form

The application form must be completed, and where it is not applicable, please enter “N/A”. You may enclose a CV, but this will be considered in addition to the application form. We are required to submit statistical data to the National Minimum Data Sets, the Department of Health and Local Authorities.
The application form is the system that we use to collect that data.

Declarations

Any declaration made on the form will be completely confidential, no matter the nature of the information.
Health Health questionnaires will be sent to all appointable applicants. It is important that when completing the health section, all information of relevance to the post applied for should be detailed. This assists us in ensuring that you are physically and mentally fit under the Regulatory Framework from the Care
Quality Commission to undertake the post applied for whilst complying with the Equality Act 2010. Any reasonable adjustment necessary will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

References
Please ensure that you complete the information regarding referees. References are always requested as a confidential statement and therefore are never disclosed to the applicant. We strongly advise that you seek permission from your referee before completing the application form. Any delay in the gathering of this information could impede any decision regarding your suitability for an appointment. Where a reference is considered insufficient to make a decision, a third reference will be requested. This should be from a previous employer in the last ten years where you have worked for at least three months.
References are always sought before any decision can be made regarding your suitability for employment.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
These checks are mandatory under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. It is vital that you declare any criminal activity even where that conviction is deemed spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any disclosure of criminal activity resulting in a Caution, Reprimand or Conviction will not of itself preclude your appointment to the post. However, non-disclosure of any criminal activity will result in any job offer being withdrawn. Trust is fragile, and honesty from the outset must be there for a clear and transparent working relationship to be developed. In completing the DBS form, new forms are now in place, and all sections marked in yellow must be completed. Continuation sheets, if any are required, are available from www.homeoffiice.gov.uk/dbs.

Appointed Applicants
On receipt of appropriate references, a job offer will be made, which is subject to DBS checks. On completing the DBS form, the evidence must be seen with the completed application. This includes:
Utility Bill

• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• Driving License
• International ID Card
• NI Card
• Other Identity Documentation
• Work permit
• Non-EU Immigration Documentation.

You will be informed of which documentation is relevant to your application. The Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 requires us, as employers, to check your legal employment status within the UK. CT Reliable Care Limited complies fully with The Border and Immigration Agency’s guidance for employers in this regard. Documentation must be originals only, copies will be kept for file purposes only.
The mandatory checks which have to be in place in order to safeguard service users inevitably mean a long recruitment process. We advise all new staff that are currently employed to give their notice only when we are able to confirm a job offer.
We will, therefore, be keeping in touch with you throughout the period of the recruitment process. We will agree on the methods used e.g. Mobile phone, email etc. at your convenience.

Induction Training

All staff must undertake an induction programme tailored to their experience, qualifications and competencies. This is mandatory. The induction follows the Skills for Care Certification 2015 Standards 1 – 15. Your induction must be completed within a maximum of 12 weeks, during which time you are monitored as part of your probationary period of employment.

and finally…

Please do not be put off! We hope that this demonstrates that we have a robust recruitment and selection procedure and that we set our standards high in order to ensure the safeguarding of our service users.