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All pre-employment checks should be completed before a candidate starts in their role.

Some pre-employment checks can be waived in certain circumstances, if required. The checks that can possibly be waived are as follows; 

  • Professional Registration

  • Qualifications  

    • Where ‘equivalent experience’ has been stated as an option in the Job Description (JD) or Person Specification (PS). 

      If a Recruiting Manager (RM) requests a waiver and 'equivalent experience' is not stated in the JD/PS, HR Shared Services (HRSS) will need authorisation from a member of the NHS England (NHSE) Human Resources and Organisation Development (HR and OD) team.

All other pre-employment checks listed below, require approval to be waived from the HR and OD team.

  • Occupational Health (OH)

  • References

  • Identity (ID) / Right to Work (RTW)

  • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) 


Requesting a candidate to start prior to pre-employments checks being complete

Should a RM want a candidate to start before the pre-employment checks are complete, HR Shared Services (HRSS) will require written approval from the NHSE HR and OD team. 

A Trac note confirming the approval will not be accepted by HRSS.

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