Authorisation and application
When a Recruiting Manager (RM) is raising a vacancy for a retire and rehire employee they will need to ensure they raise a restricted (Hidden Link) vacancy. A restricted vacancy or hidden link is a vacancy that is created and not advertised internally or externally but instead created to allow a specific candidate to apply for a role.
For retire and rehire employees returning on a fixed term contract the Contract Type and Contract duration fields will need to be updated appropiately. Additionally ’10. Approved flexible retirement request’ will need to be selected to Please state the reason number for the fixed-term contract from the below list field.
Further guidance on raising a vacancy can be found in the How do I complete a vacancy request article.
Once the vacancy has been authorised the NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) HR Shared Services (HRSS) Team will email a link to the Recruiting Manager (RM) to pass on the retire and rehire candidate to apply for the vacancy.
What is the process once a candidate has applied for a vacancy via a hidden link?
Once the candidate has completed their application the HRSS team will move them directly to ‘interview: interview’ in Trac. The Lead Interviewer on the vacancy (recommended to be the RM) will then be required to input the offer details for the retire and rehire candidate.
Once the HRSS Team have received transactional Offer details they will move the candidate to ‘Conditional: Offer’ and set up the pre-employment checks the candidate is required to complete.
What Pre-employment checks are required for a retire and rehire candidate?
The following checks are mandatory for all retire and rehire candidates:
- ID (Identity)
- Right to Work (RTW)
The following checks are only required if the retire and rehire candidate is changing roles:
- Qualifications (If required by the JD)
- Occupation Health
If the candidate is returning to the same role these checks are not required.
The following checks are required if required by the JD:
- Professional Registration
Do Retire and Rehire candidates need to be hired on a fixed term contract?
No, retire and rehire candidates are no longer required to be hired on a fixed term contracts.