Information for Job Applicant s Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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1 Information for Job Applicant s Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust What candidate s can expect: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC) is committed to ensuring candidate s are treated fairly throughout the entire recruitment process. We aim to provide a helpful customer focused service whilst maintaining high professional standards in all areas. BCHC is committed to employing staff that share the values of the organisation. These values are: Accessibility Responsiveness Quality Caring Ethical Commitment We expect that all of our staff will demonstrate these values in their day-to-day working behaviour. Equal Opportunities BCHC are committed to the principle of equal opportunities for all our applicants. Job application forms will always be considered on the basis of the evidence provided on ability to do the job role against the Job Description and Person Specification. Advertising of Jobs All vacancies within BCHC are advertised on and as appropriate in external publications. Offline application forms are available from the Recruitment Team. They must be returned before the advertised closing date. Applicants are advised to submit application forms as early as possible as some jobs close before the advertised closing date. This is due to high volumes of applications. This will be detailed within the job advert where applicable. Short listing of applicants Vacancies are shortlisted within 2 weeks of the job advert closing. You will be contacted via on if you have or have not been shortlisted. However if you are not contacted, please assume you have not been shortlisted. We also contact shortlisted candidates via SMS text message, so it is important you provide contact information in your application. Feedback for applicants who are not shortlisted may be obtained from the Centralised Recruitment Team who will pass the request on to the recruiting manager. Candidates with Disabilities BCHC will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the job. In order to help us fulfil this commitment, we encourage you to disclose this information in the monitoring information section of the application form, however completion of this is optional. The recruitment team will pick this up prior to the shortlisting stage. Before you attend an interview, we will contact you to establish if you have any requirements which may assist you in the interview process. The Recruitment Team are here to help so please ask us if any further assistance is required.

2 Interviews The Recruitment Team will give shortlisted applicants at least 1 week s notice of interview date. Shortlisted candidates will usually be contacted via text message to book an interview slot for the day of interview. On the day of the interview, all candidates are required to bring relevant documents relating to the NHS 6 standards as follows: Right to work Verification of ID CRB References Occupation Health check Qualification and Skills Further information on this will be detailed in the Invite to Interview letter. The recruiting manager will advise you of the outcome within 5 days of the interview. Feedback to unsuccessful applicants is available on request. Location of Interviews As the Centralised Recruitment Team recruit for the whole of BCHC, the location of interviews will vary across the city. We will ensure applicants are made aware of the venue in their invite to interview letter and specific requested adjustments will be taken into account. Car parking availability will be dependant on the venue. Terms and Conditions Hours Most staff are contracted to work 37.5 hours per week under the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. Due to the range of services that we provide, Staff at BCHC may work 9 to 5, weekends and also night shifts. There are some staff that as requested work shift rotas, providing continuous cover for the service. Holidays Entitlement depends on the length of NHS service. Length of Service On appointment to NHS After 5 years NHS service After 10 years NHS service Annual Leave + General Public Holidays (calculated on 7.5 hours working day) 27 days (202.5 hours) 29 days (217.5 hours) 33 days (247.5 hours) For staff on medical and dental contracts this will be in line with your relevant terms and conditions of service. Please ask a member of the Recruitment Team for further details. Pension Anyone who starts working for the NHS automatically becomes a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, but membership is voluntary and you can opt not to join and leave the Scheme at any time by completing form SD502. This form is available from the pensions department at University Hospital Birmingham, contactable on Ext For more information visit: Safeguarding The Trust is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and has signed up to the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board Policy and Procedures. It is the responsibility of every member of staff to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children from abuse.

3 Training BCHC deliver over 100 courses covering all aspects of the following areas of interest:- Clinical / Healthcare Skills Equality & Diversity Health & Safety Human Resource Practices Personal Development Information Technology (I.T.) Leadership / Management Skills Development Support for Apprentices and Work Experience Learning and Development have a team of 38 dedicated professionals, The Trust has had many years experience in providing quality, accredited training to over 5,000 of our own staff. Developing Minds, Improving Lives Smoke Free BCHC is a smoke free organisation and smoking is not permitted within any building or within 15 metres of Trust premises. Smoking cessation support is provided by the Trust. Staff Side BCHC is committed to working in partnership with Staff Side organisations (Trade Unions) and this means that BCHC is committed to jointly resolving problems and joint decision making in partnership with the Staff Side organisations contactable on Staff Benefits NHS Discounts NHS is the number one independent discount retailer resource for NHS employees and their families. For further information go to Flexible Working BCHC is committed to supporting and helping staff reach a healthy work-life balance. The Trust aims to provide a range of flexible working practices that help staff achieve the balance between work and life outside work. This is outlined in the Trust s Flexible Working Policy. The policy provides a framework to enable managers to support staff making flexible working requests. Occupational Health & Staff Support BCHC is committed to supporting health and wellbeing at work. The Trust aims to provide this vital service to help ensure staff are fit and healthy to work. Occupational Health Services are provided for staff including; preemployment health screening, advice and support to managers, fast track physiotherapy and confidential staff counselling. Occupational Health can be contacted on and the confidential counselling Service on NHS Cashback Black Card This new card from NHS Cashback allows NHS staff to save 3.5% when shopping instore at Asda and Sainsbury. Staff can also save 5% at: Argos, B&Q, Boots, Burton, Comet, Debenhams, Dominos Pizza, Dorothy Perkins, Ernest Jones, Evans, Goldsmiths, H Samuel, Halfords, HMV, Homebase, House of Fraser and many more NHS staff can order a card on the NHS Cashback website which is BCHC also offer other benefits service such as the Cycle to Work Scheme and Child Care Vouchers. For more information please contact the Human Resources Department on

4 Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF) BHSF is well established as a provider of award-winning health cash plans. They have a range of health initiatives to assist people with their everyday health costs. BHSF is a not-for-profit company, with no-one to serve but its customers. The Corporate Health Cash Plan can help you manage the cost of dental treatment, eye tests, new glasses and contact lenses, professional therapy treatments and much more. For information, please contact BHSF directly on or sales@bhsf.co.uk Equal Opportunities Important Information BCHC is committed to diversity and equal opportunities in line with the principle of the Equality Act (2010) for everyone no matter what Race and Ethinicity, Disability, Sex, Age, Religion and Belief, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, Maternity and Pregnancy or Marriage and Civil Partnership. Job applicants will be considered only on their ability to do the job. BCHC monitors the recruitment and selection process. In order for us to do this, we require you to complete the Monitoring Information on the application form. This information along with your personal information is not available during the shortlisting process. This ensures only your experience and qualifications are considered. The personal information and monitoring information sections on the application form are used to identify the number of applicants that apply, are shortlisted and are appointed in each of the categories. Please Note: BCHC does not accept curriculum vitae s (C.V s) because of the difficulty of removing personal identifiable information. Data Protection Act 1998 & Information Governance BCHC is continually monitoring the effectiveness of their policies and practices and in particular it s Equal Opportunity Policy. The information you provide in the application form will help us achieve this. We will use this information for statistical purposes only and you will not be identifiable from this process. Application forms will be destroyed within 12 months from the closing date of the advert on NHS jobs. Criminal Disclosure & Rehabilitation of Offenders If the post you are applying for requires a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure, prior to appointment you are required to declare both spent and unspent convictions. You should be aware that if successful your manager may be required to carry out a risk assessment relating to the job role to which you have been appointed to. The Job Description and Person Specification for the vacancy will indicate if a CRB disclosure is required for the post. When attending an interview you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity in order to allow a CRB disclosure to be processed. In accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, only relevant convictions will be taken into account when assessing your capability. Right to Work in the UK British Citizens and citizens from one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries do not require certificates of sponsorship or right to work. If you are not from one of these countries, you may need a certificate of sponsorship before you travel to and work in the UK. For information regarding permission to work in the UK, please visit

5 The Recruitment Process Thank you for your interest in applying for a job with BCHC. What happens after interview? If you are to be offered a job: You will be informed by the recruiting manager by telephone if you are to be offered a job. You will then receive a Conditional Offer letter from the Recruitment Team. This offer will be subject to the NHS 6 standards checks as stated on page 1. They are national standard checks that must be completed in order to offer an Unconditional Offer. This will consist of a statement of particulars including your start date. You will be advised not to hand in your notice if you are in employment until you have received an Unconditional Offer letter. You will receive a copy of your contract within 8 weeks of starting. If you are not offered a job: You will usually be informed by phone by the recruiting manager. You will also be informed by an through NHS Jobs. Where there are a lot of applicants you will only be informed by through NHS Jobs or a letter if you applied offline. Feedback is usually provided by the recruiting manager. Do not hesitate applying for another suitable position. Complaints Procedure If you consider your application has been unfairly treated or discriminated against, you can contact the Senior Recruitment Officer and they will be able to deal with any issues raised. All our jobs are advertised on the NHS Jobs website below: For any other information please contact the Recruitment team on the below details: Centralised Recruitment Team HR Dept. Moseley Hall Hospital Alcester Road Moseley Birmingham B13 8JL Tel: Fax: centralisedrecruitmentteam@bhamc ommunity.nhs.uk Human Resources Mission statement: Best People, Best Practice, Best Care Customer Service Charter The Customer Service Charter can be requested from the Human Resources Department on