Recruitment Processes

How long does the recruitment process take?

Most Health care Professionals need to have their qualification validated by a registration authority. More information on registration can be found on this site. Professional Connections will assist you with your registration once you Register with Professional Connections

We can source a post for you while you are processing your registration. Once registered the time frames to your commencement date is usually your notice period to your current employer. If you do not hold an EU passport you will need a Green Card and possibly a visa which can take two to four months.

Applying for a job

All the Jobs advertised on our web site are open posts. A job description and person specification is available for all posts. In order to be shortlisted for interview you will need to meet the essential criteria outlined in the specification.

We will supply you with a (sample cv) so you can follow the outline. In addition each Hospital will have an application forms and sometimes additional paperwork which Professional Connections will supply to you. You submit the completed paperwork to Professional Connections who forward it to the relevant manager for consideration.

If you do not find a interesting post on our jobs page, send us your cv and inform us what you are interested in an we will source a post for you.

Pre-employment checks

We will undertake a number of pre-employment checks on behalf of our client hospitals.

ID Check

We will need to verify your identity by checking one of the following:
valid passport, driving license, valid photo ID card (EU countries only) .

Qualifications 

Professional Connections will verify your qualifications

Registration

Before appointing a health professional, we will check whether you are registered with the relevant regulatory body and whether any special conditions apply. Please see the section for contact details of your relevant professional body. They have in-depth information about registration for each profession.

Criminal Record Check 

A Criminal Record check will need to be furnished from all the countries you have lived in

References 

Professional Connections will contact your referees to obtain a verbal and written reference.

Occupational Health Clearance

Each employer will give staff an occupational health check. This is to ensure that you are fit for work and so they can provide you with any adaptations for you to do your job, for example a special chair, keyboard etc.
Interview

Interviews

Interviews will be face to face, by Video link or by telephone ( not all employers will do telephone interviews) as appropriate.

Following interview

An offer can be made subject to pre-employment checks being completed if you have been successful at interview

If you are unsuccessful we should be able to obtain feedback for you.