Find Work / Candidate FAQs
Here are answers to some of the most common questions about joining and working with Veterans Healthcare Staffing UK.
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Right Person. Right Skills. Right Setting. Right Match.
Depending on your role and available assignments, opportunities may include:
Start by completing our registration and application process.
Depending on your role and location, you may need to provide:
We will tell you which requirements apply to your application.
For relevant roles in England and Wales, an appropriate DBS check may be required, including an Enhanced DBS and relevant barred-list check where legally applicable.
Different criminal-record and safeguarding arrangements apply in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey.
This depends on the role and assignment.
Some opportunities require previous experience or specific competencies. We assess applications according to the requirements of the role rather than assuming the same criteria apply to every candidate.
Yes. We recruit:
You will need appropriate NMC registration and must meet the requirements of the particular assignment.
If you have relevant experience, training and competencies, you may be considered for complex care assignments.
Competencies may include tracheostomy care, suctioning, ventilation/NIV, oxygen therapy, PEG/enteral feeding, seizure management, diabetes care, catheter care, bowel/stoma care and palliative care.
A training certificate alone does not automatically establish competency for a particular assignment.
Yes, where suitable opportunities are available.
These may include roles for RCN – Children’s Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers and appropriately experienced specialist or complex care staff.
Additional safeguarding, training and competency requirements may apply.
Yes.
We recruit Live-in Care Staff for care-provider staffing requirements and may also have opportunities associated with our Introductory Live-in Care service.
The contractual and working arrangements will be explained for the particular opportunity.
For flexible staffing opportunities, you can tell us your availability and preferred shift patterns.
However, availability of work depends on client requirements and we cannot guarantee particular shifts or hours.
You can tell us your preferred locations and how far you are willing to travel.
We use this information when considering you for suitable assignments.
Yes. Our Permanent Recruitment service connects suitable candidates with organisations recruiting directly for permanent positions.
Potentially, yes.
Our Travel & Accompanying Care Staffing service may create opportunities for appropriately experienced professionals to accompany individuals travelling within the UK or internationally.
Additional requirements may apply, including travel documentation, immigration/work permissions, insurance, professional requirements and destination-country rules.
No.
Veterans Healthcare Staffing UK is veteran founded, but open to everyone.
We welcome suitable healthcare professionals from all backgrounds.
No.
Registration does not guarantee employment, assignments, shifts or a minimum number of hours.
Opportunities depend on client demand, your availability, compliance status, qualifications, training, professional registration, experience, competencies and suitability for individual assignments.
Relevant documents, training, professional registrations and competency requirements must remain current where required.
You should provide updated evidence when requested and inform us promptly of changes that could affect your eligibility or suitability for work.
Once appropriately recruited and cleared, eligible workers may access relevant opportunities through the Staff Hub and other approved communication channels.
Our team can help with questions about applications, recruitment, compliance and work opportunities.
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