7 - Recommendation

Once a preferred candidate has been identified by the Committee, the Convener should complete the Interview Recommendation Form (the Recruitment Assistant will e-mail this to the Convenor prior to the interviews) and all information, including one interview assessment form representing the collective view of the Appointing Committee for each candidate, should be returned to the Recruitment Assistant assigned to your vacancy.  These can be returned by fax to x3905.  Information should be gathered to enable processing of the contract i.e. start date, recommended salary (confirmed by HR).

Offers of employment must be made by HR and not by members of the Appointing Committee (Please note: verbal offers can be deemed as a formal agreement).  However, School/RI/Service Managers responsible for recruiting may inform successful candidates that they have made a recommendation to HR. The offer will be sent within 2 working days of receiving complete information from the Appointing Committee. 

All post interview correspondence, including reserve and regret communication are issued your Recruitment Assistant.  The correspondence from HR will be issued within 2 working days of the information being received from the Appointing Committee.

Pre employment checks

verification of qualifications	original qualifications will be checked by the HR Recruitment Team.  All offers will be made subject to the sight of these by HR
references	all outstanding references will be collected and an offer subject to satisfactory references, if still awaited, will be issued
PVG/Disclosure	where a post requires a PVG check (as identified in the job description) an offer will be made on a conditional basis, subject to the receipt of a satisfactory disclosure excluding clinical posts where an offer of employment will not be made until a satisfactory disclosure report has been received
UKBIA Sponsorship  work registration scheme asylum and immigration act 1996	if required, an offer will be made on a conditional basis, subject to the receipt of the necessary approval by the Home Office.  The Recruitment Assistant will provide further guidance on this process. Points Based Immigration Centre UK Border Agency From May 1 2004, most nationals of the new member states who wish to work for more than one month for an employer in the UK need to register under the Worker Registration Scheme.  Contact your Recruitment Assistant for clarification. All offers will be made subject to satisfactory evidence of eligibility to work in the UK and identity
occupational health (if appropriate)	certain posts within the University or where any issues have been identified during the recruitment process
NHS Honorary Contract	Clinical posts require an honorary contract issued by the NHS Recruitment Team. The University contract will be issued as soon as this is received. The NHS will require full PVG and appropriate Occupational Health Clearance prior to issue.

*Note:- Start dates may be delayed where a third party pre employment check is required (UKBA/NHS/PVG)

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