Candidate Screening in Preston UK
Candidate Screening in Preston UK commitment to high-quality healthcare means that Apex Carers follows robust processes to ensure that everyone we supply is fully vetted, and cleared prior to placement and that their recruitment compliance is maintained throughout their working time with us.
Our processes comply fully with NHS & CQC safeguarding and employment check standards, all statutory requirements and best practice guidelines.
Our recruitment processes are designed to meet your needs, and we are able to incorporate specific recruitment checks you may require into our processes in order to make the experience of engaging our healthcare workers as straightforward as possible.

As an overview, our process involves the following stages;
- Internal enquiry.
- Pre-screen.
- Application form.
- Face to face interview.
- Skills checklist.
- Form completion.
- Proof of eligibility and ID.
- Training needs analysis.
- Verification of professional registration (if applicable).
- DBS clearance.
- Obtain references.
- OH clearance.
- Mandatory / Induction training.
- Clearance received.
- References received.
- Expiry dates entered into CRM system.
- File check and sign-off by the manager.
- Mandatory training.
- On-line modules completed.
- Health and Safety Induction.
- Clinical competence check.
Monthly database checks:
- DBS clearance.
- OH clearance.
- Visa checks.
Annual checks:
We also provide quarterly supervisions and annual appraisals for all our candidates.