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Appointment Stage

If you successfully pass all elements of the recruitment assessments and are allocated to a current vacancy you will be offered an appointment subject to satisfactory completion of pre-appointment checks into health, identity, nationality and character, including a criminal record check. You will be subject to an enhanced disclosure being obtained from the Criminal Records Bureau.

On average these checks can take up to 8 weeks to complete. If you are not offered an appointment or allocated to a vacancy you will be placed on a reserve list and notified accordingly.

A waiting list including your personal information will be retained for a period of eighteen months from the date of your assessment to cover future vacancies that may arise in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
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