All offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory completion of the mandatory pre-employment checks.
Pre-employment checks
References are intended to confirm the accuracy of a candidate’s application, provide insight to their previous performance and help to mitigate risk.
The People Operations team are responsible for obtaining references. Hiring managers are responsible for checking references received are acceptable in line with the University’s guidance on referencing.
See the Recruitment and Selection policy for more information.
The People Operations team will verify applicants qualifications. This includes their highest qualification attained, qualifications deemed essential based on the person specification, and teaching qualifications, if held.
For essential qualifications not in English, candidates will need to provide translations by a verified translator.
It is the responsibility of the recruiting manager to carry out right to work checks for all interviewed candidates. Staff across the University may also need to carry out checks for example on casual workers or visitors.
For further guidance, see the Right to Work webpage.
The University is required to obtain a DBS Disclosure for staff (and students on placement) who will be undertaking certain regulalated activities in roles for or on behalf of the University.
See the Recruitment and Selection policy for more information.
The Recruitment and Selection policy provides further information and guidance in relation to unsatisfactory pre-employment checks and false declarations.