Your Compliance – Further Help & Guidance

As part of the NHS Employment Check Standards we are required for all flexible workers to carry out a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

If you are not a member of the update service you will need to complete the DBS application, it will only take you 5 minutes but if you have lived in multiple locations then it may a take a little longer.

Whilst completing the DBS application please take below into consideration:

• 5-year address history: All addresses resided within the last 5 years must be stated with the correct month and year. Please click ‘add’ to add an additional address, once the address has been added click ‘save’ to add the address. Door number / House name / Road name / County / Country / Postcode details must be provided. Please ensure there are no spaces after the text and there is a space in the postcode

• Previous names: All names must be provided including birthnames / surnames / forenames. Please do not leave any spaces after the text. If your title is ‘Mrs’ but you do not change your name, you will need to insert the year you got married and what your current name is

• Driving Licence: Please only provide your driving licence number on your driving licence. Please ensure only a valid licence details are provided. The surname on the driving licence is not essential, the licence number is the only requirement

 

Explanation of Statuses

Submitting Form: Please complete Disclosure & Barring Service application form.

No Consent Given: Your DBS form has been submitted but no consent was given to Disclosure & Barring service to share your details with NHSP electronically.  Please log back into your DBS account to give consent, if not please request a DBS paper application form from us.

Verify Documentary Evidence: We are currently verifying your DBS application form and the documentation you provided.

Information Requested: You will need to provide more information on your DBS application form or more documentation will need to be provided.

Verify Check Level: We are confirming the level of DBS check required (Standard / Enhanced).

CounterSign: We are reviewing your application and documents before submitting to the Disclosure & Barring service.

Queued: Your application has been submitted to Disclosure & Barring service. We are waiting for DBS to start completing the necessary checks.

Waiting for Reply: Disclosure & Barring service are reviewing your application.

Completed Submission Form: Thank you for completing your Disclosure & Barring Service application form.

Completed: Certificate not Available: You have been issued with a DBS Certificate please send this to NHS Professionals Compliance Department (compliance@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk).

Completed: Certificate Available: DBS Process completed.  You do not need to do anything as we have obtained Disclosure Certificate details.

Submission Rejected: DBS submission has been rejected.