Staff Handbook

• Overview
• What Can We Offer You
• Your First Placement
• Documents and Information Required
• Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures
• Immunisation Requirements
• Timesheets and Payroll
• Your Responsibilities
• Health and Safety
• Moving and Handling
• Safeguarding Children
• Dealing with Allegations of Abuse
• Reporting Handling and Management of Complaints
• Additional Information
• Useful Contacts

Criminal Records Bureau Disclosures

All public and private organisations request that an Enhanced Disclosure be obtained for all health professionals, acquired from the Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. Medacs Healthcare can assist you at all stages of the Disclosure process. You are required to inform Medacs Healthcare if you have been subject to a prosecution by the police after the Criminal Records Bureau check was undertaken.

Overseas Doctors

If you currently reside outside of the UK, please forward your original police check from your country of origin. This must be no more than 3 calendar months old when you arrive in the UK. In addition to your police check, you must also hold a Medacs Healthcare Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau or Disclosure Scotland. This can be applied for prior to your arrival in the UK.

Criminal Convictions

Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, applicants for Locum medical jobs are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent'. Doctors are expected to provide Medacs Healthcare with a statement of any criminal convictions, police investigations or cautions and written permission to disclose this information to Clients to obtain their approval in advance of supplying you. Please note that having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working as a Locum through Medacs Healthcare.

Medacs Healthcare are bound by the Code of Practice of the Criminal Records Bureau and have policies on the Rehabilitation of Offenders and Secure Handling and Storage of Disclosure information.