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Registering with NHS Jobs
The NHS Jobs website (http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/) is a very good tool to look for a
trainee work placement so we highly encourage you to use the website. The website
gives you access to all NHS vacancies and allows you to centrally manage multiple
job applications. To find out more about the benefits of registering, visit the “Why
register?” section (http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/why_register.html).
To begin registration choose the “Register” tab from the main webpage. You will then
be asked to input your personal details, and you can also set up your jobs alert criteria
under “Jobs by Email”.
After you clicked the “Create” button your basic account will then be set up and you
will be able to input your full profile by choosing relevant options along the top menu
as shown below:
In the meantime you will have also received an automated confirmation message to
the email address you used to register and that will have more detailed information
about the NHS Jobs account. Remember to update your personal profile with as many
details as possible so as to make the job search as easy as possible.
Due to the large number of different jobs and roles within the NHS, it is best to utilise
key words when searching.
For example:
• Level 2 and 3: – pharmacy, assistant, technician, apprenticeship, support worker,
apprentice.
• Level 3: trainee pharmacy technician, pre-registration, student technician.
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www.medslearning.leeds.ac.ukThe NHS Jobs online application form
NHS Jobs section Information required Details
Personal info Your full details and contact details Full and correct details here
National insurance number You must have your National Insurance number
UK, EC or EAA national Permission to work in UK if not one of these?
Monitoring Equality and diversity Collected for monitoring purposes only, NHS
organisations are legally required to collect
age and gender information
Disability Questions for disabled persons
Criminal convictions You must declare all spent and unspent
convictions including reprimands, final warnings
and cautions. Working as a student Pharmacy
Technician means the post is exempt from not
having to declare convictions.
Qualifications Educational and professional qualifications Educational and relevant qualifications and
current studies for qualifications
Training courses Relevant training courses and current
attendance on courses
Membership of professional bodies Add details if applicable
Employment history Details of employers including name, address Provide all contact details clearly and add
and contact details correct and full addresses
Start and end dates, and salary Start with current / most recent employment
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NHS Jobs section Information required Details
Employment history Reason for leaving For your main or most recent employment you
will need to submit a statement on reason for
Description of duties
leaving and description of duties. Prepare this
in advance.
Additional information This is your chance to say as much about Print out the job description, main duties and
yourself and why you are applying / suitable person specification. Highlight areas you
for the post. think are important and relevant to you and
your skills. Have you got what the employer
wants? If yes, be specific, provide examples
to support what you are saying (it’s evidence).
If not, examine what skills you do have and
apply them to the job description as much as
possible. Don’t waffle, be specific and clear.
References At least 2 must be supplied You must find two appropriate persons who will
supply a reference for you. Check the criteria
carefully on who can be your referee.
Declaration To be signed
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Certificates You must have or obtain originals or authorised copies of school qualifications, training
courses, membership of professional bodies - they will need to be checked and verified if you
are successful. Start this process early as it can take time to get copies if you don’t have the
originals. Present them properly in plastic wallets in a folder and look after them.
Prepare statements in advance Work off line and then copy your text into the application form so that you have time to prepare
and easily change your wording and content. Ask others what they think and check your
spelling and grammar too.
Be truthful Interviewers are used to picking up on suspicious application entries and statements that don’t
seem quite right.
Criminal Convictions If you do have criminal convictions - talk to someone suitable about them, it does not automatically
mean you are not a suitable applicant.
Periods of unemployment If you have been unemployed or there are gaps in your employment history don’t leave them
blank - it will be noticed and seem suspicious.
Contact details and addresses Make sure you have all these details in advance, full addresses with postcodes, current telephone
numbers and names spelt correctly.
Start and end dates of employment Make sure these are correct and don’t get your years mixed up!
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Additional information Don’t sell yourself short - this happens a lot! Even if you don’t value your current/previous job
and don’t think it’s got transferrable skills, sit down and think about all the things it does give you.
e.g. working in a supermarket/fast food outlet - You are still meeting people, helping
customers, using organisational skills, paying attention to detail, etc. Did you undertake
any training? In house or elsewhere? Say what it was and what you learnt.
You might really have to think hard about this, but it’ll be worth it, and shows the interviewer that
you learn and pay attention to everything you do.
Remember, the employer doesn’t know you, so everything you write down on the application
form represents you and builds a picture of a person for the employer to consider.
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