Common use of SUITABILITY CHECKS Clause in Contracts

SUITABILITY CHECKS. Many volunteers have contact with people who are receiving health services and care. If your volunteering involves this kind of contact, you may need to complete a standard level check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Some volunteering positions involve regulated activities. Regulated activities are defined in law. One example of a regulated activity is helping an adult to eat and drink who is too frail to feed themselves. If your volunteering involves regulated activities you will need to have an enhanced level DBS check. This may include information taken from the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults, or both. It might include additional police information about convictions or other relevant issues. The NHS will not discriminate unfairly against you because of criminal convictions or related information. At the same time, we have a duty to make sure our patients are safe. If you do not share information about your convictions we could withdraw your offer to volunteer. We ask all volunteers for independent references and an occupational health check. By applying to volunteer, you agree to these checks.