NHS Job withdrawn ?

TELLIT01

Contact HR again to ask for an update on progress, and whether or not they can tell you what additional information they needed.

Manxman_in_exile

What sort of job are you applying for? Clinical or non-clinical? Is it a "one-off" specific post or are you part of a batch of say 20 newly qualified band 5 nurses?


Believe me, a couple of weeks in the NHS is nothing. I wouldn't worry about it. If there is something to worry about, they'll tell you.


I wouldn't resign a current job without an unconditional offer. I presume you don't currently work in NHS?

KK86

Is a clinical job.

I am not newly quilified and I work in the private sector at the moment although I have worked for the nhs before.
I have applied for a specific post which is no longer available on their vacancies.

I am not planning to resign unless I have the uncoditional offer.
I cant risk being unemployed even though I really want to leave my job.

I was really interested for the post and I will be very sorry to loose the job because of a possible bad reference.
I can find similar posts to apply in the future but I cant read between the lines of the "clarifications" needed.

The HR person made very clear to me that they will inform me but I never heard from them ever since. Either the OCH after the several messages that I've send to them.

polgara

Could be as simple as someone is off sick and the process has come to a halt, it could be the Trust needs to save some money so they are slowing down recruitment although that is unusual for most clinical posts or the post could have been pulled. Only way to find out is to politely ask.

fred246

I was once given a bad reference by someone. They were desperate that I didn't leave so I thought of them as a friend who would support me. I could only conclude that they had written a bad reference so I wouldn't get the job and would have to stay with them.

ThemeOne

Some employers are extremely slow with the recruitment process and just assume everyone can put life on hold while they take their time.

You have only two options really, keep quiet and wait, or keep phoning them.

Either way don't give up your job search.

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fred246 wrote: »

I was once given a bad reference by someone. They were desperate that I didn't leave so I thought of them as a friend who would support me. I could only conclude that they had written a bad reference so I wouldn't get the job and would have to stay with them.

The new thing is just not to write anything. Old workplaces can’t remember people.. contacts moved on or so much time has passed that workplace has decided to write no more references to as you’ve put it downright unfair or just not wanting to be sued.

The last reference request I saw (from small company asking) was about my attendance and then asked ex employer to comment if I was in good health.. not sure I would be wanting to respond to that.
(Though there was good reason it was being asked as I hadn’t appreciated my new role came with full sick pay)

Blatchford

If the recruiting manager needs to seek clarification on your references, regardless of what they are questioning, two weeks isn't unreasonable. Bear in mind that if they write to the referee, and the referee doesn't respond immediately, and then they have to check the response, that can be several working days, and all it takes is one or more people to have a couple of days off....

pickledonionspaceraider

Depends how desperate you are for a job

Earlier on this year, my last contract came to an end, I begun applying for jobs about 2 months ahead of time. Various positions,not all within the NHS

Was provisionally offered two, the NHS role and a different one. When I was offered the NHS one advised their onboarding was slow, and i would be looking at starting in approx four weeks - but - For nearly three months the NHS role went all quiet, no word....so I took a start date with the other non-nhs job

Then the NHS rang with a start date - three months after the interview and seemed surprised that I had taken a role elsewhere

It would be really helpful if they could speed things up. Had I been given a practical start date for both job roles, no doubt I would have taken the nhs job - but I couldn't afford to wait three months with no income.

(was not a high ranking job btw - no clinical office)

Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. No one is going to pay your bills whilst you sit waiting on something that may or may not happen. You dont want to put yourself at risk of debt or homelessness in your effort to be of service to others

ThemeOne

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

Then the NHS rang with a start date - three months after the interview and seemed surprised that I had taken a role elsewhere

These recruiters seem to live in a world of their own. I know of a large law firm where vacancies remain unfilled for months, even years due to slowness of the process. By the time they get round to deciding who they want for the job (usually a couple of months) surprise, surprise all the applicants have found a job elsewhere, and they have to start from scratch again!