Work for us - job application form

Please complete this application form to apply for the post you are interested in. Make sure you read the job information pack carefully so you can let us know what skills and experience you have to take on this important role within our Healthwatch. You will be working across Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough.

About you - part one

Answers given in this part of the form are to help us to manage your application. They will be kept securely and not made available to the shortlisting panel.  
Are you an internal or external candidate?
Do you hold a full driving licence that is valid in the UK?
Do you need a work permit to work in the UK?

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) (Exemption Order 1975)

As you may be working with children or adults with care or support needs, we have to ask:
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence?
You do not generally have to disclose details of spent convictions. However, if the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act by virtue of the (Exceptions) Order because it could involve access to persons who are disabled, addicted to drugs, alcohol or under 18 or over 65 years of age, you must disclose details of all convictions, including cautions, spent or otherwise. Please note that all posts are subject to a Standard level Disclosure and Barring check. In accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 only relevant convictions will be taken into account when assessing your capability.
If you do not disclose any known convictions on your application form and we subsequently discover you have relevant convictions, your offer of employment will be withdrawn, or your contract of employment will be terminated.

Your referees

Please give us the contact details of two people who are happy to give you a reference for this role. One of them must be your current or most recent employer. 

Please make sure that you have their permission for us to contact them. And that you have given them your permission to provide a reference. 

We will not contact your referees prior to shortlisting. 

References

Please give details of two referees who have known you for at least one year. A referee can be a previous employer,  someone from an organisation you have volunteered with, or a friend. They could also be a social worker, probation officer, or anyone else who has worked with you and knows you. Family members cannot be referees.

If you are under 18, this could be a teacher or a youth leader.

First referee

Second referee

Your skills and experience

The information entered in this part of the form will be shared with the shortlisting panel.
Please make sure that you read the job description before completing the application form. Make sure your answers clearly and honestly demonstrate how your skills and experience are relevant to the post.

Employment history

Please tell us about your employment history, starting with your current or most recent role. You will need to provide a minimum of your full employment history for the last ten years.  

Previous employment history

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Are you applying for this post through a secondment opportunity with your existing employer?

Education and training

Please tell us about your education and training. We are most interested in the qualifications that are relevant to the post you are applying for. 
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Computer software skills

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Please use this space to tell us how your skills, experience and knowledge match those in the job description and person specification. You can include any voluntary or community activities, as well as skills or experience gained through work, education and training.

Criminal convictions

Criminal record checks

We may ask you to apply for a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check for some volunteer roles. If you need a DBS for this role - it will be stated in the role description. 

For roles where a DBS is not required, volunteers will be asked to declare any unspent convictions as part of the application process.

If you have been barred from working with children or adults with care and support needs or have a serious spent or unspent conviction, you will not be able to volunteer for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire or Healthwatch Peterborough.

However, applications from individuals with minor and spent convictions are accepted and will be considered on a case by case basis.

Equal opportunities

Please tell us a little bit about yourself

This will help us make sure that we are hearing from lots of different people from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

This information is only used to monitor our recruitment practices and will not be seen by the shortlisting panel. It will be treated confidentially in line with our privacy statement.

Where do you live?
How old are you?
What was your sex recorded at birth?
How would you describe your gender identity?
How would you describe your sexuality?
How would you describe your ethnicity?
Do you have a disability?
Do you have a long-term condition?
Do you provide unpaid care or support for a family member or friend?

We recommend you print a copy of this form before you submit. You will also be emailed a copy of your application form answers.