Tips and Advice (new application form)

To ensure that the new application forms are completed correctly and are not rejected by the CRB at the first stage of the process, below is a list of top tips that will help you avoid the most common mistakes. Please ensure you familiarise yourselves with them before completing and submitting forms to Medilink Nursing.

Do NOT use correction fluid - This will cause your form to be rejected. If you make a mistake, put a line through the mistake and correct it to the right.
Date fields - If you are asked for DD/MM/YYYY. - this should be completed as 15/08/2010. If you are asked for MM/YYYY - this should be completed as 08/2010. Be careful not to mistake this as requiring date/month/year.

Continuation sheet - If you are including additional names on a continuation sheet, you must ensure that you include the surname/forename and the period that the name was used.

Do NOT write anywhere outside the boxes - In particular, the anchor points must be kept clear in order for the CRB to scan and process the application. Please ensure that you do not write around these points.

SECTION A4
If the applicant answers 'YES' to having other names, they must always complete the surname/forename(s) and dates used fields, even if the forenames are the same as those used with their current name.
Current Name: Mrs Joan Mary Robinson
Previous Names:
Surname - Jones
Forenames - Joan Mary
Dates used - 12/2000 - 12/2002

SECTION A20/A21
Ensure the national insurance number is in the following format - AB123456D

SECTION A23
Ensure the driving licence details follow the correct format i.e ROBIN757025JM99901

SECTION A21/A23/A25
Verification boxes
As evidence checker, you only need to complete these boxes if you have seen the related documentation. It may be that you have seen enough alternative documentation to verify an individual's identity.

SECTION A28/A29
These fields are marked as mandatory; however they should be currently be left blank. The form will not be rejected as the ISA registration phase of the VBS has been halted and no one has an ISA registration number.

DOCUMENTS
If the applicant has a national insurance number/driving licence/passport they must answer 'Yes' to these questions and provide the document details as indicated. If they do not have the document details, they should try to obtain them by whatever means they can; otherwise they must attach an explanation by letter, or on the additional information box of the CRB's continuation sheet, as to why they cannot provide the details. As the evidence checker, you only need to see this information if you are using it to verify the applicant's identity. The applicant may have already provided enough alternative documentation to prove their identity.