Other things to consider

Checks required when a place is offered

Applicants who are offered a place, must pass appropriate checks before they can start a course. These checks are usually made by the course centre or the relevant NHS organisation.

Criminal records

Criminal record checks are usually made through the Disclosure & Barring Service (for England and Wales) or Disclosure Scotland. The checks will disclose information such as: criminal convictions, cautions and other such offences, other relevant information held on police databases, etc.

• Please see the Courses section for any further details provided by individual course centres about criminal record checks

Health assessments

The health assessment checks whether applicants have a health condition or disability that may require adjustments in the workplace to enable them to train as a clinical psychologist, or that may require restrictions to their role.

The health assessment may include a health declaration (completed by the applicant) and, where appropriate, an assessment by an occupational health practitioner or other suitably trained professional.

• Please see the Courses section for any further details provided by individual course centres about health assessments

Other checks

Course centres may require other checks to be completed before training can start, such as:

• Applicants may need to provide evidence of their identity or status by, for example, providing their passport, photocard driving licence, etc.
• Applicants may need to verify their qualifications by, for example, providing original certificates and other relevant documents.
• The applicant's employment and training history may be checked and any gaps may be investigated. Additional references may be collected from current and previous employers/places of study e.g. to verify dates of employment/training, to check for any disciplinary actions or safeguarding issues, etc.

These are examples, and the actual checks required are determined by the course centre and/or relevant NHS organisation.

• Please see the Courses section for any further details provided by individual course centres about other checks