{"id":4543,"date":"2020-10-07T15:46:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/dev2\/?page_id=4543"},"modified":"2021-05-04T10:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T10:35:55","slug":"nurse-or-midwife-dbs-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/nurse-or-midwife-dbs-check\/","title":{"rendered":"DBS Check Nurse or Midwife | Nurse or Midwife DBS Check | DBS &#038; CRB Check for Nurses or Midwives"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/crb-check-application\/\" title=\"Start my check\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-large btn-inline apply-btn mycheck for-mobile\" target=\"_self\"><i class=\"icon-pencil\"><\/i>Start my check<\/a><!-- .btn -->\n<p>If you wish to become a nurse or midwife in the UK you will need to undergo the strongest type of <a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DBS check<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DBS checks are statutory criminal record checks for those who work in frontline roles.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the 1974 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, the more engagement and unsupervised contact a person has with the public, the greater the degree of DBS check necessary, particularly if the person will be working with children or <a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/defining-a-vulnerable-adult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vulnerable adults<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A DBS check for a nurse or midwife is an <a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/enhanced-dbs-checks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">enhanced DBS check<\/a> with barring lists. All healthcare workers in the UK are subject to the same stringent checks and all UK professional bodies for medical staff vet their members in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>A nurse or midwife automatically commands a great degree of trust from the public so a DBS check for a nurse or midwife will search for any <a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/dbs-check-faq-videos\/what-does-unspent-mean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unspent<\/a> or spent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The DBS will also check if there is any further non-conviction information in existence with relevant police forces or entries on the children\u2019s and vulnerable adults <a href=\"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/dbs-check-faq-videos\/what-is-a-barred-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">barred lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following the search, you will receive a DBS certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service which you will need to show to your employer to evidence your suitability to work as a nurse or midwife in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The DBS certificate will list any information found during the search. 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