Recruitment and immigration
These resources have been produced to support adult social care providers:
Suffolk Care Association (SCA) resources
Suffolk Care Association webinar slides and webinars for providers and internationally recruited care workers.
Webinar slides for providers include:
- Considering sponsorship of overseas workers. This covers overview of process, compliance and costs, plus recruiters.
- Immigration updates. This covers Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) requests, automatic renewals, further information requests, visa application processing and eVisas.
- Compliance Duties and Sponsorship Management System (SMS) Reporting. This covers provider immigration support, sponsorship compliance extensions, salary deductions, HR (including maternity), working time regulations and modern slavery.
View all SCA slides and upcoming webinars
Code of Practice: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
It's important that anyone exploring international recruitment is familiar with the DHSC's Code of Practice. The Code of Practice aims to promote:
- High standards of ethical international recruitment
- Health and social care system sustainability, through agreed international co-operation
Home Office Adult Social Care frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The FAQs from the Home Office support local authorities and care providers in building ethical and effective recruitment processes. Topics covered range from sponsorship obligations to safeguarding care workers' rights.
Download the Adult Social Care Sector question and answer (Q and A) responses:
