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Honorary Contracts

When to issue an Honorary Contract

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will issue honorary contracts to individuals who are not employed by the UHB , but who will come into contact with staff, patients or members of the public whilst carrying out work on the Health Board's premises.

Honorary Contracts will only be issued at the request of an appropriate authorising member of the Health Board staff. It is the responsibility of the authorising officer to ensure that the individual is suitable and qualified to undertake the role for which the contract has been issue, and that the necessary checks have been undertaken prior to the contract commencing.

For further information please see the Honorary Contract Guidelines.

Process for Issuing an Honorary Contract

To arrange for an Honorary Contract to be issued, you will need to provide the following information:

All honorary contract application forms will require Occupational Health clearance. If the individual requiring an honorary contract does not yet have clearance, please complete the Occupational Health Questionnaire and send it to Occupational Health.

When completed all documentation should be submitted to the following email address:

CAVHR_Actionpoint@wales.nhs.uk

Please note that Honorary Contract requests must be received at least two weeks before the contract start date.

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