WQ92581 (w) Tabled on 23/04/2024

Further to WQ92456 and WQ92457, will the Cabinet Secretary confirm that there is no basic difference between choosing country and region within Wales in the Oriel system, and the means of choosing country and region in England and Scotland?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | Answered on 30/04/2024

There is no difference between choosing country and region within Wales in the Oriel system, and the process used in England and Scotland.  Unless of course a candidate applies to a local vacancy that only recruits for one country.

The majority of National Recruitment processes recruit for all four nations. In this process a candidate will apply to a vacancy and preference posts in any country or region. There are a few exceptions where at the application stage candidates apply to a cohort, normally grouped as ‘England and Wales’, ‘Scotland’ or ‘Northern Ireland’. Where a candidate applies to a local vacancy this will be limited to the country and regions within that vacancy.