NHS Oxford

It has been brought to our attention that some people may have been offered fraudulent jobs or interviews with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, by individuals pretending to act on our behalf.

This type of fraud often occurs through online services including fake websites, social media accounts, online recruitment sites or unsolicited emails.

Employee names and company logos may be used to try to convey authenticity. This correspondence may then be used to solicit bank details or harvest personal details.

Information regarding legitimate career opportunities with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust can always be found on our careers website.

Please be vigilant to this type of fraudulent activity. If you are unsure whether a communication you have received is authentic, please review the guidance below:

We will only ever contact you from a verifiable @oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or @recruit.trac.jobs email address. Any variation of this should be treated as fraudulent. We will never use Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or any other non-official email account to communicate with potential candidates.

We will never make an official job offer without a formal interview taking place.

We will never conduct interviews via Google Hangouts, Skype or Zoom.

We will never charge any fees in advance of you starting employment. If you are being asked for money, no matter the reason given, you are likely being scammed.

We will never ask you to provide sensitive identification details (e.g. bank details, passport or driver's licence) before you are invited to interview. We will only ever need payment details if we have made a formal job offer.

If we invite you to come to one of our sites for an ID check, we would never accept documents outside of our buildings. You would always be welcomed into the building by a colleague wearing an Oxford Health ID badge.

If you have received a job offer that is unexpected, contact us to verify any details.

How do I know it's legitimate?

Search the company name, and compare what you find to the information sent to you.

Check the web address of the company. Does it match exactly with what you have been sent? Scammers will use a different variation of the company website address.

Until you have done your research and know for sure the employer and job are legitimate, you should not:

Use any contact information in the job posting or on the website

Share your personal or financial details with anyone offering you a job

Respond to unsolicited offers of employment from people you do not know

Engage in further communication if you believe the communication may be fraudulent.

Protecting yourself from recruitment fraud

Understanding the impact of job scams (Gov.uk)

Fraud warning

How do I know it's legitimate?

Protecting yourself from recruitment fraud

Further support