Temporary Staffing Clinical Lead

Sirona care & health CIC; Yate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Lead to ensure that temporary staffing meets the highest clinical standards. The role involves implementing a clinical competence framework, supporting operational managers, and leading compliance assurance. The ideal candidate will have a professional clinical qualification with proven experience in governance and performance management. This position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 annually with full NHS benefits.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days' annual leave

Full NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering a high-quality, professional service.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience in managing high volumes of people-related information.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and oversight of a clinical competence framework.
• Provide clinical assurance by reviewing and signing off compliance packs.
• Support operational managers with observed practice reviews.

Skills

Clinical governance

Performance management

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Professional clinical qualification in Nursing or AHP

Tools

Allocate

ESR systems

Job description

Are you passionate about driving clinical excellence and ensuring the highest standards across temporary staffing? We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Clinical Lead to join our team, ensuring that all temporary staff meet robust clinical, compliance, and performance standards.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in clinical governance, compliance, and performance management.
• Able to confidently manage sensitive or complex issues with professionalism and integrity.
• Collaborative, organised, and committed to improving temporary staffing processes.

If you're passionate about quality, governance, and supporting safe, effective staffing, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Main duties of the job

In this pivotal role, you will:

• Lead the implementation and oversight of a clinical competence framework for all temporary staff, ensuring statutory training, certifications, and role-specific skills are completed and maintained.
• Provide clinical assurance by reviewing and signing off compliance packs and ensuring smooth onboarding processes for new starters.
• Support operational managers with observed practice reviews, performance management, and professional development for bank staff.
• Act as the key escalation point for any clinical concerns or adverse events, ensuring timely resolution and robust governance.
• Collaborate closely with the Temporary Staffing Operational Lead, agency partners, and system-wide leads to deliver consistency, best practice, and continual service improvement.
• Oversee clinical documentation, policies, and projects to ensure compliance with legislation and service excellence.
• Represent the organisation at regional meetings as a subject matter expert and ambassador.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional clinical qualification, ideally in Nursing or AHP

Experience

• Proven experience in delivering a high-quality, professional service and supporting operational managers
• Be able to demonstrate an ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment and deal with complex and/or unexpected issues and challenges
• Able to identify issues and risks quickly and devise innovative and practical solutions which take account of all stakeholder requirements
• Experience of managing high volumes of people-related information effectively and efficiently, using modern methodology
• Experience of delivering performance management including PDRs, appraisals, 121 coaching discussions etc. for clinical roles in a care & health setting
• Experience of working in community care & health
• Working knowledge of Allocate and ESR systems
• Experience of implementing policies which impact beyond own area of activity under service development
• Working knowledge of recruitment practices including temporary workers

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum - pro rata if less than full time