Framework information
Description
Non-clinical temporary staff
The Non Clinical Staffing (NCS) framework provides the NHS and wider public sector with an open, fair, flexible and transparent route when hiring non-clinical temporary staff that also delivers value for money.
The framework facilitates a range of worker engagement models, including traditional agency and fixed term, and services may be contracted directly, on an ad-hoc basis or via managed service models.
Helping you achieve savings is an important part of what we do, because all the savings we help you make are invested straight back into the NHS. The pricing on the NCS contract is in compliance with the NHS England agency price caps and pay bands are in line with the NHS Agenda For Change pay scales, ensuring you get the very best value for money.
Roles range from the most junior to the most senior roles, including board level and cover a wide range of quality candidates through a variety of engagement models Roles include, but are not limited to:
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- administration and secretarial roles
- finance, accounts and audit roles
- IT technicians, analysts and technical engineer specialist, digital workers
- legal secretaries, paralegals and lawyers
- environmental and scientific roles, for example: EA and senior assistant scientists, technical and clinical coders including health records secretaries
- caterers, drivers and security
- estates and maintenance roles including general labour and specialist labour such as, electricians and surveyor
Roles that require a medical qualification are out of scope under the agreement and can be sourced through our Clinical staffing agreement.
Benefits
- NHS England approved route to market for non-clinical temporary staffing
- Wide range of experienced suppliers including SMEs, specialist niche suppliers and managed solution options
- Maximum agreement rates are fixed and are also limited in line with the NHS England agency price caps
- Achieve larger savings using the built in discounts (you can access discounts for length of placement, by nominating a worker, or by hiring large volumes of workers at the same time)
- Transparent rates and costs for both PAYE and limited company temporary workers, including fixed term appointments
- We carry out quality assurance audits to make sure worker pre employment checks for NHS roles follow the NHS Employers Check Standards and Skills for Health
- Non-NHS contracting authorities can specify what pre-employment checks they need: for example, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
- Direct award is available and supported by the NHS Workforce Alliance to enable quick access to workers when needed
- Access a range of tools to help you select suppliers including rate card, award support tool and region/skills matrix
- Free to use: you don’t need a membership and framework fees are collected from suppliers.
Lots and suppliers
Lot names and numbers:
- Lot 1: Admin & clerical
- Lot 2: Corporate functions
- Lot 3: IT professionals
- Lot 4: Legal
- Lot 5: Scientific, technical and clinical coding
- Lot 6: Estates, facilities management and ancillary staff
- Lot 7: Managed service provision – master/neutral vendor
How to access this framework
To proceed with accessing and benefiting from this framework, please complete the form on our contact page and your regional partner will be in touch within 48 hours, often much sooner.
View our video for guidance on how to use the RM6277 rate card.