Group Temporary Staffing Clinical Team Lead

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced registered Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional to join the Bristol NHS Group as a Group Temporary Staffing Clinical Team Lead .

This is a key leadership role within the Temporary Staffing service, providing clinical oversight and professional leadership to temporary nursing, midwifery, and AHP workers across NBT and UHBW. The successful post holder will support the recruitment, development, and ongoing assurance of a high-quality temporary workforce, ensuring staff are competent, compliant and able to deliver safe and effective patient care.

The role involves working closely with senior clinical and operational teams, acting as a key link between services and the bank workforce, and contributing to improvements in patient safety, staff experience, and service delivery. The post holder will also support the management of complaints, performance concerns and learning to drive continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for a clinician looking to move into a broader leadership position with impact across multiple services, while remaining grounded in clinical standards and patient care.

Main duties of the job
This role supports the Temporary Staffing Management and Call Centre team in delivering a skilled and competent bank and agency workforce that maintains high clinical standards and quality of care across Bristol NHS Group. The post holder will provide professional leadership to clinical bank and agency staff, supporting their recruitment, induction, retention, and ongoing development while ensuring compliance with professional registration, training requirements, and evidence-based practice to safeguard patient safety. Responsibilities include assisting with end-to-end recruitment processes using systems such as TRAC, supporting staff revalidation, addressing mandatory training compliance, and contributing to education and development programmes. The role also involves managing relationships with external agencies, responding to staffing issues, performance concerns, and complaints, and acting as a key liaison with senior stakeholders including Divisional Directors of Nursing, matrons, and operational teams. The post holder will contribute to effective communication, attend relevant meetings, and provide guidance and support to bank staff. In addition, they will support organisational processes such as policy development, KPI reporting, and regulatory submissions, ensuring accurate record-keeping and confidentiality.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Degree level education or equivalent level with a breath of clinical experience
• Registered Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional with up-to-date clinical skills, and active registration with NMC/HCP
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Able to demonstrate first rate management and organisational skills. Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of team working to achieve deadlines and objectives
• Excellent customer service experience including handling complex queries, complaints and sensitive information
• Experience in management of clinical complaints/safeguarding issues
• Recent or current NHS experience in a clinical based role

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Proven ability for using own initiative and judgement in delivering a customer-focussed service
• Reliable and capable of working with confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, in person) with colleagues and internal and external customers

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce.