Acorn awarded place on NHS clinical supplier framework
Two-year agreement will see Acorn supply temporary, permanent and fixed term staff to clinical positions under the NHS CPP framework
Specialist recruitment and training agency Acorn has been awarded a place on the new National Clinical Staffing Framework from the NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnership (NHS CPP). The NHS CPP is a collaboration of four NHS procurement hubs – NHS Commercial Solutions, NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub and NHS London Procurement Partnership.
The two-year agreement, which will be managed centrally by Acorn’s professional Nursing Division, will see Acorn supply temporary, permanent and fixed term staff to clinical positions under the NHS CPP framework. The division will also recruit for mental health HCA staff, bandings 2 and 3 and registered mental health nurses with experience in PICU, hospital settings and substance misuse.
To qualify for a place on the framework, Acorn successfully underwent an independent audit of its NHS services and met required criteria for providing qualified clinical staff who can give high quality patient care at rates within the pay caps set by the government.
'We are delighted to have been awarded a place on the clinical framework,' said Michelle Taylor, Acorn’s Nursing Manager. 'We have provided professional nursing and healthcare recruitment support since 2006, so we understand the challenges currently being faced by the NHS, and know exactly what is required to fulfil this framework when recruiting registered nurses and healthcare workers at all grades, throughout the UK.'
Last year, the UK-wide recruiter was awarded a place on the non-medical, non-clinical temporary staffing framework and to-date places up to 100 workers each week into a range of positions, including finance, IT and HR roles.
