Agency/Contract Workers are engaged to work for NHSBT via an employment Agency and are not on our payroll. Placements should normally be for a period of 3 months or less to cover a short term need or whilst recruiting to a post and only when all other possible solutions have been exhausted.
You should first consider:
All requests for agency/contract workers of any value require an approved Professional Services Business Case (PSBC). There must be no retrospective approvals, so if you are in any doubt whether these controls apply, please discuss this with your Finance Business Partner or Commercial Lead. To request an approval, please access the Finance Intranet* and select PSBC approvals.
You are responsible for managing the booking and selection processes. Agency/ Contract Workers must be booked through the preferred routes and the agency to contact will depend on the category of staff. Visit the relevant pages below:
How to book an agency/ contract worker is detailed under each category.
Note: NHSBT deems all contractors are inside of IR35.
The HMRC tool can be used to confirm this status - https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-employment-status-for-tax/setup
For any appeals against this treatment please supply a completed copy of the HMRC check of employment status and any additional information required to - tax.assurance@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
You may also want to consider the Guidance to alternative suppliers and the Clearances Checklist for Agency Contract Workers. Where an alternative supplier is being used or in booking qualified Scientists this will need to be booked via the i-procurement system, please refer to the Guidance to create an agency worker requisition document.
Please also read the NHSBT Agency Workers Privacy Notice on how we use your data and why.
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