International Healthcare Professional Recruitment and Associated Services RM6333 (Ref: 2023/S 000-012390)

This Framework provides a compliant and ethical route to market for you to work in partnership with our experienced International recruitment framework suppliers to support your recruitment campaigns and successfully meet your specific needs at all stages of your recruitment journey process.

The NHS Long Term Plan has set out its ambitions for the NHS over the next 10 years, identifying ethical and sustainable international recruitment as a workforce priority. It is intended that this Framework will meet the Health and Social Care needs in line with the NHS Long Term and People Plan.

This framework aims to provide a holistic approach to the International Recruitment journey, and the range of services and support requirements needed at the various stages of the process, to enable Participating Authorities to obtain recruitment and retention support of its overseas candidates.

International recruitment is vital to support the ongoing recovery from the worldwide Covid19 pandemic coupled with other service pressures across the NHS due to the substantial shortage of clinical staff in England.

• Access to NHS Employers International Recruitment Code of Practice accredited suppliers (lots 1,2 and 3)
• Access to specialist providers of OSCE training, relocation and pastoral services to enhance retention and candidate welfare initiatives
• Clear obligations for framework suppliers to undertake candidate compliance checks, including ensuring latest regulatory changes, immigration policy and language requirements are met
• Tailored support for varying levels of customer experience
• Choice of direct award or mini competition call-off options
• Meets government requirements on ethical sourcing, legislation, voluntary arrangements and regulations
• Ensures suppliers are responsible for relocation, pastoral support and satisfaction of the employee
• Aligned to the recommendations for International recruitment in the NHS Long term plan

Framework Agreement

Lot 1: International nursing and midwifery
Lot 2: International doctors and dentists
Lot 3: International allied health professionals including social workers
Lot 4: International OSCE training support services
Lot 5: International candidate pastoral support