Clinical Interviewer

‘Putting People into Places to Care’.

 We have an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Clinical Interview Team and support us in the recruitment of NHS Professionals clinical Bank Members.

Are you a Registered Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional looking to put your interviewing skills into practice? 

Hours: Part-Time. The job holder will be required to work flexibly between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 Monday to Friday. 19.5 hours per week.

Location: We offer hybrid working for this position, meaning you’ll mainly work from home. However, your contractual base will be the closest office to you - Hemel Hempstead or Leeds and you may need to visit the office occasionally for team meetings or work from one of our approved co-working spaces.  

Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 per annum pro rata / plus the opportunity to take advantage of a range of our unique rewards and benefits.

Skills/Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the interview process contributing to regular reviews and updates and making suggestions for improvements via the Clinical Interview Team Manager.
• Form an integral part of the interface with applicants, supporting the recruitment team with accurate and timely communication as required.
• Apply clinical governance principles to the interview process, ensuring decisions are aligned with risk management, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
• Uphold the principles of Clinical Governance, including risk management, quality assurance, continuous improvement, and support/contribute to safe practice.
• Identify potential risks related to applicants’ clinical practice and escalate concerns in accordance with governance pathways.
• Ensure concerns identified during interviews are managed in line with organisational safeguarding, risk, and escalation frameworks.
• Maintain accurate, auditable records that support governance oversight and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in clinical audits related to interview outcomes, assurance quality, and compliance monitoring.
• Identify learning from interview patterns, incidents, or near-misses, feeding into governance reporting structures.
• Support the sharing of learning and observations from interviews to inform service improvement activities where required.
• Comply with, develop, and implement policies, procedures, and guidelines to support the interview process.
• Contribute to the development of organisational policies and procedures relating to the recruitment of Bank Members.
• The post holder will provide peer support to Clinical Interviewers across NHSP and the wider NHSP team, fostering consistency, professional development and high‑quality clinical decision‑making.
• Provide temporary support and cover during a colleague’s absence.
• Provide excellent customer service to all applicants, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Support new and existing business as defined by the wider management team, Directors, and NHS Professionals Board.
• Utilise clinical expertise to contribute to the corporate Education and Training strategy.

To be successful in this post you will need:

• To be a Registered Nurse / Midwife with current NMC registration or Registered Allied Health Professional with current HCPC registration.
• Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development.
• To have extensive experience working in a healthcare setting at a senior level.
• Experience of interviewing registered and unregistered healthcare professionals.
• The ability to manage your own workload and work un-supervised.
• To demonstrate leadership and decision-making skills.
• To demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent record keeping skills in line with professional registration guidelines.
• IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Teams.