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Interim jobs in the NHS & public sector.

Senior non-clinical interim leadership — finance, operations, transformation, digital and programme delivery — engaged through official frameworks. Usually inside IR35, benchmarked to agency caps, and we tell you the determined status honestly on every role.

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Public-sector interim · key factsUK 2026
IR35Usually inside (off-payroll)
RoutesCCS & NHS frameworks [review]
Day rateBenchmarked to agency caps
ScopeNon-clinical leadership
Assignment3–12 months
Guidance illustrative · pending legal/tax review

Please note: the IR35, framework, day-rate-cap and VAT guidance on this page is illustrative and must be reviewed by legal/tax and checked against current Crown Commercial Service and NHS England guidance before publishing. Framework names are placeholders pending that review.

01 HOW IT WORKS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

What’s different about interim in the NHS.

Off-payroll / IR35

The status decision sits with the trust

Since 2017, public-sector bodies determine IR35 status. Most senior interim roles are deemed inside IR35, so pay is taxed at source via an agency or umbrella. Budget on a gross-of-tax basis and expect a Status Determination Statement.

Frameworks

Roles come through official routes

Senior non-clinical temporary staff are typically engaged via frameworks — e.g. NHS Workforce Alliance and Crown Commercial Service agreements for non-clinical and fixed-term staff. Off-framework hiring is the exception, not the rule.

Day-rate caps

Rates are benchmarked, not open

NHS agency price caps and pay controls shape what a role can pay. Rates are more constrained than the private market, and transparency is expected — we quote within the applicable benchmark, never above it silently.

VAT & fees

Know the true cost

Agency and umbrella fees plus VAT sit on top of the worker rate. For a hiring body, the framework rate card sets the ceiling; for a candidate, umbrella deductions materially change take-home. We set both out before you commit.

02 LIVE ROLES

Live NHS & public-sector interim roles.

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03 COMMON QUESTIONS

NHS interim — the questions we get asked.

The large majority are inside IR35. Under the public-sector off-payroll rules, the trust or body makes the status determination, and senior temporary leadership roles are usually deemed inside — meaning tax and NI are deducted at source. We tell you the determined status on every role and never dress an inside role up as outside.
For hiring bodies

Brief us on a public-sector interim.

Tell us the role, the framework route and the timeline. We work within the applicable framework and confirm IR35 status on every mandate.

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