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Temporary and Contract Care Staffing

Planned cover that keeps your rota steady. From recurring weekly shifts to medium and long-term placements, we supply experienced care staff who get to know your service, your routines and the people you support.
Contract care assistant from Care Solutions 247 supporting a resident with mobility in a UK care home
Familiar faces, steady rotas

Built around your service

When Temporary and Contract Cover Makes Sense

Temporary and contract staffing works well when you:
  • Have a permanent vacancy and need reliable cover while you recruit
  • Need the same shifts covered every week
  • Are covering maternity leave, long-term sickness or a secondment
  • Are opening new beds or supporting a new admission with higher needs
  • Want to plan cover around training days, audits or inspections

Flexible booking

Choose the Cover That Suits You

  • Ad Hoc Shifts

    Individual shifts booked as and when you need them, ideal for occasional gaps in an otherwise settled rota.
  • Recurring Cover

    A regular pattern, such as every Saturday night or three long days each week, ideally filled by the same staff member.
  • Medium and Long-Term Contracts

    A dedicated staff member placed with your service for weeks or months, becoming a trusted part of your team.Confirm: contract lengths offered
Discuss Your Staffing Needs
Care home manager planning recurring shifts with a Care Solutions 247 contract care assistant
Regular Care Solutions 247 support workers building familiar relationships in supported living

Continuity of care

Familiar Faces Make a Real Difference

Residents feel safer and teams work better when they see the same people. For recurring and contract cover we aim to keep the same staff with your service, brief them on your routines and check in with you regularly. If anything changes, your account manager will talk it through with you first.Confirm

  • Same staff where possible
  • Briefed on your routines
  • Regular check-ins

What to expect

What Every Booking Includes

  • Staff matched to your setting and the experience you ask for
  • Safer recruitment checks completed before placementConfirm: list
  • Mandatory training up to date, with specialist training where relevantConfirm
  • A named contact for bookings, changes and feedbackConfirm
  • Clear timesheets and straightforward invoicingConfirm: process
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Temporary staffing usually means individual shifts or short runs of shifts. Contract staffing places a staff member with your service for a longer, agreed period.

Request Temporary or Contract Staff

Tell us about the cover you need and our team will contact you to discuss requirements and availability.

Step 1 of 3: Your details

1. Your details

Preferred contact method (optional)

2. Staff you need

Between 1 and 20

3. Shift details

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Shift times
Type of cover

Please do not include service user names, medical information or other confidential care details.

Submitting a request does not confirm a booking. Our team will contact you to confirm details and availability.

What Happens Next

  1. 1We review your request
  2. 2We call to confirm details and availability
  3. 3We confirm the booking and brief your staff member

Submitting a request does not confirm a booking. For urgent cover, call 07444 188 195Confirm

For Employers

Need staff?

Tell us about your shifts and we will be in touch to discuss cover.

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For Candidates

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