What Temporary Staffing Agency does

Temporary Staffing Agency TSA LTD is a UK-based, founder-owned healthcare staffing firm that supplies temporary nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals (AHPs) to NHS trusts, hospitals, care homes, and other healthcare organisations across the United Kingdom. The company operates a sales-led go-to-market model with direct engagement of healthcare clients, supported by a network of recruitment consultants who manage candidate sourcing and client relationships. A candidate-facing Rocket Recruitment App, launched in July 2026 and available on iOS and Android, enables placed workers to submit and update availability, view and book shifts, complete timesheets, upload compliance documents, and receive notifications (company code 7458 required for registration).

Revenue is generated via transaction fees and mark-ups on worker pay rates, with a weekly Friday pay cycle and a £250 referral bonus for introducing qualified AHPs. The firm works with five umbrella companies (PayStream, Sapphire Accounting, Parasol Group, Big Fish Group, ICS Accounting) to provide contractor payroll flexibility. Compliance positioning is a core commercial asset: the firm holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification, Cyber Essentials Plus cybersecurity accreditation, is approved under NHS Clinical and Healthcare Staffing framework RM6281, and is a member of HealthTrust Europe.

The company was founded by two co-founders with over 30 years of combined healthcare staffing experience and is registered in England and Wales (company number 11323366) with its headquarters at Kingswood, Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe HP11 1QX. Operational coverage spans Scotland (Glasgow, Aberdeen), Norfolk, Swindon, Buckinghamshire, and additional UK regions. There is no disclosed institutional funding, and ownership is concentrated with the founders; a named Data Protection Officer (Frank Jacobs) and a board signatory (Charlotte Crutchley) are on record. The firm markets via LinkedIn, Facebook, a newsletter, website job advertisements, and a referral programme, and operates with a stated headcount of 1-10.

Name

Temporary Staffing Agency

Legal name

Temporary Staffing Agency TSA Ltd

Website

https://temporarystaffingagency.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Temporary Staffing Agency TSA LTD is a UK-based, founder-owned healthcare staffing firm supplying temporary nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals to NHS trusts, hospitals, and care homes across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temporary Healthcare Staffing

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Temporary nursing staff
• Allied health professionals
• NHS framework staffing
• Healthcare recruitment solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

High Wycombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Temporary Healthcare Staffing: Supply of temporary nurses, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals to healthcare organizations. Revenue earned through placement fees and mark-up on worker pay rates. Weekly payment cycle to workers with Friday paydays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Temporary Staffing Agency TSA LTD supplies temporary Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and Allied Health Professionals to NHS trusts, hospitals, care homes, and private healthcare organisations across the UK. Recruitment consultants manage candidate sourcing, placement, and client relationships under NHS Improvement approved frameworks. A proprietary Rocket Recruitment App supports candidate availability management, shift booking, timesheet submission, and compliance document upload. Workers are paid weekly on Fridays through partnered umbrella companies.

Product overview

Temporary Staffing Agency TSA LTD operates as a healthcare recruitment specialist offering a single unified service model. The core offering consists of providing temporary healthcare professionals (Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and other Allied Health Professionals) to NHS trusts, care homes, and healthcare organisations across the UK. The company also provides a supplementary Rocket Recruitment App that enables candidates to manage their availability, book shifts, submit timesheets, and upload compliance documents. The product portfolio includes temporary staffing placement services, an internal payroll/umbrella company management system, and a mobile candidate management application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rocket Recruitment App: Mobile application for healthcare professionals to submit and update availability, view and book shifts, complete and submit timesheets, upload compliance documents, and receive notifications.

Products and services

• Healthcare Recruitment Services Consultant-led temporary staffing solutions providing Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, and Allied Health Professionals to NHS trusts, hospitals, care homes, and private healthcare organisations across the UK. Dedicated recruitment consultants manage candidate sourcing, placement, and ongoing client relationships.
• Rocket Recruitment App Mobile application for healthcare candidates to submit and update availability, view and book shifts, complete and submit timesheets, upload compliance documents, and receive notifications. Company code 7458 required for setup. Available on iOS and Android app stores.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PayStreamcoreOthersUmbrella company partnership for contractor payroll services. Contact: 0161 925 6000. Provides payroll and employment administration for agency workers.
• Sapphire Accounting LimitedcoreOthersUmbrella company partnership for contractor payroll services. Contact: 01625 539 997. Provides payroll and employment administration for agency workers.
• Parasol GroupcoreOthersUmbrella company partnership for contractor payroll services. Contact: 01925 645 265. Provides payroll and employment administration for agency workers.
• Big Fish GroupcoreOthersUmbrella company partnership for contractor payroll services. Contact: 01925 989 800. Provides payroll and employment administration for agency workers.
• ICS AccountingcoreOthersUmbrella company partnership for contractor payroll services. Contact: 0800 195 3750. Provides payroll and employment administration for agency workers.
• Skills for HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdherence to Skills for Health frameworks and guidelines. Aligns staffing policies and procedures with NHSI Approved Frameworks for healthcare workforce standards.
• NHS Improvement (NHSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompliance with NHSI Approved Frameworks ensuring alignment with NHS standards for temporary healthcare staffing procurement and quality.
• HealthTrust EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic membership enabling participation in managed service provider programmes for healthcare staffing across NHS and private sector clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Medacs Healthcare: Established UK healthcare staffing specialist supplying locum doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to NHS trusts and private providers. Operates on similar NHS framework agreements and a temporary, transaction-fee revenue model as TSA.
• Service Care Solutions: UK recruitment specialist focused on healthcare, social care, and criminal justice staffing. Comparable to TSA on vertical focus, temporary staffing model, and NHS/local authority client base.
• Maxxima Group: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on allied health professionals, including radiographers, physiotherapists, and pharmacists. Closely comparable to TSA's AHP-focused segment and NHS framework positioning.
• NHS Professionals: NHS-owned staff bank and temporary staffing provider, the dominant supplier of flexible clinical workforce to NHS trusts in England. A direct functional competitor to TSA for the same NHS framework demand pool.
• Your World Healthcare: UK healthcare recruitment agency placing nurses, HCAs, and allied health professionals into NHS and private settings. Comparable business model, candidate pool, and NHS framework exposure to TSA.
• Athona Recruitment: UK healthcare and education recruitment agency providing locum and permanent clinical staffing to NHS trusts and private providers. Direct competitor in the nurse and AHP temporary placement category.
• ID Medical: One of the largest UK healthcare staffing agencies, placing doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and healthcare assistants into NHS and private settings. Most comparable to TSA because of its NHS framework status and focus on clinical temporary staffing across the UK.
• Pulse Jobs / Pulse Healthcare: UK healthcare staffing provider placing nurses, midwives, AHPs, and doctors via NHS framework agreements. Operates with a similar temporary-placement, mark-up-based revenue model and similar candidate-management technology investments.

Broad incumbents

• Hays UK Healthcare: UK arm of the global Hays group with a dedicated healthcare placement desk serving NHS and private providers. Wider industry coverage than TSA but overlapping on clinical temporary and permanent healthcare recruitment.
• Reed Specialist Recruitment: Large UK generalist recruiter with a substantial healthcare division placing into NHS trusts. Broader portfolio than TSA but overlapping on nurse, HCA, and AHP temporary placements via the same NHS procurement frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tsanursing1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/temporary-staffing-agency

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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