Apprentice Compliance Coordinator

Introduction

Compliance Assistant supports the recruitment and onboarding of care professionals by ensuring compliance requirements are completed accurately and efficiently. The role involves reviewing candidate documents, maintaining records, liaising with candidates, and ensuring regulatory and organisational standards are met.

About the Employer

We are healthcare staffing specialists working across adult and children’s care, nursing homes, residential settings and complex care. We place exceptional professionals into temporary and permanent roles, but more than that, we build careers, strengthen services, and challenge what care recruitment should look like. 
Because when you raise standards in staffing, you raise standards in care and that changes lives.

What You'll Do

Key Responsibilities: 

Compliance Administration:

• Process and review candidate compliance documentation
• Ensure all pre-employment checks are completed in line with organisational policies and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records within recruitment databases and workforce systems
• Monitor compliance expiry dates and coordinate renewals

Pre-Employment Screening: 

• Verify right-to-work documentation
• Coordinate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and monitor progress
• Conduct employment history and reference checks
• Validate professional registrations and qualifications (e.g., NMC, HCPC, GMC)
• Ensure occupational health clearances are obtained before placement

Candidate and Stakeholder Support: 

• Act as a point of contact for candidates regarding compliance requirements
• Support recruitment consultants, hiring managers, and agencies with compliance queries 
• Provide guidance on documentation requirements and onboarding processes 
• Follow up with candidates to obtain outstanding information within agreed timescales

Audit and Quality Assurance: 

• Conduct regular audits of candidate files to ensure compliance standards are maintained
• Identify missing or incomplete documentation and take corrective action
• Support internal and external compliance audits 
• Assist in maintaining accreditation standards, including NHS and healthcare framework requirements

Reporting and Record Management: 

• Produce compliance reports and trackers as required
• Monitor key compliance metrics and highlight risks to management
• Ensure confidential handling of personal and sensitive information in accordance with GDPR and Data Protection requirements
• Maintain electronic and paper records in line with retention policies

Training Outcome

Full-time compliance role and a career within recruitment.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Time management

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English - 4
• Essential - GCSE - Maths - 4

Course Information

Course: Business administrator (level 3)

Level: 3

Route: Business and administration

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Training Provider: LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

This employer is part of the Disability Confident scheme, committed to employing disabled people.