A medical recruitment agency asked us to automate placements. Through discovery we found the real opportunity: a hospital-first platform that reduces agency dependency entirely.
A medical recruitment agency with 35+ years’ experience approached us for AI automation. Through structured discovery we identified that the real opportunity was not optimising agency operations, it was building a hospital-first platform.
We recommended a spin-out. A discovery phase covering brand, market research, technical architecture and R&D defined and validated Shyft as an independent venture, then a year-long build turned it into a full, live ecosystem.
This was healthcare, so nothing shipped that wasn't compliant by NHS standards and beyond, from information governance to data residency. We built four interconnected products, Client Portal, Professional App, Partner Portal and Internal Dashboard, embedded with the team throughout, including weekend workshops to keep pace with the trust.
Brand creation, market research, technical architecture and R&D, validating the venture before build.
A year-long build with a full squad, Fractional CTO, leads, frontend, backend, AI and QA, engineered to NHS compliance and information governance from day one.
In the room with the trust throughout, including weekend workshops, plus SEIS/EIS structuring, GTM and NHS tendering support.
The Shyft Portal gives an NHS trust a single view across bank, substantive, locum and agency supply, with live cost analytics and matching built in.
“They were in it with us for the long haul, a full year, and held themselves to NHS-grade compliance the whole way. They even ran workshops with us on weekends to keep the project moving. That is not a supplier, that is a partner.”Venture PartnershipShyft, Healthcare
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