Shifts

Better shift booking.

How to find, apply for and manage shifts as a locum. Rate setting, last-minute cover, repeat employers and what to do when a shift goes wrong.

3 guides

A step-by-step explanation of browsing, applying, confirmation, timesheets and payment.

What actually drives a locum rate — notice, geography, day of week, service load — and how to judge whether an offer is fair.

The things that actually get a locum invited back, from pharmacists who book them — and the small number that get someone quietly dropped.

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