Our Recruitment Consultant shows how travelling for locum work can be a breeze with these useful apps Nowadays you don’t have to look far to see someone with their phone in hand, either playing a game, texting away or surfing the net when out and about. One of the great things about the rise in … [Read more…]
What doctors do the NHS need the most? August saw the influx of new junior doctors stampede through NHS trusts across the country, meaning locum doctors were in incredibly high demand, covering wards in all departments whilst new arrivals were trained and brought up to speed by permanent staff. Maintaining exceptionally high levels of patient … [Read more…]
Lexington Health Associate Director shares her interpretation of the current healthcare workforce scene As someone who used to work at the NHS Confederation, a membership organisation for senior leaders in the NHS, I heard Trust chief executives and senior directors talk all the time about what challenges they were tackling in their organisations. By far … [Read more…]
Switching up your medical career to work as a locum doctor can be immensely rewarding, as you reap the benefits of a more flexible schedule that you have 100% control of. Whether you pick up locum shifts full time, or maybe you just prefer to take on ad-hoc work, there are a few key factors … [Read more…]
These locum doctors explain why they decided to take on locum placements… Glynda Crabtree, MD – emergency medicine doctor “For two years, I accepted assignments periodically to supplement the cost of building a new house. My regular, nine-to-five position is low stress and involves seeing low-acuity patients, but I wanted to liven things up. As a … [Read more…]
For medical professionals, suffering from burnout is one of the most common complaints, as doctors and nurses across the country push themselves to constantly work tirelessly, delivering a high standard of patient care. However learning to keep burnout at bay will not only enhance your personal life, but will also help professionally. One of the … [Read more…]
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest advantages to accepting a locum assignment is being able to have your choice of whereabouts you want to work. If you have home life commitments, you may want to find work on your doorstep, but equally, taking on locum shifts provides a fantastic opportunity to explore the country whilst you … [Read more…]
We all know what it’s like to be completely drowned in work, negotiating a packed diary of meetings with constant phone ringing and a wobbling in tray. The same is true for any locum doctor, who will be immensely time pressured and not always able to have access to either a computer or phone during … [Read more…]
Contemplating locum work? As a career option, it is definitely an appealing choice, with plenty of plus points – including increased independence and flexibility to name a few. Since leading a locum lifestyle can be very different from a traditional medical career, some doctors have concerns before taking the plunge into a new way of … [Read more…]
‘Doctor assistant’ style roles set to double The NHS wishes to speedily expand the number of people hired as ‘physician associates’, a role that can be defined as a doctor’s assistant. Usually science graduates who have previously worked as nurses or paramedics, the associates undergo an additional two years of intensive training. Tasks performed by … [Read more…]