38% of cardiologists take up extra weekend work A 2013 annual survey has revealed that 33% of American doctors moonlight outside of their usual practices, with the majority being 50 to 54 years old. The Medical Economics survey found that the main reasons for taking on secondary work included wanting to vary their working lives, … [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…]
Once you register with a locum agency, our mission is to try and find you work as soon as possible. We sift through placements from an array of hospitals and departments across the whole UK, really honing in on the positions and places that will hit your check list criteria to ensure you are completely … [Read more…]
Here at Total Assist Group, we don’t just abandon you once you have been booked for a locum placement. As a Recruitment Consultant here heading up the Obs & Gynae and Paedriatrics team, I view it as just as important to ensure you are settled and successful in your placement as it is to help … [Read more…]
Here at Total Assist Group, we specialise in finding hospital placements across all the NHS trusts operating in the UK to locate a position that really ticks your boxes. However, we can only do that successfully once you have narrowed down what you want from locum work and how you want to utilise its flexibility … [Read more…]
Short staffed public holidays provide opportunities for locum work A Sky News investigation has revealed that NHS hospitals are so short staffed on bank holidays, they are prepared to pay almost £150 per hour for a nurse to cover a 12 hour shift. The interesting statistics showed that on the May Day bank holiday this … [Read more…]
Acute NHS providers fall short on registered nursing levels More than three quarters of acute NHS trusts have missed their own targets for the number of hours worked by registered nurses at their hospitals. Of 139 trusts, 105 failed to meet targets for the total nursing hours worked during both the day and night on … [Read more…]
One of the biggest benefits of being a locum doctor is undoubtedly the flexibility it gives you. Not only can you choose whereabouts in the UK you want to work, and in what hospital departments, but you also have ultimate control over your working hours, being able to dictate the days and times that you … [Read more…]
As a recruitment consultant, working specifically in the medical recruitment sector, I have met and worked with a real variety of professionals. During my time at Total Assist, I have analysed the trends in our market space, seeing what factors contribute to making the ‘perfect locum doctor’. Being able to work successfully with your locum agency … [Read more…]
