Getting started

New locums

Being a GP locum means that you are really in charge of your own destiny. You’re your own boss, you call the shots. It can provide the flexibility you need to work around your family or to pursue a portfolio career.

Locuming gives you experience of working within different practices and so can be a great way to find a long term role, if that’s your goal. Locuming is also free of the managerial responsibilities that come with being a partner, which appeals to many.

For all of these reasons, it is becoming an ever more popular choice for GPs at all stages of their career.

GP locum start-up guide

The aim of this guide is to help you set yourself up as a GP locum. We have  tips to help you tackle the initial bureaucracy, set up your doctors bag and sort out your invoicing and pension, so you’ll get through that first month of locum work and be up and running with confidence !

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