Locum Information Hub
On this page you can find out what to expect when working with Pharmaseekers. How we work, how you can access jobs and other relevant information
The Pharmaseekers Process for Locums
We will ask you to provide us with details and documents during the registration process. The purpose of these details and documents is for us to be able to demonstrate to pharmacy business owners that you have all the relevant training, expertise and eligibility to work for them as a locum in your chosen role.
At Pharmaseekers, our decades of experience and well-respected name within the agency industry has allowed us to develop a vast array of relationships with pharmacy businesses. As a Pharmaseekers locum, you’ll be able to benefit from these relationships in the form of access to locum jobs in a variety of settings and locations.
To see a snippet of the locum pharmacist jobs we have available, you can follow these links to Liverpool, Manchester and Preston jobs.
Once your bookings are confirmed and safely in your diary they are visible for you to review at any time. If you have booked the shift in advance then you will receive a weekly reminder and a day before reminder text from us with your booking details.
What else does Pharmaseekers offer to a locums apart from access to locum jobs?
Benefits of being a locum with Pharmaseekers
These are a few of the many benefits of working with Pharmaseekers for locum pharmacists, locum dispensers and locum technicians.
Getting Paid For Shifts With Pharmaseekers
All your bookings completed via Pharmaseekers are on a self-employed basis. You will be responsible for paying your own NI and Tax contributions at the end of the financial year.
As you are considered self-employed, you will be paid directly by each company you work for, for your services as a locum.
Pharmaseekers do not pay you, nor do we take a percentage of anything you earn.
On the booking information, you will be able to see what you need to do to claim payment for each shift. It should detail how to submit an invoice, when you will be paid and what method you will be paid by.
If you ever have any payment issues, you can let us know and we can assist you with getting it resolved.
Updated June 2023
Areas currently in need of locums
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Merseyside
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Greater Manchester
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Yorks
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South West
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North Wales
Call us on 01254 870 510 to discuss further
Frequently asked questions
Give us a call to discuss this, we’d love to talk to your about your circumstances and location, together we should be able to figure out the best settings for you.
TOP TIP: To maximise the number and variety of locum jobs you have access to, consider being as unrestrictive as possible when setting your preferences.
At Pharmaseekers we do a lot of behind the scenes work to try to make sure the locum job offers you see are current and still needed. However, there are still some occasions when we might not have the most up to date information about a certain job. The company might have covered it themselves only moments ago or they may have forgotten to tell us they no longer need the cover. Sending your offers to the company to finalise allows us to make sure you’re not booked for a shift that’s no longer needed.
In short, No.
When you register with us, we will point out the direct clause of our Terms and Conditions before you agree to them. Companies and locums adhering to the direct clause is what allows us to provide and maintain a vast array of locum job opportunities. It’s nothing unusual and is considered standard practice when working with agencies. Simply put, if your first booking and/or introduction to a company was facilitated and arranged via Pharmaseekers then all future work you complete for that company must come via Pharmaseekers. Even one locum working directly with a single company we have introduced them to is detrimental to our business and impacts the service we provide to all our locum and pharmacy business users. If you are found to have breached our Terms and Conditions we will have to close your Pharmaseekers account and cease providing you with our service.
We’ll be here with full support whilst you start your journey with Pharmaseekers. This includes letting you know what companies look for in a locum. We ask for and feed constructive criticism back to our locums as most pharmacy businesses look for the same qualities in their locums. Being made aware of potential areas of improvement can benefit your future practice. Locums who display the below qualities usually generate very positive feedback from the businesses they locum for.
Punctuality
Reliability
Approachability
Proactivity
On our locum job offers, we will indicate to you if the customer has already rejected a particular rate for that job. It will list what was rejected and when it was rejected. This information will allow you to better understand the customer’s position and assist you in making well informed booking offers.
To start working with Pharmaseekers, you will need to complete a registration with us. If you’re ready to go ahead, download our app via the Apple App store or Google Play store and you can register on the main page by tapping “Sign up as a locum”. If you’d like to know more about how we work first, head over to our Locum Info Hub page.
Below are the essential documents and details we require in order to approve your account with us.
Pharmacists |
Contact details of two professional referees (Pharmacy related) |
Right to Work evidence (Passport, Residence Permit etc) |
National Insurance number evidence |
Professional Indemnity Insurance policy |
GPhC number |
We will also ask you to declare you have completed the necessary training and hold copies of accreditation for the following essential services: Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, Discharge Medicines Service, New Medicines Service and Repeat Dispensing. |
You will also have the opportunity to upload additional documents, such as advanced local services, in order to improve booking chances. REGISTER HERE
All our locums have different booking preferences. Some book part time, some book full time. If we also take into consideration the impact of a locum’s location on the rate they achieve, no two locums are the same on our system. As a result, there is no accurate average salary figure. For a better idea of what you would be able to earn in your area, get in touch with one of our team who will have current, relevant information for you. Email us at enquiries@pharmaseekers.co.uk or call us on 01254870510.
To start booking jobs with Pharmaseekers, you will need to complete a registration with us. If you’re ready to go ahead, download our app via the Apple App store or Google Play store and you can register on the main page by tapping “Sign up as a locum”. If you’d like to know more about how we work first, head over to our Locum Info Hub page.
At Pharmaseekers our two main methods of giving you access to locum jobs are 1) traditional locum job offers and 2) Circulated Vacancy Search (CVS).
Traditional locum job offers are single job offers, sent to you by our team and system. They are offered to you based on your availability and other factors such as minimum rate of pay, travel preferences etc. These offers, as with all of offers, are at your discretion to accept or reject.
Circulated Vacancy Search (CVS) allows you to search through all our available locum jobs within a reasonable mileage distance (you can decide this distance). You choose the dates you want to search on and you get to choose the locum jobs you want to make offers on. You can make multiple offers for the same date to increase your booking chances for that date.
LOCUM TESTIMONIALS
"I have been with Pharmaseekers for over 6 years now and can honestly not recommend them enough. They are responsive, communicative and very professional. They have made a number of improvements to their site over the past few years and each time it gets better and better. A very easy agency to work with, one whom I would recommend to anyone without hesitation."
Sharon
Guhman
Locum Pharmacist
"Pharmaseekers have been great to have as my locum agency . The girls have all supported me not only through booking shifts but through a few personal difficult times I have had this last year . Thank you ladies , I really appreciate your dedication , help and support ."
Amanda
Gilchrist
Locum Pharmacist
"Everything about the company is exceptional, from the staff who are extremely helpful and professional to their booking platform which so easy to navigate through. Many thanks to all for making my transition from branch manager to locum pharmacist so effortless."
Asif
Ibrahim
Locum Pharmacist