Why should locum pharmacists use locum agencies? After all, they don’t have to, they could just contant pharmacies direct and work that way.
In theory this is fine until you start getting multiple calls every morning asking you to cover and the rates start decreasing as they think that you are hooked on working for their company.
This is where pharmacy locum agencies come in. They will look after your every need, takings those calls from companies wishing to book your services and making sure you get the hourly rate your deserve. It’s almost like having your very own PA! Even better, you don’t have to pay a penny for these PA services!
PL-UK have a locum PA looking for locums in Devon, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Somerset.
For more information call Dee on 0800 8818844 or email dee@pluk.co.uk
When you run a company it’s sometimes all too easy to think you have all the answers about how the company should be run. However, it’s worth checking regularly that this is the case, especially with our most important assets – our locums. Therefore I’d be really interested to hear from locum pharmacists and locum pharmacy technicians to see what they think about PL-UK in terms of:
…and when we look to the future:
Many thanks in anticipation for your help.
Shaun
I’ve being using the time i have due my incapacitation to read through the responsible pharmacist toolkit. (Mine arrived on Friday) To be honest, apart from the bureaucratic changes in terms of the need to sign in as the responsible pharmacist when required, I don’t see things changing too dramatically after 1st October. The only thing that does change is that pharmacy staff are able to sell GSL’s in the absence of the pharmacists (as long as the absence if for less that two hours) which is long over due.
The toolkit does answer allay many of the questions I had about responsible pharmacist regulations and has a very good section for locums. As someone who is usually only too happy to knock the RPSGB, I have to say that they have done a good job this time. I particularly like the personalised “responsible pharmacist sign” and “notice for pharmacy staff”
I think more fundamental changes will occur after the changes to supervision that are likely to happen in 2011.
Link to online responsible pharmacist toolkit below
We have some fantastic positions in hospital and prison service pharmacies for locum pharmacy technicians but alas, no technicians to fill them.
If you know and locum pharmacy technicians, particularly in the Yorkshire/North East England region, please let me know.
Rewards are on offer!
Shaun
As you may have read in my previous post, I recently broke my ankle playing rugby. The initial post-operative recovery period is now over and frustration is taking hold.
My consultant has told me than I can’t weight bare for thee more weeks and this is followed by three weeks “semi-weight” baring….. whatever that means.
I can’t pop through to the kitchen to make a coffee because my foot goes a rare shade of blue and every day tasks take forever. My wife, God bless her, has had to do to everything for me from bringing me breakfast in bed, to making all the meals and sorting the kids out.
The Bank holiday weekend will see me sat on the sofa for another three days with my leg raised above my heart (as instructed) so I hope there’s something good on the TV!!!
Agency Workers Regulations – how does it effect me?
The simple answer is it doesn’t. …. in most cases. For more expert guidance than I can supply as a pharmacist rather than a legal bod please click on the link below. http://www.pcg.org.uk/cms/documents/01109%20PCG%20A4%2020PP%20BROCHURE%20SINGLE%20PAGES.pdf
One in a lifetime opportunity – pharmacist required in Tonga
We have been approached by a not for profit pharmacy in the Kingdom of Tonga asking us to recruit a pharmacist to work at one of the health centres in the Kingdom. This opportunity will definately not come up again for if you fancy a complete change of scene and an opportunity to live on [...]
Just a quick post to remind all pharmacist that they need to renew their GPhC registration by the 31st October. So you still have a month to pay but if you are anything like me, if you don’t do it now, there’s a chance you’ll forget!
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