locum pharmacists
Locum rates forecast to flatten
Rapid increases to the rates of pay given to locum pharmacists in recent years are set to taper off, recruiter says After five years of significant pay increases, locums are …
Access to locum relief a challenge for rural pharmacy
Rural pharmacists often struggle to secure relief coverage, despite government funding Staff recruitment, retention and access to locum services are among the biggest challenges facing rural pharmacies, a study finds. …
Pharmacists ‘dropping like flies’ due to Covid, pressure
Significant workforce shortages mean locums, even in metropolitan areas, are now attracting rates of up to $80 an hour, says recruitment expert Workforce shortages that already existed in the pharmacy …
‘It was a very uncertain time’: Locum shares stress of Melbourne lockdown
Locum pharmacists have shown resilience during the pandemic as they have dealt with changing border restrictions and ongoing lockdowns Pharmacists have shown that they are “willing to step in and …
Busting pharmacy myths
A recruitment expert addresses employment myths as well as tips for scoring a job in the pharmacy industry Locum jobs are in demand, and there are plenty to go around, …
Living the locum lifestyle
What are the pros and cons of locum pharmacy work? AJP asks a recruitment expert… Locum pharmacists are those who work in the place of a regular pharmacist when they …
Concealing the evidence
A locum pharmacist has been found guilty of professional misconduct for misappropriating morphine and codeine, and making false records to conceal the thefts A pharmacist working at a NSW hospital …
Would you work in an ‘underground town’?
What life is like as a pharmacist working in this built-into-the-earth town Coober Pedy is an outback opal mining town in northern South Australia, where the desert climate has temperatures …
15 ideas for your pharmacy career
Community pharmacy or hospital pharmacy? That is the question… Or is it? These are actually just two options among an array of career pathways, with many pharmacists unaware of just …
The roaming pharmacists
Our interview with two early career pharmacists who work as locums travelling all over Australia, with a focus on mental health and harm reduction Liam Murphy and Luke Vrankovich are …