LOCUMS - HOW WE CAN HELP
Santé by Ramberg Recruitment will identify the most suitable positions based on your preferences. We source positions in preferential locations, negotiate your salary package and assist you with any registration requirements.
The best news is that it is at no cost to you.
What we need from you to start with is:
Your wish list – where you’d like to work in a locum position and your availability
Up to date contact details
Regular contact from you so we know when you would like us to seek a new opportunity for you
Full registration to work in one state or territory in Australia.
To speed up the process contact us for a confidential chat or send us your CV.
Please note: Because of the time registration and immigration processes take, it is not feasible for overseas specialists seeking work in Australia to take up locum posts. Overseas junior doctors are not permitted to take up locum posts. However, please visit Working in Australia for other professional opportunities if you haven’t already done so.
Important Information
For you to work in a locum position we need certified copies of the following documents:
Your current registration
Your primary medical degree
Post graduate qualifications
Evidence of current medical indemnity
Photo ID (passport or drivers license)
Please note: As your new employee may ask to view your registration and your photo id you will need to carry copies of these documents when you start the locum post. Having these on hand will save you time and money as you may be delayed in starting your post without them.
Registration
If you have full registration to practice in one Australian state or territory, you will be able to work in all other Australian states and territories based on an agreement called Mutual Recognition.
To apply for registration in another state or territory you can download the application forms from the medical board’s website, or ask us to send them to you.
It’s important to fill out the Mutual Recognition form as soon as you have received confirmation of a locum position as applications can take up to two weeks to process.
Your Medicare provider number
You will be required in Australia by Medicare Australia to take up a new provider number for each new location you work in – even for short locum posts.
Applying for a provider number is easy. You can download the application or we can send it to you. To give yourself enough time you will need to submit your application at least 14 working days (about three weeks) before the date of your new post.
The different states may take up to six weeks to process the applications. This will not affect your placement but to speed things up it’s useful to write a covering letter stating when you are starting your position and making it clear that you need your provider number as soon as possible.
For further information you can contact Medicare Australia on 132 011.
Indemnity
Before you start your locum post, you must have adequate indemnity cover. It’s highly recommended that you have private indemnity insurance. When you commence a locum position, please check with your indemnity insurance provider that you will be covered for the work you are about to do. For your own professional practice, please follow up on the latest Australian medical indemnity issues as they arise.
Hospitals’ policy indemnifies their own staff and may offer this indemnity to locums. However, this is at the discretion of the hospital. You are required to confirm what you are covered for before commencing the locum.