Newly qualified pharmacists.

by Shaun Hockey

The end of June will see a the annual influx of eager newly qualified pharmacists onto the RPSGB register. At PL-UK we are keen to get as many of them as possible to join us so we can get as many of them as possible good quality, highly paid positions to start paying off those student debts.

Locums

We are particularly keen to hear from pre-reg’s who are looking to locums across the North of England. We will really look after them as we know, just like when you pass you driving test, you only really start to learn when the “L” plates come off. We ease them into well supported pharmacies to enable them to build their confidence until they get to a point where they tell us that they are confident to try something a bit busier. At PL-UK we never push locums in to anything. From day one, many locums in the North East in particular will earn from £25 upwards.

Pre-reg’s looking for a permanent position

What we recommend for pre-reg’s who are looking for a new permanent  position but haven’t secured one yet is to locum first. The reasoning behind this is that your CV looks much more attractive to potential employers if it has on it that you have worked for Alliance Boots, Tesco’s , LLOYDS ETC. It shows experience and confidence in your ability. As I mentioned  in my previous blog, don’t go direct to the companies use an agency, you’ll secure a significantly better salary.

Permananent Jobs

by Shaun Hockey

Locuming doesn’t tend to be a lifelong career decision. Many pharmacists locum to bring in extra money or work every hour God sends to pay off student loans. Some pharmacists just get sick of management responsibilities and locum in-between jobs.

One thing I would advise against if you decide to apply for a new position is going direct to a potential employer. When you think about it, you are putting yourself in a very weak position because in affect, you are going cap-in-hand asking for a new job. The chances of you obtaining unbiased advice is nil as the job of the people you will speak to are paid to recruit pharmacists as cheaply as possible.

Using an agency makes much more sense. Pharmfinders, Sterling Cross and PL-UK will all help you to find you your new job and the advantage they have is that pharmacy operators go to them to find new staff putting the locum in a much stronger position. Offers of £3-5,000 more than normal offers when candidates go direct are common.

PL-UK Pharmfinders Sterling Cross

We need more locum pharmacists!!!

Find out where PL-UK have some excellent long term placements at excellent rates.

Interesting Jobs

We have had three jobs come in today which may be of interest to locums looking either for a new experience or a permanent position:

Two locum positions in HM Prison service

1. The first one is in North London for weeks commencing 18th and 25th August
2. The second is in Sussex and is for three seperate weeks

• W/c 27th July
• Either w/c 19th August or 25th August
• W/c 6th October

We also have three vacancies for permanent positions in Essex.  Intersting challenges all and good salaries on offer £40-45,000 for the right candidate.

Call Shaun on 0800 8818844 for more info or reply to this blog