Australian Medical Locums

Allied Health Employment has a dedicated locum division specialising only in the placement of Doctors around Australia in both the Private and Public sectors. Our consulting team has specific industry experience and a wide base of contacts ensuring you have access to the largest possible up to date vacancy list. It is our role to match you to employment that meets your specific requirements.

Locum work offers flexibility, increases in remuneration and the chance to travel.

In most cases, you will be employed directly by the "Host" facility or hospital/practice or if you have your own ABN, you can invoice them directly. Allied Health Employment does not employ locum staff directly however, it is our position as your agent to negotiate on your behalf the best possible package.

Many locum roles have free accommodation and travel supplied, this is certainly the case for hospitals in country regions and not so common for metropolitan locum roles.

Registration: if you have registration to practice in one Australian State then under the mutual recognition act you can transfer this to another state. Please note: it can take up to 2 weeks for this to be processed so if you are thinking about heading interstate, then you should consider this time frame.

Medicare: You will need a Medicare number for each physical location that you undertake employment, this is a requirement for the Health Insurance Commission applications can be downloaded from their website or contact us. It is an offence to use another Practitioners Medicare Number. Applications take around 2 weeks and  can be backdated for those starting work sooner.

Professional Indemnity Insurance: We recommend that as a Practitioner, you have your own insurance, if you are working for a Government Hospital, you will be covered by them, this is not the case in the Private Sector or if you are a Contractor.  In most cases, the site of your prospective employment will demand to see your current insurance cover at the time of application.

Email lists: Registered practitioners can join our email list to be contacted weekly with the latest employment opportunites in their field, this way you can be sure to be up to date with what is being offered. We will also be in regular contact with you via the telephone and you can also call us on our free call number 1800 059 790 from within Australia.