FAQ for Employers

The fees depend on the position and duration of the placement. For a full fee structure, please contact us on 1800 357 001 or email jobs@locumco.com.au

You will be invoiced on the day the candidate commences employment. The fee is payable 14 days after the invoice date and there is a 12 week guarantee period for permanent placements.

You pay the candidate directly. We will invoice you separately for our service.

If we have recruited a permanent pharmacist, as long as you pay your invoice within 14 days you are covered by our placement guarantee.
If you are dissatisfied when recruiting a locum pharmacist please notify us within 48 hours of commencement and we will replace the locum immediately.

LocumCo has over 30 years of experience in matching high-quality pharmacy staff with short- and long-term staffing requirements for community pharmacies and hospitals Australia-wide. As Australia’s leading specialty pharmacy recruitment agency, we pride ourselves in only referring highly recommended, skilled and experienced pharmacists to best fit your needs. And because we are a pharmacist owned and operated company, we understand the unique needs and challenges of the pharmacy industry.

No. LocumCo specialises in recruiting pharmacists (from interns and newly-registered through to Managers/Partners) for community, hospital and industry roles. We also recruit retail managers, health heroes, stock controllers, dispensary technicians, alternative therapies and vitamin specialists, cosmeticians, and general pharmacy retail staff.

Call us on 1800 357 001 or email jobs@locumco.com.au and we will take you through a very simple process identifying your pharmacy recruitment needs. If you prefer to complete this process online you can visit our ‘List a Job’ page and fill out the form online. It’s an easy, straight forward process.

We will list your vacancy on our website, Facebook page and Twitter account. We also have our own app that sends out targeted SMS messages to potential pharmacists in your area for locum positions that need to be filled urgently. Our locum company has a database of over 9,000 pharmacists and support staff that check our website on a regular basis and receive our weekly job bulletins. While your vacancy is promoted on all our digital channels, we simultaneously conduct a search of our database and LinkedIn connections for suitable candidates. We pride ourselves on finding quality candidates quickly and without fuss.

No. A placement fee is only charged once a candidate has been placed. It is free for you to register your pharmacy jobs.

We update our website on a daily basis and use our app and social media channels effectively to fill urgent locum positions, sometimes in a matter of hours.