Frequently Asked Questions

A few reasons doctors choose to locum are:
  • Freedom You can work when and where you like with minimal commitment.
  • Money Tn some cases it is possible to earn 5 times the salary
  • Flexibility Many doctors choose to do locum work whilst travelling, on maternity leave, during research years, during annual leave, or whilst taking a break from full time work.
  • Travel Locum work is one of the best ways to explore different areas before setting in one permanently.
  • Testing' a job before settling down Over 30% of newly qualified specialists or GPs do some locum work prior to settling down in a permanent position. This allows them to try a location or hospital before committing to permanent work there.
  • Experience Locum work can offer you the opportunity to experience exciting new places and even areas of medicine that you may not have had exposure to in your normal everyday role.

If you are registered with the Irish medical council and have right to wor, d not have any offences which prevent you to work in public sector you are good to go. Please browse through our website for detailed information and go to useful links to look for requirements for registration. Please check your eligibility (for International Medical Graduates).
https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/Registration-Applications/First-Time-Applicants/

To work as a locum doctor, you will need to have appropriate registration with either GMC for UK Locums or IMC for Irish Locums. If you are unsure or have queries regarding your eligibility, SRA Locum would be happy to assist.

Please refer to GNIB http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/registration
Work to right is essential and appropriate stamp needs to have been acquired before working though SRA Locum.
As a rule of thumb If you are a citizen/National, you can work.
If there is no restriction to work on your resident visa you can work too.
Please send us a scan of your visa page form your passport and we might be able to help.

It is a mandatory requirement to have all your work covered by Medical Indemnity insurance. In line with Irish medical council guidelines. Please refer to IMC website for further details https://www.medicalcouncil.ie/Registration-Applications/First-Time-Applicants/Professional-Indemnity-Information/
There are many Insurance providers, if you need assistance in this please email us. We do not recommend any insurance provider specifically. Please go to the guidance provided by the Irish Medical Council.

In order to register, SRA Locum will require an updated copy of your CV. There are other documents that you will need to either complete or provide prior to commencing locum work. For further information see below.

Regular emails with available locum jobs are sent, for you to select and so that you can see what work is out there straight away.
If availability dates are provided to SRA Locum we circulate your CV for those dates so that any suitable locum Job available can be filled by our registered doctors.
We take pride in being able to source work specifically to meet your personal needs.
  • Negotiating dates and shift times
  • Negotiating rates and extras
  • Collating paperwork
  • Completing forms
  • Ensuring prompt payment
Given the above, it is highly recommended that you register with a locum agency to ensure that the process of organising and undertaking a locum role is a stress-free one.

We cannot guarantee if Travel and accommodation would be provided, we certainly can request these on your behalf but generally the provision of this is In line with the decided pay rates, this is generally dependent on the position itself.

Locum work is available across all specialties and grades, although you will find that some do come up more commonly than others.
We find that some doctors do on occasion decide to take up a locum in a different specialty at a slightly lower seniority level.
For the Junior Doctor, there are a wide range of specialty choices available at SHO, Registrar, SPR, and GP level.

We would like to advise all locum doctors to ensure that they will be available on time for a locum assignment before they make a commitment as you understand that it’s the patients care which is ultimately at risk and jeopardised.
If there is a genuine reason such as bereavements, illnesses, accidents, where you are not able to fulfil a locum commitment and both the agency and Client understand such situations, please inform us promptly by emailing us and the client. A short text message on the provided number would greatly help us to start looking for an alternative.
However simply changing your mind, finding a locum at a higher rate at the last minute are not professional excuses and now medical council have stricter rules relating to the circumstances arising as a result of no show.
If a client chooses to make a complaint, we at SRA Locum, against unreasonable no shows, we cannot stop this and in such circumstances, we are obliged to assist the Medical council in the enquiry.

  • Against a doctor
    • If you have complaints against a doctor please email us all the details and reasons for us to further investigate it.
  • Against a Client hospital or GP
    • If you have any complaints form a hospital or GP client, provide us with the details for further investigation.
  • Against SRA Locum
    • We are sorry that you are not happy with our service.
    If you have a complaint against any of us please let us know by emailing or calling us and we will try our best to sort it out for you. If you are still not happy then we will escalate the complaint into a higher-level enquiry and you will be notified of its outcome.
    We aim to investigate all complaints in 6 weeks.

Supervision can vary based on the location of the locum and the set-up of the specific department. As a general rule, the larger facilities such as hospitals will have more on-site supervision available for Junior Locum Posts.
Regional and GP locums often have limited on-site supervision available (dependent on the seniority of the locum shift).

GP locums are a little different since you may be required to do Call out to patients.
At times, you may be asked to cover specialist clinics.
You might be booked by one GP surgery but occasionally they may ask you to cover their partner GP.
Time slots for each patient are fixed, please adhere to this as undue delay on waiting patient’s may raise safeguarding issues.
A basic knowledge of a computer system and specific software’s for a GP is required, it’s always a good idea to enquire what system/Software a Hospital/GP surgery uses to make yourself aware of it before you start your locum.
For most locums, there is a mandatory break of half an hour to 1 hour, please familiarise yourself with the time since this is not paid.

For Garda Clearance we can apply on your behalf. Garda Clearance has to be applied by agencies at a cost. Locum doctors cannot apply individually for these. (Fees is applicable to obtain these clearances. These are not our charges but rather charges by the issuing authority.

We need two up-to-date refences at all times these should not be more than one year old, please email us your two most recent references, in case you don’t have one please provide us with the referee details and we will request one on your behalf.

To assure patients, the public and other healthcare professionals that licensed doctors are up to date and are practicing to the appropriate professional standards. All doctors who hold a license to practice should take part in Revalidation. For revalidation, every doctor is linked to a responsible officer (RO).
If you are employed permanently in an NHS trust, you will be assigned a RO by them.
For Locum doctors, registered with several locum agencies, the RO is for the agency you have worked for most in the previous calendar.
All locum doctors must PAY for the responsible officer and submission services.

VAT is applicable to all locum work, in all HS/Private hospitals and primary care.
Some services provided by GP doctor’s practices do not qualify for VAT; Please refer to following links or call our accounts for details. http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vat/leaflets/medical-services.html#section1
Below are some FAQ's in relation to SRA Locum position on GDPR principles.

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced to unify all EU member states' approaches to data regulation, ensuring all data protection laws are applied identically in every country within the EU.

The GDPR governs how the personal data of individuals in the EU may be processed and transferred. It requires organisations who are processing personal data to take responsibility for their processing of personal data and how they comply with the GDPR, and to be able to demonstrate their compliance.

The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018.

Under Article 6 of GDPR the following lawful basis for processing data applies:

Legitimate interests: the processing shall be lawful if it is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller, in this case the HSE, or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data.

Through SRA Locum, the HSE processes personal data relating to corresponding training records to comply with its legitimate interest to provide employee training details to various organisations and employers within the Irish Health Services and in ultimately serving the legitimate interest of its clients and service users.

Under GDPR Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data. This is a key transparency requirement under the GDPR.

Details of this can be viewed in our Privacy policy located in SRA Locum’s footer and also is presented at sign-up and profile registration update.

If at any time any change in conditions to your individual rights are made, you will be informed and presented with this information.

Under GDPR Individuals must have the right to access their personal data.

This is commonly referred to as a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR).

Individuals can make a subject access request by using the submission form opposite. (Select Subject – Individual access request)

SRA Locum has one month to respond to a request.

There is no charge or fee to deal with a request in most circumstances.

As stated, you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you.

However, all of the information we hold about you is fully transparent and available to you by simply logging onto SRA Locum.ie. Access in SRA Locum is provided for you to run, print or download a (Machine transferable) report of all your personal data held within SRA Locum.

GDPR states that you have a right to data portability, allowing individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services.

SRA Locum Provides access for you to run, print or download a report of all your personal eLearning, classroom & profile data within SRA Locum.

This will allow you to move, copy or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another in a safe and secure way, without affecting its usability.

GDPR states that Individuals have the right to request the restriction or suppression of their personal data.

This is not an absolute right and only applies in certain circumstances.

If an individual has a wish to challenge this, you can do this by using the submission form opposite. (Select Subject – Restrict processing request)

SRA Locum has one calendar month to respond to a request.

This right has close links to the right to rectification (Article 16) and the right to object (Article 21).

The GDPR includes a right for individuals to have inaccurate personal data rectified, or completed if it is incomplete.

If you have a query or request in relation to the accuracy of your data, please submit by using the submission form opposite. (Select Subject – Rectification request)

SRA Locum has one calendar month to respond to a request.

In certain circumstances we can refuse a request for rectification. However, we will explain any such decision to you directly.

This right is closely linked to the controller’s obligations under the accuracy principle of the GDPR (Article (5)(1)(d)).

The GDPR introduces a right for individuals to have personal data erased.

The right to erasure is also known as ‘the right to be forgotten’.

Individuals can make a request for this by using the submission form opposite. (Select Subject – Right to be forgotten)

SRA Locum has one month to respond to your request.

Please note in SRA Locum’s case the aforementioned right is not absolute, we will review and revert in regard to your request, however SRA Locum follows the HSE’s policy regarding record retention, which states that electronic files should be retained for seven years after the employees’ term of service has completed.

Access to SRA Locum data is strictly controlled and only available through a limited number of authorised personnel in each organisation.

All requests for SRA Locum data pertaining to Learning and Development reports are assessed for GDPR compliance.

You can request access to this Data by using the submission form opposite. (Select Type - Data Provision Authorisation).

Your request will be reviewed by a member of the SRA Locum team and dealt with appropriately either by referring you to the appropriate pre-authorised SRA Locum Designated Data Manager for your service or you will be provided with a form to complete.

The information in this form will be used in the administration of your data enquiry in line with our responsibilities under all applicable Data Protection laws. It will be treated as confidential and will not be supplied to any third party.

The SRA Locum Cookie and Privacy Policy provides you with information on what personal data we process relating to you. It also provides you with information on what rights you have in relation to this processing and how you can exercise them. You can access it in the footer of this page.

There are some strictly necessary cookies which cannot be changed as they are required for SRA Locum to function. However you can set your preference in relation to Performance and Analytical cookies by linking on the link in the footer of the SRA Locum website.

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