Locum rate calculations

[Tony Schofield]

A salaried GP would earn about £60-65k for a five day week. What you are quoting must be seen in that context.

A locum GP? Well that is a whole different ball game.

[SolomonQ]

let me tell you, what is happening is that pay is s%&t!!!!

was my reply to:

I accept that Jeff as you have worked in all branches of pharmacy and are where you feel "comfortable". I just wonder what is happening in schools of pharmacy so that aspiring pharmacists are immediately attracted to locum work and not the areas you and I have worked in.

Regards

Tony

for some reason people dont read the post sequentially. but above I was basicly saying that the pay in these other areas is poor, and even as a pharmacy manager the wage is not as good.

the only post worth replying to is the admin's as Mr Tony S's post just generate their argument from appeal to ridicule (his "wise" comment above). but what I will say to him is that atleast in this me and jeff are on the same side.

As can be seen from the begining of this post even if hourly pay is £23 and only 45 hours are worked it easily works to above 50K per year even with holidays etc... taken into account. pharmacy managers jobs being offered at the moment are normally at about 40K level, asdas offering that plus a benefits pakage that works out to be about 43K looking in the PJ for time best offers are 45K but those are in some obscure areas where they most liekly have a shortage of pharmacists.

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well, i wanted a career too, but these people are crazy, one would assume that pay would reflect the level of expertise required, responsibility etc... but no, somehow hospital where you use most of the knowledge you learn at uni, you get payed peanuts and community pharmacy where you can go a day without using any advanced form of knowledge (something a counter assisstant would know through experience), you get payed more, now here there is added responsibilty but companies would rather pay higher fees to get locums in rather than pay higher wages to pharmacists to attract permanent managers.

I've got student debts, plus i'm not generally well off anyway, so unfortunatly money is a big factor to me in job choice, maybe in 5-10 years time it wouldnt matter that much, but maybe it will be too late for me too.

for Tony's comments on right wing, musolini etc... I will reply to him more thoroughly on the tread concerned but here I'd like to say this READ what ive written and not try to READ INTO what i've written before posting a reply.....please!!! and your petty remarks dont contribute anything constructive to any discussion.

and Jeff i hope I work in an area similar to the one you work in some day, sounds nice

[Tony Schofield]

I was informed by a business transfer agent that few companies advertise the actual salaries paid. I concede that the number of companies is falling as the multiples buy up independents but most independent proprietors will be prepared to negotiate.

An independent with only one or a few pharmacies will be intent on getting the best man for the job and you stand a greater chance of negotiating payment for MURs, extended role (as we used to call it!) functions etc. If you are physically present, available for work, a good candidate and are going to walk away for the sake of £5000 a year I would pay that extra money. The multiples are much more hamstrung by corporate rules.

Not all independents are generous, willing souls wanting to practice pharmacy to the highest standards but not all area managers for Lloyds are cold blooded automatons.

Be flexible, be prepared to move and you will be surprised. The market is not saturated with good, flexible and able pharmacists.

Are you a good, flexible and able pharmacist? If you are you will do well. However if you believe, as you indicate in your contribution, that you do little more than a technician, you may find it a little more difficult.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by SolomonQ

and Jeff i hope I work in an area similar to the one you work in some day, sounds nice

Yeah Huddersfield is great.

Jeff