HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT
Information
We aim to provide clear, comprehensive information so both parties can make informed decisions with confidence.
Our simple upload process and easy-to-follow tick boxes guide you step by step through registration. Once your details are confirmed, we’ll officially welcome you to Locumhive.
Geolocations and Search Facility
Locumhive’s interactive maps help you visualise locations and assess accessibility, giving you greater clarity when making decisions.
Planning a break in another city or have a free day? Locumhive’s search feature makes it easy to find opportunities by location, helping you make the most of your time.
Similarly, clients can search locums by typing in their current location, resulting in a list of available locums to interact with.
No Emergency Fees!
Unexpected staff shortages, last-minute sickness, or urgent cover requests can happen at any time — and when they do, pharmacies shouldn’t be penalised with expensive emergency booking charges.
At Locumhive, we believe fast access to reliable locum support should be simple, transparent, and affordable. That’s why we proudly operate a strict No Emergency Fee Policy — giving you complete flexibility without the added financial pressure.
Feedback.
Clients can rate locums after each completed shift using our five-tier rating system. This allows locums to build a credible portfolio of star-rated feedback, helping future clients make informed decisions.
Likewise, locums can rate clients using the same system. This provides valuable insight into working environments, helping locums choose the right opportunities while giving clients useful feedback to support ongoing improvement.
Personal Messaging
A key challenge we identified was communication—clients and locums often had no direct point of contact, relying instead on agents or third parties.
Locumhive solves this with a real-time, personal inbox messaging system, enabling direct and seamless communication between both parties. This direct connection adds real value, helping to build a safer, more transparent, and trusting working environment.
Permanent or regular shifts
Many agencies and platforms have a clause where they must be notified of any regular/permanent shift offered to the locum for billing purposes (per shift).
Some agencies have a clause in their T's & C's claiming a percentage of a locums first year earnings in the event of being offered a permanent job. We hold no T's & C's for clients offering locums permanent positions or regular shifts. We deem this unfair and as relationship builders we welcome clients in housing locums to their full potential.
Personalised Preferred List
If staff prefer continuity and have developed a rapport with a particular locum, then our preferred list functionality will prove very useful.
Clients have the choice of banking favourite locums in a personalised preferred list. This means any future shifts can be directly posted to their preferred locums before reaching out to all on Locumhive.
Similarly, locums can bank favourite clients in their very own preferred list. This will enable locums to see priority notifications in an instant.
No Contracts
Neither pharmacy clients or locums are contracted to Locumhive. We aim to provide a service as you expect.
You are most welcome to come and go as you please without being bound. Locumhive welcomes any suggestions and will work progressively to incorporate these ideas.
Cancellations
We humbly request all cancellations made by locums or pharmacy clients with as much notice as possible. This will help both parties make arrangements promptly. Please remain as so we also hold a record.
Cancelling shifts repeatedly will be flagged and monitored. This will have an adverse effect on either party and we hold the right to bar registrants who repeatedly cancel shifts.
We work hard in providing an exceptional service and wish all members to help keep the standards of our community as high as possible.