Welcome! Raven's Recruitment is proud to announce that we have been appointed as the supplier to manage the Emergency Locum Service on behalf of Pharmacy Programs Administrator from 1 July 2021.
Learn more about the Emergency Locum Service Program.
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The Emergency Locum Service is available to assist you
The Emergency Locum Service (ELS) is an initiative of the Rural Pharmacy Workforce Program (RPWP) and aims to support pharmacies in rural and remote areas through direct access to pharmacist locums in urgent emergency situations.
The service provides 24 hour a day, seven day a week telephone access via 1800 991 541 and up to $2,500 + GST to fund the travel costs of the locum.
The service aims to place a locum in any location in Australia within 24 hours for a maximum of 7 days.
This program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health under the 7th Community Pharmacy Agreement.
Definitions
The primary aim of the Emergency Locum Service is to alleviate the hardships faced by pharmacists based in rural and remote communities in accessing locum services in urgent and emergency situations. An emergency is defined as:
Where the pharmacist is unable to undertake dispensing duties or to fully and effectively operate the pharmacy due to illness or injury;
Where a family emergency requires the pharmacist to be present at an alternative location, or take action that renders him/her unavailable to undertake dispensing duties or to fully and effectively operate the pharmacy; (“family emergency” is defined as illness or injury to a member of immediate family; illness or injury to a dependent relative; bereavement due to death of a member of immediate family).
The Emergency Locum Service will provide access to emergency locum placements for pharmacists located in rural or remote locations. Rural and Remote is deemed to be Modified Monash category 3-7, as defined by the Modified Monash Model.
The Health Workforce Locator can be used to determine the MM category of a pharmacy by address.
Services
a) Community Pharmacies (MM 3-7)
The Emergency Locum Service will include:
Telephone and fax access to a toll free number. The availability of the telephone access will be continuous - 7 days per week, 24 hours per day.
The availability of pharmacist locums within a reasonable period, 24 hours wherever possible.
The Service will fund travel costs not exceeding $2,500 (ex GST) to the pharmacist locum, to cover all travel costs between the locum’s home and the locum location.
There is no limit on the number of times an individual may access the service, subject to provision of adequate documentation.
b) Community Pharmacies (MM 1-2) and Hospitals
The Emergency Locum Service will include:
Telephone and fax access to a toll free number. The availability of the telephone access will be continuous - 7 days per week, 24 hours per day.
The availability of pharmacist locums within a reasonable period, 24 hours wherever possible.
Funding does NOT cover travel costs of locum.
A fee for recruitment will be charged.
Should you have an emergency situation please contact us on 1800 991 541; we will advise you if you are covered by the service and if your particular circumstance qualifies for funding under the eligibilty criteria.
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