Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Benefits of Locum Positions

By : Wanda Edwards

If you are freshly graduated and finding it hard to get your foot in the door as a specialist in your field, or you really need a change of pace and feel the need to travel with your profession, then perhaps looking into a locum assignment may be of benefit to you? Locum tenens is Latin for temporary job. This term and indeed undertaking is usually reserved for professions such as medicine or law and are very popular as a way to spread your wings and gain experience in assignments both locally, nationally and essentially anywhere in the world.

There are a number of things to consider if you are thinking about taking on a locum assignment. For instance, you would need to consider that you would only be a located in that area for a specific amount of time and building a rapport or relationship with your patients is often difficult. Because the period of contract for the locum position varies greatly, you may need to consider that you will change addresses many times during one year. If you choose to take on longer assignments then you would obviously get to settle into a position better. However, if the location was not what you were hoping it would be, you would still need to carry out and fulfil your contracted time.

Some positive aspects to a locum assignment is that you can potentially travel the world and be paid to do so. Many of the locum positions will offer a varying mix of bonuses and inclusions if you undertake their assignment. Depending on where you will be stationed, the perks of the trade are usually better the more remote you are being posted. Some assignments will offer flights to and from your home country as another incentive to undertake the position.

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