FINDALOCUM — COMMUNITY PHARMACY COVER BRIEF
Published 9 October 2026
Guide: https://findalocum.co.uk/guides/booking-a-locum-pharmacist-checklist/

Use this editable brief to prepare and agree a booking. It does not confirm cover,
complete professional checks or replace current local procedures.
Keep patient details, passwords, bank details and identity documents out of it.

BRANCH AND CONTACTS
Pharmacy / hiring organisation:
Full branch address, postcode and UK country:
Additional sites and travel expectations:
Person authorised to confirm booking or changes:
Arrival / induction contact:
Contact for delays; backup contact and agreed contact hours:

SHIFTS (repeat for each date)
Date:
Start / finish:
Paid hours and paid / unpaid breaks:
Induction time and how it is paid:
Reason for cover and any flexibility:

DUTIES AND SUPPORT
Responsible pharmacist expectations:
Dispensing workload and outstanding work:
Named services; current nation-specific specifications and protocols:
Essential skills, training, prescribing status and authorisations:
Team present; pharmacist / operational support and escalation route:
PMR and other systems; person arranging individual authorised access:
Local procedures, service documents and induction arrangements:
Activities outside the agreed scope:

CHECKS (record status and owner; do not insert sensitive documents)
Current registration, including relevant conditions: owner / status:
Identity and appropriate right-to-work checks: owner / status:
Relevant experience, references, competence and service evidence: owner / status:
Other role-specific checks agreed with hirer: owner / status:
Private document-sharing process and checking contact:
Outstanding action / owner / due date:

PAYMENT AND TERMS
Pharmacist rate (hourly / daily / other agreed basis):
Paid hours, additional hours and who can authorise them:
Agreed expenses:
Who contracts with and pays the pharmacist:
Hours approval / invoice process / payment date / accounts contact:
FindALocum booking fee: £19.99 + VAT per pharmacist per booked calendar day
worked, including part-days. VAT is additional. Pharmacist pay and agreed expenses
are paid directly by the hirer and are separate from the booking fee.
Each pharmacist and each calendar day worked counts separately.
Cancellation terms and changes process agreed:

CONFIRMATION AND HANDOVER
Pharmacist acceptance and required checks complete: status / date:
Written confirmation issued by authorised contact: status / date:
Branch team informed; arrival and access ready: status / owner:
Approved handover record and receiving colleague:
Actual hours approval and outstanding payment queries:
Follow-up actions for repeat cover: