Specialist Development Scheme

This scheme offers placements of 1 to 12 months to both overseas and UK Consultants.  

Applications and requests for further information should be made directly to: medical@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk.

NHS Professionals also maintains a database of locum doctors available for temporary work at short notice.  Please visit their website, or write to them for information on how to join their database.

Other temporary work opportunities

For details of other temporary opportunities, including locum jobs, for both Consultants and General Practitioners, please consult NHS Jobs and BMJ Careers.

You could also consider registering with a recruitment agency: please consult this list of agencies which conform to the NHS's Code of Practice.