https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/28245/locumming Hi all, im thinking about leaving my current practice to do some locum work. I&#39;m getting married next year and need to save some money and the only way I can see this being able to happen is to locum. Has anyone got any tips? Is it worth it? Will Ien-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/158967?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:31:40 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b7cc78d3-1c4f-4194-b5d1-b38a2641a5f3emmaj_davy<p>Hi. I&#39;ve done some locum work and its ok. You need to find a decent umbrella company (to deal with tax, national insurance etc, but they will charge you a small administration fee, but you can also claim expenses - petrol, food etc). I used an umbrella company called FPS and this seems to be popular.</p> <p>Generally speaking you can earn a lot more an hour (I was getting &pound;13 p/hr) but again this&nbsp;depends on the locum agency you use and area you live. Importantly it&#39;s good to plan ahead, if you know you&#39;re going to be working at a certain place for 6 week&nbsp;organise your next job, when you&#39;re not working obviously you&#39;re not earning.</p> <p>Hope this helps a bit, please feel free to contact me further.&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>