https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/30772/locum-wages Hi all I have been asked potentially to cover a weekend for a previous practice. I have never locumed before so wondered what to charge. I&#39;ve seen people saying &#163;12-18 an hour and also talk of retainer fees etc. I was just wondering what others haveen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/170300?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:23:46 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:406d52da-68a4-4bcc-8af4-fb762106e079Gill French<p>I&#39;ve been locuming for 6 months and I was advised that for a newly qualified nurse (like myself) should be able to expect &pound;15 an hour but I&#39;m on &pound;16 an hour at the moment. But I suppose it would depend on how busy they usually are at the weekend so if you&#39;re expecting to be busy all weekend, you might want to ask for a bit more. But if you&#39;re only expecting to cover the phones then maybe ask for a flat fee for the whole weekend. Or maybe a combination of both if there&#39;s a morning surgery then out of hours&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very Happy" /></p> <p>Hope it helps&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/new/Winking_smiley.gif" alt="Wink" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>