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Austwide Locums

Austwide Locums is a Sydney based locum placement agency established in 1972, supplying doctors to over 500 public and private hospitals across Australia.

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Austwide Locums

Business Description

Austwide Locums is a locum placement agency established in 1972, the oldest in Australia and the first in New South Wales, based at AMA House in St Leonards, Sydney. It matches doctors and specialists with shifts at over 500 public and private hospitals across Australia, with relationships in NSW, Victoria, QLD, ACT, NT and WA.

Austwide handles paperwork, submits accounts and issues shift confirmations to doctor and hospital. It is on the NSW Department of Health Register of Compliant Locum Agencies, accredited to ISO 9001:2015, and a member of AMRANZ and RCSA.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Locums

Austwide Locums provides Locums from Sydney to over 500 public and private hospitals across Australia, operating since 1972 as the oldest locum placement agency in the country with 12,600 placements to date.

  • Hospitals gain access to over 3,000 doctors seeking locum work, ranging from PGY2s to consultants, with over 3,000 shifts available across NSW, Victoria, QLD, ACT, NT and WA.
  • Specialties covered include anaesthetics, emergency medicine, general medicine, general practice, general surgery, intensive care, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, orthopaedics, paediatrics and psychiatry.
  • Austwide handles paperwork, submits accounts, issues shift confirmations to both doctor and hospital on the day of confirmation, and provides an annual activity summary.
  • Team members, not an answering machine, are available 24/7 for listings, shift applications and urgent matters; the agency is on the NSW Department of Health Register of Compliant Locum Agencies, accredited to ISO 9001:2015, and a member of AMRANZ and RCSA.

Best for: public and private hospitals in metro and rural Australia filling locum shifts, and doctors seeking flexible locum work.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid)
  • New South Wales (Hybrid) AMA House, Level 3, 69 Christie Street, St Leonards NSW, 2065
  • Northern Territory (Hybrid)
  • Queensland (Hybrid)
  • Victoria (Hybrid)
  • Western Australia (Hybrid)

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FAQs

How long has Austwide Locums been operating?

Austwide Locums was established in 1972 and is the oldest locum placement agency in Australia and the first agency in New South Wales.

Which hospitals and states does Austwide Locums cover?

Over 500 public and private hospitals across Australia use Austwide Locums, with established relationships in NSW, Victoria, QLD, ACT, NT and WA.

What administration does Austwide Locums handle for locums?

Austwide handles the paperwork, submits accounts, issues shift confirmations to both the doctor and the hospital and provides an annual activity summary.

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