Locum Incentives

Rural Doctors Network (RDN) offers subsidies to doctors who are registered as locums with RDN and complete eligible advertised roles.

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RDN’s Locum Travel Subsidy may be available to eligible practices to help offset travel costs and encourage direct locum placements, reducing reliance on recruitment agencies.

 

Purpose of the Subsidy

The subsidy supports practices to engage locums for temporary leave cover of a permanent General Practitioner (GP).

 

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a travel subsidy, all of the following criteria must be met:

• The locum must be registered with RDN
• The placement must be advertised through RDN
• The locum must be covering leave of a permanent GP (at least 3 days of the permanent GP's regular working hours).
• The placement must be a direct placement (not sourced through a recruitment agency)
• The placement must not be for general workforce shortages

 

Ineligible Placements

• Placements sourced via recruitment agencies
• Placements used to address ongoing workforce shortages
• Placements that were filled or confirmed prior to advertisement
• Situations where the doctor is already working at the practice
  • These placements cannot be retrospectively advertised for the purpose of accessing the travel subsidy

 

Payment Details

• The subsidy is paid to the practice to cover the locum’s travel costs
• Where agreed, the subsidy may be paid directly to the locum if they are covering their own travel expenses
• Subsidies are paid after the placement is completed
• Subsidies cannot be backdated
• If a locum leaves before completing the placement, please contact RDN immediately

 

How to Check Eligibility

Before confirming a placement, please email RDN’s Recruitment Team to confirm eligibility.

Subsidies may be available up to specified maximum amounts, depending on the placement.

MMM Location	3-5 GP locum days worked	6-20+ locum days worked	Max. annual allowance/GP
MMM 3*	$600	$800	Up to $1,600 p.a
MMM 4 - 5	$800	$1000	Up to $2,000 p.a
MMM 6 - 7	$1000	$1200	Up to $2,400 p.a

*Locums engaged by an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in any MMM location may be eligible to access the same subsidy offered to MMM3 placements.

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Locum Attraction Subsidy

A remote location attraction subsidy of $1,000 is available for independent doctors who complete an RDN locum vacancy of 5 days or more in a MMM 6-7 location. Doctors must be registered with RDN to receive this subsidy.

To review your location’s MMM classification, visit DoctorConnect. 

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