If you're starting your F3 Year in August 2024, your Messly profile will go live between 20th May and 16th June.
Here are answers to the main questions you might have:
👉 How will I know that my profile is ready to go live?
We will send you an email and text message on the day to let you know that your profile is ready to go live.
That message will have a link to click to confirm that you're ready, so nothing can happen without you knowing.
👉 What exactly happens when my profile is "live"?
You will be able to see live locum jobs that the locum agencies have posted on Messly, and express an interest in the ones that suit you best. You then arrange to speak to the relevant recruiter who can give you more information about these jobs, other options and explain the process.
You will also receive messages from recruiters, which will appear in your Messly Inbox. They review the wishlist on your profile and contact you with details of the most suitable jobs for you. Again, if you're interested you can arrange to speak to them to learn more.
We will send you more information about how Messly works over the next few weeks.
👉 Why can't I just go live now?
Locum work for August is only just starting to be released, so we have decided to wait until early-May before your profile goes live. This means you'll be able to have more meaningful conversations with agencies about what work they will have for you.
It will be worth the wait, we promise. Here's a recent article we wrote explaining why we think the Messly service is far better than registering directly with an agency 💙
👉 Will I miss out by waiting?
No... As August jobs are only just starting to trickle out you won't miss out by waiting a few more weeks. There is usually much more locum work available than there are locums available to work, so there is plenty to go around.
👉 How can I get to the front of the queue?
If you're really keen to go live as soon as possible, please click here and we will do our best to move you to the front of the line.
👉 Why are you spreading it out?
There are around 1,300 F3s using Messly to find locum work this year 🤯
Spreading out the doctors rather than everyone going live all at once ensures that the locum agencies and the Messly team can give you a great, personalised service tailored to your specific F3 plans.
👉 What if I am not sure what I want to do in August?
That's fine! We are here to help you understand the locum options available to you so you can start planning for a successful F3 year.
We've found that learning which are the best recruiters, and speaking with them, you will understand how much work is available in your chosen areas, how much you might earn and how to go about getting booked in for work.
You won't be under any obligation to take work or register with a locum agency by using Messly.
👉 What if I no longer want to use Messly?
If you are sure that you don't want locum work for your F3, or if you have found your perfect locum agency already, you can opt out my just replying to this email to let us know. We will then keep your profile on hold and you won't be contacted by anyone.
👉 What can I do between now and when my profile goes live?
We recommend reading up on all things locuming via our blog. This will answer any burning questions you might have about finding locum work, and put you in a good position for when you start your search.
The Locum Doctor Hub is the best place to start.
If you'd like to start getting your registration documents ready, you can use our Docs service to help with that. It saves you time registering with locum agencies - learn what documents you need to provide, store them in one place and share with locum agencies in one click.
We're also planning a locum webinar in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for some more information on that!