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Over 3,000 locum jobs for consultants, registrars, residents and CMOs in every state and territory, with the pay laid out before you pick up the phone. Choose your specialty, see what it pays, and finish the hospital paperwork online in minutes.
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As at 29 October 2026, Zeep Medical has 3,281 open locum jobs across Australia. From July to September 2026, hospitals asked us to cover 228,567 locum doctor days, up 29% on the same quarter last year. Locum consultants averaged $2,505 a day, registrars $1,419 and residents $1,042.
Registrar, resident or CMO?
See 1,306 non-specialist locum jobs across every specialty, with registrar and resident rates side by side. Non-specialist locum jobs
Hospital paperwork, done in minutes
Credential for your next locum on your phone with EasySign. Your answers fill in each form for you, and doctors have finished a full pack in 16 minutes. See how it works
Starting a locum with Zeep
From first call to first shift
Register
Tell us your specialty, grade, the states you’ll work in and when you’re free. Even rough dates help: half of consultant jobs reach us four or more weeks ahead.
Choose your job
We match you to jobs that fit your dates and rate, and you decide which to accept.
Credential online
Complete the hospital’s paperwork in EasySign from your phone or laptop. Your answers carry from form to form, and documents are reused while they’re valid.
Locum doctor questions
What doctors ask us most
How much do locum doctors earn in Australia?
From July to September 2026, locum consultants booked through Zeep averaged $2,505 a day, registrars $1,419 and residents $1,042. Rates are averaged over an 8-hour day and vary by specialty and state.
Which locum specialties pay the most?
For consultants, paediatrics ($2,690 a day), O&G ($2,681) and emergency medicine ($2,669) paid the highest averages from July to September 2026. For registrars, anaesthetics ($1,608) and emergency medicine ($1,601) paid the most.
How many locum jobs does Zeep have?
3,281 open locum jobs as at 29 October 2026, across emergency medicine, rural generalist, medicine, O&G, psychiatry, paediatrics, anaesthetics, surgery and intensive care. Numbers are refreshed monthly; the live job board shows every current job.
Where are locum doctor jobs?
Zeep supplies locum doctors to hospitals and health services in every state and territory, from major metropolitan hospitals to regional and rural towns.
How much notice do locum jobs give?
The typical (median) time from a job reaching us to its first day was 28 days for consultants, 23 days for registrars and 19 days for residents from July to September 2026. One in five consultant jobs starts within a week, so having your paperwork ready helps you take them.
How long does credentialing take?
Credentialing is done online in EasySign. Doctors have completed a full credentialing pack in 16 minutes and a 14-form pack in 44 minutes. We check your AHPRA registration on the public register, and the hospital’s forms are already loaded for you.
Where do these figures come from?
Rates and demand come from every locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026: 228,567 doctor days in 17,185 jobs from 404 hospitals and health services, published in Zeep Insights. Open job counts come from Zeep’s live job list on 29 October 2026.
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About the figures. Day rates and doctor days cover every locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026, filled or not, with each job counted once. Average day rates are weighted by the days in each job and averaged over 8 hours worked. Typical notice is the median number of days from a job reaching us to its first day. The year-on-year change compares with July to September 2025. Open job counts are a snapshot of Zeep’s job list on 29 October 2026 and are refreshed monthly. Full method in Zeep Insights. Figures are indicative only.
