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Section 01 | Getting started
Getting started
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Overview
Getting started with Sessional and how the platform works
OpenAccount and sign up
Creating your account, signing in, and authentication
OpenYour public profile
Setting up your public locum profile and visibility
OpenDraft your summary from your CV
Upload your CV and Sessional drafts your profile summary for you to edit
OpenSection 02 | AI assistant
AI assistant
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Section 03 | Bookings
Bookings
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Booking management
Managing your sessions, shifts, and clinical bookings
OpenBooking requests
How organisations send and manage booking requests
OpenMessaging on a booking
Message an organisation about a booking on-platform; they reply with no account
OpenAvailability calendar
Setting your availability for organisations to view
OpenCancellation protection
Notice periods, fee invoices, and profession-specific terms
OpenLocum directory
How the locum directory works and search features
OpenOrganisation management
Managing the organisations you work with
OpenSection 04 | Finance
Finance
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Invoicing
Creating, sending, and tracking invoices
OpenBulk invoice import
Import a batch of invoices from a CSV, for a backlog or a move from a spreadsheet
OpenInvoice conversations
A reply from an organisation lands on the invoice it is about, not in your personal inbox
OpenWorkplace access links
30-day signed URL on invoice and booking emails: Mark Paid and Raise Dispute without an account
OpenAuto-chasers
Day 14 / 21 / 28 chasers on overdue invoices, one-click cancel, cooldown protection
OpenExpenses and mileage
Logging expenses, mileage tracking, and receipts
OpenReceipts read for you
Upload a receipt or forward it by email and it arrives as a draft expense with the figures already read
OpenNHS Pension forms
Generating NHS Pension Form A and Form B
OpenTax planning
Tax estimates, allowances, and self-assessment planning
OpenThe Money page
What you are owed, what has been paid, and what needs chasing, in one view
OpenEarnings overview
Viewing your earnings, income breakdown, and reports
OpenAdvanced reporting
Income trends, expense breakdown, and organisation analysis
OpenXero integration
Two-way sync of invoices, expenses, contacts, and payments
OpenSection 05 | Compliance and operations
Compliance and operations
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Professional record and reflections
Regulator-shaped work history, flagged gaps, reflections written with Sandy from your own notes, voice notes, and free exports
OpenCPD evidence and certificates
A free store for course certificates, with the provider, date and hours read off each one for you to confirm
OpenFeedback rounds
Colleague and patient feedback from the organisations in your own session log, collated by Sessional so you see totals and never one person’s answers
OpenNMC revalidation
Revalidation hours, CPD, reflective accounts, feedback, confirmation, and portfolio PDF
OpenMidwifery competency tracker
Log obstetric emergencies, CTG reviews, waterbirths, bereavement care, and more
OpenPay-flagging for bank/agency shifts
Mark every bank, NHSP, trust or agency shift paid correctly, paid short, or not paid yet
OpenNotifications feed
Operational events (paid claims, disputes, state changes) on one dashboard page
OpenSection 06 | Career and planning
Career and planning
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IR35 for locums
Off-payroll working rules for self-employed and limited-company locums
OpenAgency and PAYE tracking
Log shifts when you work through an agency or umbrella, tax reserve across modes
OpenBecome a locum GP
Step-by-step setup, performers list, indemnity, rate-setting, and pension
OpenBecome a locum pharmacist
GPhC registration, work mix, rate-setting, and self-employed basics
OpenBecome an agency nurse
NMC revalidation, bank vs agency, rate cap, compliance
OpenBecome a locum paramedic
HCPC registration, event medicine, urgent care, and driving categories
OpenBecome a locum physiotherapist
HCPC + CSP, private vs NHS, rate-setting, self-employed admin
OpenSection 07 | Free tools
Free tools
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Section 08 | Rate benchmarks
Rate benchmarks
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Locum GP rates UK
Indicative 2026 session rates, drivers of variance, city grid
OpenLocum pharmacist rates UK
Hourly rate ranges for community, hospital, and PCN work
OpenAgency nurse rates UK
Framework-capped rates, unsocial-hours uplifts, band-level guidance
OpenLocum paramedic rates UK
NHS bank, event medicine, offshore and urgent-care rate ranges
OpenLocum physio rates UK
Private clinic and NHS agency ranges with specialty uplifts
OpenSection 09 | Account management
Account management
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Billing and subscriptions
Managing your subscription, plan changes, and payments
OpenComplimentary access
Free Plus or Pro access for a fixed window: how it is granted, the reminders before it ends, and what happens when it does
OpenReferrals
Referring colleagues and earning referral rewards
OpenDocument store
Uploading and managing professional documents with expiry tracking
OpenCompliance passport
Bundle your documents into one link an organisation opens with no account; you choose what to share
OpenSecure document sharing
Send documents behind a link, the recipient email, and a phone-delivered access code, for more sensitive files
OpenCalendar sync
Export bookings to Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar
OpenNotification preferences
Managing email notifications and unsubscribe settings
OpenSupport tickets
Creating tickets, response times, and priority support
OpenREST API
API keys, Bearer authentication, and endpoint documentation
OpenData export and privacy
Exporting your data and understanding privacy controls
OpenReference routes | Related resources
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Help centre basics
Where should I start?
Start with Account and sign up, then Your public profile, then Booking management if you are setting up your first bookings.
Can an organisation open links without an account?
Yes. Workplace access, booking requests, booking messaging, and compliance passport articles explain the no-account links organisations can open.
Where are tax, pension, and expenses covered?
Use the Finance section for tax planning, NHS Pension forms, expenses and mileage, earnings reports, and Xero sync.
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Run your locum work like a business, minus the accountant. Basic is free and needs no card. Plus is £14.99 a month with a 14-day free trial the first time you subscribe: a card is taken at the start, and nothing is charged until the trial ends.