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Help centre | Article

Your profile

How organisations see you and how to control what they can see.

the locum directory

Profile layout

Your profile settings are organised into five tabs. Public profile and booking requests sit alongside your invoice details and account controls, so the whole setup stays in one place. The public profile is part of free Basic; see Sessional plans and pricing for what each paid plan adds.

Personal

Name, photo, biography, location, contact details, your public profile address, and the Refer a colleague panel with your referral code.

Professional

Specialty, registration number, employment type, organisations worked with, and clinical skills. The NHS pension details (scheme, pension reference and National Insurance number) are shown to the professions that get NHS pension forms, and to anyone who already holds a value there.

Visibility

Control which fields are shown on your public profile and set your overall visibility.

Invoice details

What prints on your invoices: your address, bank details, UTR, VAT number and, for a limited company, the company details. Your Sessional subscription is not here; it is under Billing in your account menu.

Account

Change your email or password, export your data, and delete your account.

Photo upload

Upload a professional photo from the Personal tab.

  • Formats: JPEG, PNG, or WebP
  • Maximum size: 2 MB
  • Recommended: a clear, front-facing headshot with good lighting

If you do not upload a photo, your initial is displayed instead.

Public slug URL

Every profile has a unique URL in the format sessional.co.uk/locums/your-slug.

Share this link directly with organisations, include it in emails, or add it to your CV. On mobile, use the share button to open your device's share sheet. On desktop, it copies the link to your clipboard.

What is always visible

When your profile is Published or Unlisted, the following fields are always shown to organisations:

  • Your name with the title you set on your profile
  • Primary specialty
  • The towns of the organisations you work with, shown as the areas you cover (not your home address)
  • Biography
  • Profile photo or initial placeholder

Toggleable fields

From the Visibility tab, you can show or hide each optional field independently.

  • Registration number
  • Organisations worked with
  • Employment type
  • Pension scheme
  • Phone number
  • Exact postcode
  • Additional specialties
  • CV link

All optional fields default to hidden. You choose what to share.

Three-tier visibility

Published
Published

Your profile appears in the directory. Organisations can find you by searching and send booking requests.

Unlisted
Unlisted

Your profile is not in the directory, but anyone with your direct link can view it and send requests.

Private
Private

Your profile is hidden. The URL shows a “This profile is private” message and no new requests can be sent.

Profile preview card

The Visibility tab includes a live preview card showing exactly how your profile appears to organisations.

Changing your email

To change your login email, go to the Account tab and enter your new email address. Sessional sends a verification link to the new address, and your email is not updated until you click it.

Note

Your old email continues to work until you verify the new one.

Changing your password

To change your password, go to the Account tab. You must enter your current password before setting a new one.

Referral code

Your unique referral code is in the Refer a colleague panel on the Personal tab. Share it with colleagues: they receive a discount when they first subscribe, and you receive yours once their first payment has been taken. See Referrals.

Related help

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Frequently asked questions

Can I have more than one specialty listed?
Yes. Set your primary specialty on the Professional tab, and add any additional specialties or extended roles.
Can I see who has viewed my profile?
No. Sessional does not track or display profile views.
What happens if I set my profile to Private while I have pending booking requests?
Existing requests are not affected. However, no new requests can be submitted while your profile is Private.
How do I change my slug URL?
Go to the Personal tab and edit the slug field. A new address needs at least three characters and cannot be a reserved word such as a page name, and one account can hold up to 12 addresses over its life (going back to one you have used before is always allowed). Your old URL keeps working and redirects visitors to the current one.