Autonomous ACP for Primary Care — Flexible Sessions

Locum Ready; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work for a GP practice in Bishop Auckland. This role suits an experienced ACP from nursing, paramedic, or allied health background who can deliver autonomous clinical assessments, safe decision-making, and efficient patient management within a structured primary care environment.

You will join an established multidisciplinary team, run your own clinics, and support both urgent and routine patient demand.

Qualifications

• Advanced Clinical Practitioner with Level 7/postgraduate qualification.
• Background from Nursing, Paramedic Science, Physiotherapy or similar.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent) preferred.
• Recent experience in primary care, urgent care or UTC settings.
• Confident autonomous clinician with strong decision-making skills.
• Familiarity with EMIS, SystmOne or Vision.
• Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Conducting acute and same-day access clinics
• Autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated presentations
• Telephone triage and clinical streaming
• Ordering and interpreting investigations
• Prescribing safely within scope (where qualified)
• Managing follow-up actions, results and referral workflows
• Documenting clearly using the practice clinical system

Skills

Autonomous clinician

Clinical decision-making

Independent primary care experience

Urgent care/UTC experience

Education

Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification (Level 7/Postgraduate)

Independent Prescribing qualification (V300 or equivalent)

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Advanced Clinical Practitioner to work for a GP practice in Bishop Auckland. This role suits an experienced ACP from nursing, paramedic, or allied health background who can deliver autonomous clinical assessments, safe decision-making, and efficient patient management within a structured primary care environment.

You will join an established multidisciplinary team, run your own clinics, and support both urgent and routine patient demand.