Autonomous Locum NP for Urgent Care Clinics

Locum Ready; St Albans; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work within a GP practice in St Albans. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics for minor illness, provide triage support and help sustain daily clinical activity. The role supports urgent on-the-day demand and continuous patient care within a friendly, multidisciplinary team.

The position emphasizes autonomous prescribing where qualified, with strong clinical judgment and ongoing collaboration with GPs and Practice Nurses.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Practitioner with relevant experience.
• Independent Prescribing qualification desirable.
• Background in primary care, urgent care or community nursing.
• Confident autonomous clinician with strong clinical judgement.
• Familiarity with EMIS, SystmOne or Vision.
• Enhanced DBS.

Responsibilities

• Running minor illness and urgent care NP clinics.
• Telephone triage and patient streaming.
• Assessing, diagnosing and managing undifferentiated presentations.
• Prescribing independently where qualified.
• Reviewing investigations and actioning follow-up tasks.
• Ensuring accurate documentation within the clinical system.
• Supporting GPs and Practice Nurses with core clinical duties.

Skills

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Independent Prescribing

Clinical judgement

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work within a GP practice in St Albans. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics for minor illness, provide triage support and help sustain daily clinical activity. The role supports urgent on-the-day demand and continuous patient care within a friendly, multidisciplinary team.

The position emphasizes autonomous prescribing where qualified, with strong clinical judgment and ongoing collaboration with GPs and Practice Nurses.