Locum Nurse Practitioner - Autonomous Urgent Care (Shetland)

Locum Ready; Scotland; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Nurse Practitioner to join a GP practice in Shetland. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics, provide efficient telephone triage, and support urgent on-the-day demand while contributing to the smooth running of daily clinical activity.

You should be an experienced Registered Nurse Practitioner with strong clinical judgement and a background in primary or urgent care, with familiarity of EMIS/SystmOne/Vision. Enhanced DBS is required or in place.

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

Nurse Practitioner

Autonomous practice

Clinical judgement

Patient triage

Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Enhanced DBS

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Nurse Practitioner to join a GP practice in Shetland. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics, provide efficient telephone triage, and support urgent on-the-day demand while contributing to the smooth running of daily clinical activity.

You should be an experienced Registered Nurse Practitioner with strong clinical judgement and a background in primary or urgent care, with familiarity of EMIS/SystmOne/Vision. Enhanced DBS is required or in place.