Locum Nurse Practitioner NP

Locum Ready; North East; On-site; GBP 4,822,000 - 8,266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible sessions

Long-term opportunities

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work at a GP practice in Durham. The role focuses on minor illness, urgent on-the-day demand, and ensuring smooth daily clinical operations. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics, perform triage, and support the team with routine care.

Applicants should be an experienced RN with an independent prescribing qualification (desirable) and a background in primary or urgent care. DBS enhanced clearance is expected.

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

Independent Prescribing

Urgent care

EMIS / SystmOne / Vision

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for a Locum Nurse Practitioner to work for a GP practice in Durham. This role is designed for an NP confident in managing minor illness presentations, supporting urgent on-the-day demand and contributing to the smooth running of daily clinical activity.

You will deliver autonomous NP-led clinics, provide efficient triage support and help maintain continuity of care for patients. The practice offers strong clinical oversight, a friendly multidisciplinary team and clearly defined clinic structures to ensure effective and manageable sessions.

Key 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

Requirements

• 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

Working Pattern

• Regular or ad-hoc sessions
• Morning and afternoon clinics
• Long-term opportunities available