Locum Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Locums First; East Boldon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Locums First is seeking Locum Nurse Practitioners to provide autonomous NP clinics across community healthcare and GP services in East Boldon, with fully flexible local sessions to suit varying schedules.

You will run NP-led clinics, manage minor illnesses, support triage processes and deliver routine nursing care within supportive clinical teams, ensuring safe and efficient practice across settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Practitioner with independent prescribing qualification desirable.
• Background in primary care, urgent care or community health.
• Strong clinical reasoning and communication skills.
• Ability to work confidently in varied clinical settings.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Running autonomous NP clinics across community and GP environments.
• Managing acute presentations and routine assessments.
• Supporting urgent care demand with telephone triage.
• Prescribing safely within scope (if qualified).
• Reviewing investigations and completing follow‑up actions.
• Documenting clearly and accurately within service clinical systems.
• Assisting clinicians with general clinical duties where required.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Independent Prescribing qualification

Job description

Locums First is looking for Locum Nurse Practitioners in East Boldon. This role offers flexible sessions across community healthcare settings and GP-based services, providing a varied working pattern for NPs confident in delivering autonomous clinics and supporting day‑to‑day clinical activity.

You will assist local providers by running NP‑led clinics, managing minor illness presentations, supporting triage processes and delivering routine nursing tasks. Each service offers structured workflows and supportive clinical teams to ensure safe and efficient practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Running autonomous NP clinics across community and GP environments
• Managing acute presentations and routine assessments
• Supporting urgent care demand with telephone triage
• Prescribing safely within scope (if qualified)
• Reviewing investigations and completing follow‑up actions
• Documenting clearly and accurately within service clinical systems
• Assisting clinicians with general clinical duties where required

Requirements

• Registered Nurse Practitioner with relevant clinical experience
• Independent Prescribing qualification desirable
• Background in primary care, urgent care or community health
• Strong clinical reasoning and communication skills
• Ability to work confidently in varied clinical settings
• Enhanced DBS

Working Pattern

• Fully flexible local sessions
• Options across weekdays, evenings or weekendsConsistent opportunities for both ad‑hoc and ongoing bookings

Locums First provides locum and permanent opportunities for the full primary care workforce, covering GPs, ANPs, ACPs, Practice Nurses, HCAs, Pharmacists and wider MDT roles.

We work closely with regional and rural practices to offer consistent, flexible sessions tailored to your location, experience and preferred working pattern.

Learn more at www.locumsfirst.co.uk.