Locum Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Locums First; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Locums First is seeking Locum Nurse Practitioners to cover flexible sessions in Galashiels across community healthcare settings and GP-based services. The role supports autonomous clinics, minor illness presentations and day-to-day clinical activity within structured workflows and supportive teams.

Candidate will run NP-led clinics, manage urgent care triage, and review investigations with safe prescribing where qualified; DBS checks and field experience in primary or urgent care are desirable.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Practitioner with relevant clinical experience.
• Independent Prescribing qualification desirable.
• Experience in primary care, urgent care or community health.

Responsibilities

• Run autonomous NP clinics across community and GP environments.
• Manage acute presentations and routine assessments.
• Support urgent care demand with telephone triage.
• Prescribe safely within scope (if qualified).
• Review investigations and complete follow-up actions.
• Document clearly and accurately within service clinical systems.
• Assist clinicians with general clinical duties where required.

Skills

Registered Nurse Practitioner

Clinical experience

Communication skills

Ability to work in varied settings

Education

Independent Prescribing qualification

Job description

Locums First is looking for Locum Nurse Practitioners in Galashiels. 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 weekends
• Consistent 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.