Locum Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

Locums First; Petworth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Locums First locum Nurse Practitioners are sought in Petworth to deliver autonomous NP clinics across community and GP environments. The role offers fully flexible local sessions with options across weekdays, evenings or weekends, enabling ad-hoc and ongoing bookings tailored to your availability.

You will manage acute presentations and routine assessments, support triage and urgent care demand, and prescribe safely within your scope where qualified.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Nurse Practitioner

Independent Prescribing

Primary Care Experience

Job description

Locums First is looking for Locum Nurse Practitioners in Petworth. 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.