Locum Nurse Practitioner: Urgent Care & Minor Illness

Locum Ready; Coventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready in Coventry is seeking a Locum Nurse Practitioner to join a GP practice on a locum basis. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics, manage minor illness presentations, provide efficient triage and support urgent on-the-day demand, and help maintain continuity of care for patients.

The role offers regular or ad-hoc sessions with morning and afternoon clinics and potential long-term opportunities within a friendly multidisciplinary team.

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

Job description

Locum Ready in Coventry is seeking a Locum Nurse Practitioner to join a GP practice on a locum basis. You will run autonomous NP-led clinics, manage minor illness presentations, provide efficient triage and support urgent on-the-day demand, and help maintain continuity of care for patients.

The role offers regular or ad-hoc sessions with morning and afternoon clinics and potential long-term opportunities within a friendly multidisciplinary team.