Locum Practice Nurse

Locum Ready; Princes Risborough; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Practice Nurse to join a GP practice in Princes Risborough. You will deliver structured chronic disease reviews, wound care, and routine nursing clinics within a well-organised primary care team.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care through clinical reviews, preventative health work, and treatment room activity, with regular or ad-hoc sessions and morning or afternoon slots, and long-term bookings offered.

Qualifications

• Must be NMC-registered with primary care experience.
• Immunisation and cytology training desirable.
• Confident in chronic disease management and clinic work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct chronic disease reviews for conditions like asthma, COPD, diabetes, and hypertension.
• Perform wound care, dressings and treatment room duties.
• Deliver immunisations where trained and manage recalls and results.
• Complete NHS Health Checks and lifestyle assessments.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

NMC registration

DBS clearance

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for a Locum Practice Nurse to work for a GP practice in Princes Risborough. This role is ideal for a Practice Nurse with strong assessment skills who can confidently deliver chronic disease reviews, treatment room procedures and routine nursing clinics in a structured primary care environment.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care through a balance of clinical reviews, preventative health work and treatment room activity. The practice offers well-organised workflows, supportive nursing leadership and a clear structure for daily clinic delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting chronic disease reviews for patients with asthma, COPD, diabetes or hypertension
• Performing wound care, dressings and treatment room duties
• Carrying out adult and children's immunisations (if trained)
• Undertaking smear tests (cytology-trained nurses)
• Completing NHS Health Checks and lifestyle assessments
• Managing results, recalls and routine follow-up tasks
• Documenting clearly in the clinical system

Requirements

• NMC-registered Nurse with experience in primary care
• Up-to-date immunisation and cytology training desirable
• Confident in chronic disease management and treatment room-work
• Good patient communication and clinical reasoning
• Familiarity with EMIS, SystmOne or Vision
• Enhanced DBS

Working Pattern

• Regular or ad-hoc sessions
• Morning and afternoon availability
• Long-term ongoing bookings offered