Nurse Practitioner NP

Locum Ready; Widnes; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible roles

Long-term opportunities

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work with a GP practice in Widnes. The role focuses on autonomous NP-led minor illness and urgent care clinics, with efficient triage and continuity of care for patients.

You'll deliver NP-led sessions, triage via telephone, assess and manage undifferentiated presentations, and prescribe independently where qualified. A reliable, flexible locum or permanent arrangement is available to match availability and goals.

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

Independent Prescribing

Autonomous practice

Clinical judgement

Education

NMC Nurse Practitioner Registration

Enhanced DBS

Independent Prescribing qualification

Tools

EMIS

SystmOne

Vision

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for a Locum Nurse Practitioner to work for a GP practice in Widnes. This role is designed for an NP confident in managing minor illness presentations, supporting urgent on-the-day demand and contributing to the smooth running of daily clinical activity.

You will deliver autonomous NP-led clinics, provide efficient triage support and help maintain continuity of care for patients. The practice offers strong clinical oversight, a friendly multidisciplinary team and clearly defined clinic structures to ensure effective and manageable sessions.

Key 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

Requirements

• 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

Working Pattern

• Regular or ad-hoc sessions
• Morning and afternoon clinics
• Long-term opportunities available

We offer reliable, flexible locum and permanent positions to match your availability, skills and long-term goals- ranging from one-off sessions to consistent long-term placements.