Practice Nurse GP Surgery

Locum Ready; Anstruther; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Locum Ready is seeking a Locum Practice Nurse to work in Anstruther, providing flexible sessional work across community health settings and GP surgeries. The role combines treatment room duties, clinical reviews, and preventative health activities in a varied schedule.

You will support routine clinics, perform immunisations where trained, assist with NHS Health Checks, and maintain accurate records across systems, adapting to different clinical environments with strong patient communication.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and community/primary care experience.
• Immunisation experience is advantageous.
• Cytology experience is advantageous.
• Confident in routine treatment room work.
• Able to adapt quickly to new clinical environments.
• Excellent communication and patient interaction skills.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Run treatment room clinics including wound care and general nursing procedures.
• Support chronic disease and long-term condition reviews.
• Administer adult and childhood immunisations (if trained).
• Perform smear tests where qualified.
• Conduct NHS Health Checks and lifestyle assessments.
• Maintain accurate documentation across clinical systems.
• Provide general clinical support to GPs and Nurses.

Skills

NMC Registered

Primary care

Immunisation experience

Cytology experience

Treatment room skills

Adaptable

Communication skills

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Locum Ready is looking for Locum Practice Nurses in Anstruther. This role provides varied and flexible sessional work across community health settings and GP surgeries, making it ideal for nurses seeking a balanced mix of treatment room duties, clinical reviews and preventative health activity.

You will contribute to a range of primary care services by supporting routine clinics, delivering procedural care and assisting with core nursing responsibilities. Each service provides structured clinical processes and clear expectations to ensure safe and consistent practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Running treatment room clinics including wound care and general nursing procedures
• Supporting chronic disease and long-term condition reviews
• Administering adult and childhood immunisations (if trained)
• Performing smear tests where qualified
• Conducting NHS Health Checks and lifestyle assessments
• Maintaining accurate documentation across different clinical systems
• Providing general clinical support to GPs and Nurses

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (NMC) with primary care or community experience
• Immunisation and cytology experience advantageous
• Confident in routine treatment room work
• Able to adapt quickly to new clinical environments
• Good communication and patient interaction skills
• Enhanced DBS

Working Pattern

• Flexible local shifts
• Weekday, evening or weekend availability
• Consistent opportunities for both ad-hoc and regular work

Locum Ready 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.

Find out more at www.locumready.co.uk.