Locum Nurse Practitioner NP

Locum Ready is looking for a Locum Nurse Practitioner to work for a GP practice in Paignton. 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