Practice nursing in Hertfordshire and Essex
The platform lets you work your way – while helping practices find the right skills.
The NASGP has partnered with Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB and Mid and South Essex ICB to run LocumDeck for Nurses, which runs on NASGP’s LocumDeck platform.
LocumDeck already allows GP practices across Hertfordshire and Essex to access hundreds of hours of GP time every month.
Now, in collaboration with practice managers, nurses and professional bodies, we have adapted LocumDeck to make it easy for nurses and GP practices to work flexibly together.
Make the perfect match with practices
Choose when, where and what work you can offer. We put you, the professionals, in control.
Flexible freelance work made easy
Nurses and practices can work together in a way that works best for both of them.
Get yourself seen
Profile your skills, qualifications, experience, compliance data and availability in one place.
Book work instantly
Show practices your skills profile and available clinics so they can book you right away. Plus, get live alerts about work opportunities.
Get paid easily
On LocumDeck, it’s hassle-free to claim your pay. With automatic invoicing and bookkeeping, you’ll always be on track.
We now have over 2,800 GP practices across the UK already using LocumDeck. It’s simple to use, reliable and saves time and money.
Practice managers using LocumDeck benefit from:
- A pool of professional nurses in one place.
- Posting and booking available nurses instantly.
- Automated administrative tasks.
- Fully-funded support.
Sign your practice up to LocumDeck now
“I absolutely love the facility for receiving invoices and signing pension forms electronically. You are notified the moment a GP locum adds availability, which is just fantastic. I have no hesitation in recommending LocumDeck – it has already eased my workload.” Sue, Portsmouth
Do I have to live in Hertfordshire or West Essex or Mid and South Essex to participate?
No, you can live anywhere. You just need to be interested in working in Hertfordshire and West Essex or Mid and South Essex.
How do I start working as a self-employed nurse?
To commence work on a self-employed basis you would need to register with HMRC. Read more.
You can start working as a self-employed nurse by signing up to LocumDeck for nurses and booking shifts directly with participating practices in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex.
How will this impact my pension?
For more information on how self-employed work affects your pension, please see the Royal College of Nurses (RCN)’s pensions guide.
How do we join?
To join LocumDeck for Nurses, register on NASGP.org.uk and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my statutory and mandatory training certificates?
If you completed training on Bluestream Academy, individual certificates from past completions can be purchased directly from us for £1 + VAT per certificate should the individual not wish to proceed with a new account.
Locum nurses can register for an individual Blue Stream Academy account for just £49 + VAT per year (we need a valid NMC number to proceed with this). Once the new account has been set-up, we can transfer across any training records from the nurses previous practice account.
Visit e-Learning for Health which is completely free and both quick and easy to use.
For support with evidence of training, please contact becky.nelson@nasgp.org.uk.
Where can I find out about paying tax as a self-employed nurse?
Register for Self-Assessment Tax at HMRC. You may wish to read the RCN’s guide to starting out as a self-employed nurse.
What protection do I need as a self-employed nurse?
Get in touch with the RCN to find out about your individual circumstances.
If you have any further questions please contact us.
BENEFITS FOR NURSES
Make the perfect match with practices
Choose when, where and what work you can offer. We put you, the professionals, in control.
Flexible freelance work made easy
Nurses and practices can work together in a way that works best for both of them.
Get yourself seen
Profile your skills, qualifications, experience, compliance data and availability in one place.
Book work instantly
Show practices your skills profile and available clinics so they can book you right away. Plus, get live alerts about work opportunities.
Get paid easily
On LocumDeck, it’s hassle-free to claim your pay. With automatic invoicing and bookkeeping, you’ll always be on track.
BENEFITS FOR PRACTICES
We now have over 2,800 GP practices across the UK already using LocumDeck. It’s simple to use, reliable and saves time and money.
Practice managers using LocumDeck benefit from:
- A pool of professional nurses in one place.
- Posting and booking available nurses instantly.
- Automated administrative tasks.
- Fully-funded support.
Sign your practice up to LocumDeck now
“I absolutely love the facility for receiving invoices and signing pension forms electronically. You are notified the moment a GP locum adds availability, which is just fantastic. I have no hesitation in recommending LocumDeck – it has already eased my workload.” Sue, Portsmouth
FAQs
Do I have to live in Hertfordshire or West Essex or Mid and South Essex to participate?
No, you can live anywhere. You just need to be interested in working in Hertfordshire and West Essex or Mid and South Essex.
How do I start working as a self-employed nurse?
To commence work on a self-employed basis you would need to register with HMRC. Read more.
You can start working as a self-employed nurse by signing up to LocumDeck for nurses and booking shifts directly with participating practices in Hertfordshire and West Essex and Mid and South Essex.
How will this impact my pension?
For more information on how self-employed work affects your pension, please see the Royal College of Nurses (RCN)’s pensions guide.
How do we join?
To join LocumDeck for Nurses, register on NASGP.org.uk and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my statutory and mandatory training certificates?
If you completed training on Bluestream Academy, individual certificates from past completions can be purchased directly from us for £1 + VAT per certificate should the individual not wish to proceed with a new account.
Locum nurses can register for an individual Blue Stream Academy account for just £49 + VAT per year (we need a valid NMC number to proceed with this). Once the new account has been set-up, we can transfer across any training records from the nurses previous practice account.
Visit e-Learning for Health which is completely free and both quick and easy to use.
For support with evidence of training, please contact becky.nelson@nasgp.org.uk.
Where can I find out about paying tax as a self-employed nurse?
Register for Self-Assessment Tax at HMRC. You may wish to read the RCN’s guide to starting out as a self-employed nurse.
What protection do I need as a self-employed nurse?
Get in touch with the RCN to find out about your individual circumstances.
If you have any further questions please contact us.
Our partners
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) was established on 1 July 2022. Its role is to plan and buy healthcare services for 1.5 million people, working closely with partners to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
As a fully established, merged organisation, we’ve worked with you, our staff, to understand what it means to be part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Our strategic goals clearly set out our purpose and ambitions, and our new values and behaviours show how we will work together, with each other, our patients and our stakeholders, to achieve our aims.
Hertfordshire and West Essex Training Hub
Our goal is to support and develop the primacy care workforce within Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE). Whether you are new to practice, in the middle of your career or starting to think about retirement we want to be able to help you.
Mid and South Essex Training Hub
The MSE Training Hub provides a range of education, training, and development initiatives to support the recruitment, development, and retention of the primary care workforce.
Primary Care Careers is passionate about making primary care a career destination. We support GP practices and primary care networks (PCNs) across the East of England to recruit to all their vacancies and we understand the need for flexible working. The Flexible Workforce Platform, powered by LocumDeck, has been created to support this flexibility.