A Flexible Workforce Platform on the Isle of Wight
The platform lets you work your way – while helping practices find the right skills.
The NASGP has partnered with NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS and the Central and West Wight Health Alliance PCN to launch a flexible workforce platform for nurses on NASGP’s LocumDeck platform.
LocumDeck already allows GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 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 can work with practice in a way that works best for both parties.
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 and GPs in one place.
- Posting and booking available nurses and GPs instantly.
- Automated administrative tasks.
- Fully-funded support.
“LocumDeck does everything you want it to do in an instant. I absolutely love the facility for receiving locums’ invoices and the facility for signing pension forms electronically. They are then instantly sent with an audit trail. It is fabulous! You are notified the moment a GP locum adds availability, which is just fantastic. I spend a lot of time just chasing agencies to see if they have availability, so to be notified the moment availability is advertised is a new concept, and very welcome. I have no hesitation in recommending LocumDeck – it has already eased my workload.” Sue, practice manager, Portsmouth
Do I have to live on the Isle of Wight to participate?
No, you can live anywhere. You just need to be interested in working on the Isle of Wight at the Central and West Wight Health Alliance PCN (Newport Health Centre, West Cowes Medical Practitioners Group, and Wight Primary Partnerships Limited).
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 and booking shifts directly with participating practices on the Isle of Wight.
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.
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, register on this page and follow the instructions.
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 can work with practice in a way that works best for both parties.
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 and GPs in one place.
- Posting and booking available nurses and GPs instantly.
- Automated administrative tasks.
- Fully-funded support.
“LocumDeck does everything you want it to do in an instant. I absolutely love the facility for receiving locums’ invoices and the facility for signing pension forms electronically. They are then instantly sent with an audit trail. It is fabulous! You are notified the moment a GP locum adds availability, which is just fantastic. I spend a lot of time just chasing agencies to see if they have availability, so to be notified the moment availability is advertised is a new concept, and very welcome. I have no hesitation in recommending LocumDeck – it has already eased my workload.” Sue, practice manager, Portsmouth
FAQs
Do I have to live on the Isle of Wight to participate?
No, you can live anywhere. You just need to be interested in working on the Isle of Wight at the Central and West Wight Health Alliance PCN (Newport Health Centre, West Cowes Medical Practitioners Group, and Wight Primary Partnerships Limited).
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 and booking shifts directly with participating practices on the Isle of Wight.
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.
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, register on this page and follow the instructions.
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
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (ICS)
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS is a partnership of NHS and local government organisations working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities.
It is one of the largest health and care systems in the country with a long history of working in partnership to make lives better.
The ICS has been created to better join up hospital and community services, physical and mental health services and health and social care. As a system, we take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering care and improving the health of the population we serve.
The Central and West Wight Health Alliance Primary Care Network (PCN)
The Central and West Wight Health Alliance PCN covers the largest geographical area on the Island measuring 16,508 hectares, almost half of the total area, and a population of 49,832, almost two fifths of the total Island population.
The area includes the seaside towns of Freshwater, Yarmouth, and Cowes as well as the more densely populated main town of Newport, the Island’s administrative centre.