Locum, contract and permanent work for practice nurses, nurse practitioners and other primary care clinicians with GP practices, urgent treatment centres and community services across the UK and Ireland. Weekly pay, compliance done for you and 24/7 pastoral support.
Primary care jobs and staff across the UK and Ireland.
These are the hourly rates advertised on Pure's live primary care jobs today. As a locum with Pure you're paid weekly for the hours you work. To compare with a salary, "full time" shows what each rate comes to over 37.5 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.
Primary care staffing for NHS and private providers
We supply NMC-registered practice nurses and nurse practitioners, and other primary care clinicians, to GP practices, urgent treatment centres and community services across the UK, on locum, contract, temp-to-perm and permanent terms.
GP practices and Primary Care Networks
GP federations
Urgent Treatment Centres and Urgent Care Centres
Out-of-hours providers
NHS 111 and clinical triage services
Walk-in centres
Private GP and healthcare providers
ADHD and other specialist clinics
Digital healthcare providers
How we help
Temp & locum cover
Short-notice and ongoing cover, including urgent requests.
Contract
Fixed-term cover for projects, backlogs and long-term absences.
Temp to perm
Try before you hire, with a simple route to a permanent appointment.
Permanent
Shortlists of vetted candidates who fit your team and service.
Nurses need NMC registration and recent UK experience in primary or urgent care, and must be fully registered and compliant before we can offer shifts. Every worker needs a DBS check, right to work, references and proof of immunisation, renewed every year.
Your compliance officer takes you through it, with a paperless registration process.
Talk to our nursing team
Looking for work or need staff? Tell us and a specialist will call you back within the houras soon as possible.
“I started working with Pure healthcare under Chris Kirk in 2020 through the Pandemic. Even though those challenges times Chris was very supportive, keeping me abreast with time and new procedures and ensuring that I remained competent and kept myself safe and protected. … He is always effective in getting the best accommodation to make me comfortable wherever I was assigned to work.”
Thomas A.Agency nurse
★★★★★
“I would like to commend Pure Healthcare Agency for their outstanding support, particularly through Chris Kirk, whose commitment has made a significant difference to my experience as an agency worker. … I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking a supportive, well-organised, and worker-focused healthcare agency.”
Frank O.Agency worker
★★★★★
“I have been working with Pure Healthcare Agency for a long time now, and my experience has been excellent. They are professional, reliable, and always supportive. My consultant, Chris Kirk, has been particularly outstanding—he is always available to help with any issues I have, promptly answering my calls and responding in a timely manner.”
Leena T.
Primary care FAQs
For candidates
How much do locum practice nurses earn with Pure?
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Band 6 locum practice nurses earn £18 to £50 an hour with Pure, about £35,100 to £97,500 a year full time; Band 8a+ locum practice nurses earn £50 to £60 an hour with Pure, about £97,500 to £117,000 a year full time, against an NHS salary of £39,959 to £48,117 for Band 6 and £57,528 to £64,750 for Band 8a+ (England, 2026/27). Figures are before tax, from our advertised rates on live jobs, and paid weekly.
How much experience do I need?
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For this specialism we ask for 12 months of post-graduate UK experience.
Can I start before my registration is complete?
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Nursing staff need to be fully registered and compliant before we can offer shifts. We make compliance as quick as possible.
How quickly will I hear back?
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Register or request a callback and a specialist will call you back within the hour during office hours.
For clients
Do you supply locum practice nurses to GP practices?
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Yes: practice nurses and nurse practitioners for GP practices, urgent treatment centres and community services, on locum, contract and permanent terms.
How quickly can you supply a locum practice nurse?
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We cover locum requests at short notice and take urgent requests 24/7. Tell us the role, band and start date and a specialist comes back with available, NMC-registered candidates.
Nursing is led by Chris Kirk