General Practitioner (GP)

Salaried general practitioner post at Rushden Medical Centre, created as the practices expanded following a 2022/23 change in partnership. The work centres on managing a caseload across all age groups, covering surgery and telephone consultations, home visits, prescribing, minor surgery and referrals. Suited to experienced GPs or those newly qualified, the role carries a set number of 10-minute consultation slots each session and a share of home visits and admin. Full GMC registration and a National Performers List entry are required before applying.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload across all age groups, including pregnant women for non-pregnancy issues
• Carry out surgery and telephone consultations and home visits
• Perform clinical examinations to assess, diagnose and monitor conditions, including patients' wellbeing
• Diagnose and treat a range of illnesses, managing acute presentations and chronic conditions
• Deal with mental health presentations
• Order investigations such as bloods and radiology
• Refer to secondary care or arrange emergency admissions
• Carry out minor surgery where required
• Check and sign repeat prescriptions, with no restrictions on prescribing
• Sign sick notes
• Liaise with midwives, pharmacists, health visitors and psychiatrists in multidisciplinary teams
• Take part in practice management and administration, including clinical letters and filing pathology results

Qualifications

• Qualified GP
• Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• National Performers List registration

Experience

• Experience of working in a primary care and urgent care environment

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including listening
• Clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability
• Good clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute primary care presentations

Nice to have

• MRCGP