# General Practitioner (GP)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rushden Medical Centre.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Rushden Medical Centre
- **Location:** Adnitt Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9TR, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** General Practitioner
- **Grade:** General practitioner
- **Salary:** Negotiable
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time, Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T14:37:43.361Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A0420-26-0011
- **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/A0420-26-0011/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=A0420-26-0011
- **Employer website:** https://www.rushdenmedicalcentre.com/

## Job Content

### Job summary

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced General Practitioner to join the team on a Salaried basis. This role has arisen due to the growth of the practices following a change in Partnership 2022/23.

This role is a remarkable opportunity for an already experienced General Practitioner or a newly qualified General Practitioner looking to start a fantastic career in Primary Care.

### Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities as a General Practitioner;

The following are the core responsibilities of the General Practitioner. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels

- Perform clinical examinations of patients to assess, diagnose and monitor conditions
- Carry out patient consultations at home and within the surgery
- Monitor patients' conditions and wellbeing
- Carry out clinical examinations
- Diagnose and treat various illnesses/ailments
- Carry out minor surgery where required
- Take part in practice management and administration
- Liaise with other healthcare professionals (e.g., midwives, pharmacists, health visitors and psychiatrists) as part of multidisciplinary teams

### About us

What were looking for in a General Practitioner;

- Member of the GMC Register
- Experience of working in a primary care and urgent care environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills written, verbal & particularly listening
- A clear understanding of professional responsibility and accountability
- Good clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and management of acute Primary care presentations

If you would like to be considered for this exciting General Practitioner role, please apply now!

### Details

- Date posted: 17 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: A0420-26-0011
- Job locations: Adnitt Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9TR, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

The successful post-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients.

In accordance with the practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make themselves available to undertake a variety of duties, including surgery consultations, telephone consultations and queries, visiting patients at home, checking and signing repeat prescriptions and dealing with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion.

Key Responsibilities:

- An autonomous consultor
- 10 minute consultations x 15 slots morning and 15 slots afternoon
- Share of home visits
- Able to manage acute presentations
- Able to manage chronic conditions
- Able to order appropriate investigations (bloods/radiology)
- Able to refer appropriately to secondary care or organise emergency admissions
- Share of admin: clinical letters which require actioning/filing
- Able to file pathology results
- Able to see all age groups
- No restrictions on prescribing
- Able to see pregnant women in regards non pregnancy related issues
- Able to sign sick notes
- Able to deal with mental health presentations

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a primary care environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified GP
- Vocational Training Certificate or equivalent JCPTGP
- General Practitioner (Certificate of Completion of Training CCT)
- Full GMC Registration
- National Performers List registration

**Desirable**

- MRCGP

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