General Practitioner (GP)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Rushden; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a salaried General Practitioner to join Rushden Medical Centre in the UK. The role focuses on managing a full caseload across all ages, performing surgery and telephone consultations, arranging home visits, prescribing, minor surgery, and referrals.

It offers stable hours with 10-minute consultation slots and a share of admin. We require full GMC registration and National Performers List entry before applying; experienced GPs or those newly qualified

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and National Performers List entry required.
• Experience in primary care or urgent care preferred.
• Surgical, prescribing, and minor procedures experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload across all age groups.
• Carry out surgery and telephone consultations and home visits.
• Order investigations such as bloods and radiology.
• Refer to secondary care or arrange emergency admissions.
• Sign sick notes and liaise with other health professionals.
• Take part in practice administration and clinical letters.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Education

Qualified GP

Vocational Training Certificate or JCPTGP

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Job description

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