Gp, Doctor​/Physician

Ashbourne Medical Practice seeks to appoint an experienced or newly qualified GP on a salaried basis.
The successful applicant will work six sessions per week in accordance with existing rotas, which allow a degree of flexibility to support a good work-life balance.
Applications are welcome from current GP registrars in addition to new and experienced GPs. Salary will be dependent on experience.
Closing date: 30th October 2026
Interview date: week commencing 9th November 2026
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the role, arrange an informal visit or if you would like the opportunity of a short trial locum session, please contact Deborah Winterburn, Practice Business Manager, on or email

Ashbourne Medical Practice is a busy, forward thinking expanding practice in a semi-rural locality, on the edge of the Peak District. We have an innovative and friendly team who are committed to supporting each other in delivering excellent patient care. The practice team consists of four GP partners, four salaried GPs, an ANP, three practice nurses including a lead nurse, a HCA, phlebotomist plus an ARRS workforce of Clinical Pharmacists and First Contact Physiotherapists.

We are fully committed to working collaboratively with our PCN practices and open to new and innovative ways of working. We are proud to be a training practice, supporting staff development and working with local providers to deliver GP training, medical student placements and are looking to expand to cover student nurses.

Ashbourne is situated in South Derbyshire with easy access to the cities of Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield but does have a delightful town centre with an interesting array of shops, cafe, and restaurants. There are several active community and sport groups, and facilities for team and individual sports, including a leisure centre with pool. There is endless walking and cycling in the Peak District National Park and water sports at nearby Carsington Reservoir.
The practice achieves high standards of performance against QOF and is rated as Good by CQC. We are a Systm One practice and utilise other commonly used systems. Administration is supported by a loyal and conscientious non-clinical support team with strong management support which focuses on minimising the administrative burden on clinical staff.

Job summary:

The post-holder will work as part of a supportive team, 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
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation
• Assessing the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• Screening patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness
• Developing care plans for health in consultation with patients and in line with current practice disease management protocols
• Providing counselling and health education
• Admitting or discharging patients to and from the caseload and referring to other care providers as appropriate
• Recording clear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards
• Collecting data for audit purposes
• Compiling and issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions
• Prescribing in accordance with the practice prescribing formulary (or generically) whenever this is clinically appropriate
• In general, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety
• A commitment to learning and audit to ensure evidence-based best practice
• Contributing to evaluation/audit and clinical standard setting within the organisation
• Contributing to the development of computer-based patient records
• Contributing to the summarising of patient…