GP; maternity cover) Watlington

Job summary

The Rycote Group are seeking a salaried GP on a 6 month fixed-term basis, to provide maternity cover at The Chiltern Surgery. There is the prospect of a longer-term appointment if this suits both parties. You will join a friendly and committed team based in the idyllic village of Watlington, South Oxfordshire. For reasons of continuity, we welcome applicants keen to work 5 sessions or more.

Nestled in at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, there is beautiful countryside on the doorstep, and excellent road links via the M40. Watlington is a historic market town, renowned for its thriving independent high street, and is a great place to live and work. This is a two site practice of approximately 8000 patients. GPs will have a primary base with their own patient list.

Our long-established Thame partnership consists of five GP partners and a managing partner. We are at an exciting time, having taken on the running of Chalgrove and Watlington surgeries this year. We have made several new GP appointments with the aim of creating a sustainable and supportive team. There are opportunities for those joining to shape the future of service provision.

The Rycote Partnership has a long history of teaching and training, and we offer mentorship to salaried colleagues, with additional support for newly qualified GPs. Watlington is a training-approved site, and we would encourage GP trainers and aspiring trainers to apply. Watlington will be hosting graduate entry Oxford medical students from 2026.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will exercise professional autonomy and clinical judgement in delivering high quality evidence-based care. You will take a pro rata share of routine and urgent clinical work, duty doctor, on‑call and enhanced access commitments.

• Protected administrative time and a imminent move to 15 minute consultation times.
• Training practice, with opportunities for GP trainers and medical student teaching.
• Daily protected coffee time & regular social events to guard against silo working.
• The practice participates in a programme of Protected Time for Learning 10 afternoons per annum.
• Competitive remuneration - £11,500k minimum per session with consideration given to experience and generous enhancements for pro rata share of enhanced access.
• Pro rata commitment to duty sessions made manageable by a shared approach.
• Regular mentorship sessions including additional support for newly qualified GPs to build confidence and help embed them in the practice.
• Protected time for learning and regular business, clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and primary health care team meetings.
• Opportunity to be involved in specific care areas, including weekly cover of on site residential/nursing home, joint injections, coil fitting.
• Future career development opportunities, including GP training, care home medicine, PCN involvement, development of specialist interests, partnership.

We are a Partnership of 5 clinical partners and a managing partner, taking on the delivery of high quality care to the people of Watlington and Chalgrove at the Chiltern and Brook surgeries. We have a supportive and non-hierarchical approach, with partners taking a full share of clinical work. We are committed to traditional patient-centred care. We offer a mix of telephone, face-to-face and online consultations bringing together the best of the old and new.

Watlington and Chalgrove are approved training practices, with opportunity for a GP trainers and for teaching medical students.

There is an established MDT, with GPs, nurses, healthcare assistants, paramedic, pharmacist and a social care support team, offering a holistic approach to looking after our patients. The clinical…