GP - maternity cover

Baddow Village Surgery is looking for a GP to cover maternity leave from May 2026 for 5 sessions per week. Working days are 2 sessions on Tuesday, 2 sessions on alternating Thursdays and 2 sessions on Friday

Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to support and care for a diverse patient group.

The role will include all general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care, as well as:

• Undertaking 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, reports and correspondence in a timely fashion;
• Making professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting medical problems, whether self‑referred or referred from other healthcare workers within the organisation;
• Assessing the healthcare 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 health education;
• Recording clear consultation notes to agreed standards;
• Collecting data for audit purposes and complying with QOF requirements;
• Delivering enhanced services;
• Compiling and issuing computer‑generated acute and repeat prescriptions;
• All general duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Baddow Village Surgery is a well‑established, semi‑rural training practice, located a few miles south of Chelmsford city centre close to the A12. We are a friendly and forward‑thinking GMS practice, with patient care at the heart of what we do.

• 14,000 patients, 5 partners and 5 salaried GPs, 1 ANP, 3 practice nurses and 2 HCAs
• Experienced reception and administration team
• Training practice - 2 GP registrars
• 20% dispensing
• Consistently high QOF achievers
• CQC rating good for all domains
• Systm One

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

• Fully qualified GP with GMC registration
• Annual appraisal and revalidation (when appropriate)
• Be on the NHSE medical performers list

• Good understanding and experience of chronic disease management, and primary prevention and screening services;
• Ability to take responsibility for your own career development, learning and performance and are responsible for ensuring that all your mandatory training is in date;
• Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies and guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety;
• Commitment to life‑long learning and audit to ensure evidence‑based best practice;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a confidential manner.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.