Care Navigator – Maternity Leave Cover

Thorpe Doctors Surgery in Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea, is looking to recruit a new member of staff to join our team to cover maternity leave.

Since this post is a maternity cover role, it is temporary and time-limited. This means there is very little scope for a long induction or extensive training period. The successful candidate will need to:

• Quickly adapt to the role – Reception in a GP practice is fast-paced, requiring an immediate understanding of processes such as booking appointments, managing patient queries, handling prescriptions, and using clinical systems.
• Confidently use practice systems – Many GP surgeries use specific software (e.g., EMIS, SystmOne). Previous knowledge of such systems allows the new Care Navigator to start contributing almost straight situations calmly and professionally.
• Minimise disruption to the team – Since this is maternity cover, the team needs someone who can “hit the ground running” to ensure continuity of service for patients and minimal additional workload for colleagues.

Flexibility is a priority to cover additional hours during holiday/sickness absence of colleagues to keep the Surgery running efficiently.

Contract Type: Fixed-term maternity cover – 8 Months from Monday 2/2/26