This position has two openings: one full-time and one part-time role, both offered on a fixed-term basis from 1st May 2026 to 30th September 2026. The salary is £50,148 per annum (whole time equivalent), which will be pro rata for the duration of the contract and for the part time position.
The post holder will be an experienced clinician who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide clinical assessment and management of patients who are identified as requiring a home visit.
The post holder will support the delivery of high-quality care and will undertake service development and improvement of the local unscheduled care system, working within the team, across practices and with partners. Committed to the development of innovative practice and expanding evidence-based care which will contribute to the enhancement of the paramedic practitioner role.
You will be expected to provide and maintain a high standard of care for patients in their own homes as well as providing support to the GPs and other members of the primary health care team. Supported by a skill mixed team, they will work within the community, as an autonomous, accountable, Paramedic Practitioner/Paramedic, in the provision of a holistic approach for patients including assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to deliver quality patient services.
Main duties of the job
* To assess, diagnose, treat, refer or signpost patients/service users who require a home visit with undifferentiated or undiagnosed condition relating to minor illness or minor injury.
* Use advanced clinical skills to provide education to patients, promoting self-care and empowering them to make informed choices about their treatment.
* Service development, transformation and improvement: proactively develop MDT meetings to discuss frequent service users in order to put comprehensive care packages in place that lead to more optimal use of services.
* Mentorship and supervision of junior colleagues and peers, including train the trainer courses to skill‑up other members of the team and partner organisations.
* Lead peer reviews, group work and case reviews to improve individual practice and care.
* Be open to learning from other professionals including General Practice and Nursing to expand the scope of your own practice and holistic care.
DGS Health is a GP Federation based in Gravesend, North Kent. We are comprised of 100% of local GP practices across Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley. We pride ourselves on being clinically led and managerially enabled and like to ensure we recruit people who share our ethos and culture. We are a small and friendly but growing organisation, employing over 33 people across a range of roles. Our services include urgent treatment services, paramedic home visiting, care home support and frailty nursing. We employ a diverse range of roles including nurses, administrators, Paramedics and GP's.
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