Paramedic - Morlais Medical Practice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Home Visiting Practitioner

Location:Morlais Health CentreOrganisation:Morlais HealthSalary:Competitive dependent on experienceHours:Full-time / Part-time considered

About the Role

We areseeking a motivated and compassionateHome Visiting Practitionerto join our primary care team. The successful candidate will providesame-day home visitsto patients who are housebound or too unwell to attend the surgery.

Working closely with ourGPs, nurses, and wider multidisciplinary team, you will assess patients in their homes, provide clinical management where appropriate, and help ensure patients receive the right care at the right time.

This role plays an important part in supporting patient care while improving GP capacity within the practice.

About Us

Morlais Health is a large, well-established training practice in Merthyr Tydfil led by a young and dynamic team of GP Partners. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality patient care in a supportive working environment. We are a governance developed practice including audit.

Our Team

• 7 GP Partners

• 8 Salaried GPs and 1 GP Retainer

• 5 Practice Nurses (including an Independent Prescriber)

• GP Trainees (GPSTs) and Foundation Doctors

• Clinical Pharmacist (Independent Prescriber)

• HCA-led Chronic Disease Management Clinics

• Daily direct access physiotherapy

• Advanced workflow with trained admin staff

• Dedicated prescribing team for medication queries

• Named mentor and regular in-house CPD and clinical governance meetings

Main Duties

Key Responsibilities

• Conducthome visitsfor patients who are unable to attend the surgery.

• Undertakeclinical assessment, examination, and managementof patients in their homes.

• Develop and implementmanagement plans, including prescribing where qualified.

• Providesafety-netting adviceand arrange follow-up care where required.

• Liaise withGPs, district nurses, community teams, and secondary careservices.

• Maintain accurate and timelyclinical recordsusing the practice clinical system.

• Identify patients requiringurgent escalation or hospital admission.

About You

We are looking for a clinician who is confident working autonomously while remaining closely integrated within the practice team.

Essential:

• Registered healthcare professional (e.g.Paramedic, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Associate) with relevant professional registration.

• Experience inprimary care, urgent care, or community care.

• Strongclinical assessment and decision-making skills.

• Excellentcommunication and patient-centred care skills.

• FullUK driving licenceand access to a vehicle. Knowledge ofWelsh NHS primary care systems.

• Desirable

• Independent Prescriber qualification

• Experience in General Practice or primary care

• Knowledge ofWelsh NHS primary care systems.

Our Values

At Morlais Health we aim to:

• Treat others as we would expect to be treated ourselves

• Listen to, care for and support one another

• Help each patient, and those important to them, to be as well as they can be

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Registration

Desirable

• Qualified Paramedic

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with vulnerable patients

Desirable

• Experience of working alone

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

GP Practice in Wales

Address

Morlais Medical Practice

Berry Square

Dowlais

Merthyr Tydfil

Mid Glamorgan

CF48 3AL

Employer's website

https://gpwales.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)