Nursing Associate/Senior Healthcare Assistant (Community)

Senior Healthcare Assistant or Nursing Associate role in the Frailty and Community Outreach Team at East & Central Brighton Primary Care Network. The post centres on structured long-term condition reviews and routine clinical monitoring for housebound patients, including delegated assessments within agreed competencies. Community home visits are combined with one reception and triage session a week at the Health Hub, working alongside GPs and nurses. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available, so applicants need an existing right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Support structured long-term condition reviews and routine monitoring for housebound patients
• Undertake delegated assessments for diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and respiratory conditions
• Carry out clinical observations, phlebotomy, blood glucose monitoring, urinalysis and lifestyle assessments within agreed competencies
• Manage a delegated caseload and carry out planned home visits across the PCN
• Recognise deterioration and elevate clinical concerns to the appropriate clinician
• Support QOF targets through monitoring, investigations, clinical coding and follow-up
• Respond to concerns about falls, nutrition, hydration, mobility, self-neglect and home safety
• Promote self-management through health education, lifestyle advice and addressing barriers to treatment adherence
• Provide reception support, initial screening, care navigation and signposting at the Friday Health Hub session
• Coordinate investigations, appointments and referrals with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and community services
• Keep accurate clinical records in SystmOne, EMIS and other relevant systems
• Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns involving adults at risk

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, with substantial clinical experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant, or Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate Practice (Level 5) or equivalent NMC-approved…
• Competence in venepuncture and phlebotomy, or willingness to train and be assessed

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a Nursing Associate, where qualified through the Foundation Degree route

Experience

• Experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant, Nursing Associate or in a comparable clinical role
• Experience undertaking clinical observations, routine health assessments and patient monitoring
• Experience supporting patients with long-term or complex health needs
• Experience undertaking delegated clinical interventions within agreed competencies
• Experience recognising changes in a patient's condition and escalating concerns
• Experience working with registered clinicians and multidisciplinary teams

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a compassionate, person-centred approach
• Good understanding of common long-term conditions and routine clinical monitoring
• Ability to recognise clinical deterioration and elevate appropriately
• Understanding of safeguarding principles and professional responsibilities
• Ability to work independently within agreed competencies and recognise professional limitations
• Good organisation and time management, including prioritising a delegated workload

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for community visits

Nice to have

• Training in long-term condition management, including diabetes, cardiovascular or respiratory care
• Training in clinical assessment, frailty, dementia care or health promotion
• Experience supporting structured long-term condition reviews, including QOF monitoring
• Experience working in primary care, a GP practice or community nursing
• Experience undertaking home visits or providing care to housebound patients
• Experience using SystmOne or EMIS
• Understanding of frailty, multimorbidity and the needs of housebound patients
• Awareness of health inequalities and barriers to accessing healthcare

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