Assistant Practitioner – Health and Wellbeing

HCA Healthcare; Brighton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Brighton is seeking an experienced Assistant Practitioner Health and Wellbeing to deliver impactful care and health screening assessments onsite. The ideal candidate will have NVQ level 4 or equivalent and experience in a Corporate Healthcare setting. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Corporate or Primary Care setting.
• Ability to coach and influence appropriately.
• Understanding of clinical assessment escalation boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality health assessments onsite.
• Carry out health checks as directed.
• Guide patients in understanding lifestyle choices.

Skills

Relationship building

Confident in lifestyle behaviour change

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Education

NVQ level 4 or diploma-level qualification in Health Science

Job description

Role: Assistant Practitioner Health and Wellbeing

Location: Brighton

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Shift times: Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Salary: 27222 to 31500 depending on experience

About HCA UK Corporate Healthcare

HCA Healthcare UK is a leading provider of Corporate Healthcare services delivering high-quality personalised care directly within the workplace. We embed our clinical teams inside some of the UK’s most prestigious organisations including global banks, insurers and professional services firms ensuring their employees have direct access to exceptional healthcare support.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking an experienced Assistant Practitioner Health and Wellbeing to join our Primary Care team at a high‑profile corporate client site in Brighton. This is a rewarding role where you’ll provide health and wellbeing clinical care and health screening assessments to employees working closely with GPs, fellow nurses and the client’s internal health and wellbeing teams. This is a unique opportunity to deliver impactful care to a professional adult population coaching and supporting their health and wellbeing lifestyle choices in their fast‑paced high‑performing working environment.

Additionally you’ll be part of HCA UK’s wider Primary Care network benefiting from our clinical governance and support structures and wider HCA Hospital group for onward treatment and care if required.

What you’ll do:

• This role focuses on delivering high‑quality health assessments, wellbeing evaluations and personalised lifestyle support directly onsite at one of our Corporate Clients. Under the direction of the team lead guide patients in understanding lifestyle choices that impact their long‑term health including nutrition, physical activity, sleep quality and stress management.
• Carry out accurate and professional health checks as directed by the Health Screening Team Lead. This may include:
• Observations: temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, weight and height, urine blood testing (near‑patient testing for cholesterol, blood glucose and HbA1c), BMI and waist‑to‑hip ratio measurements.
• Foster a collaborative approach where the patient is actively involved in planning and maintaining their own wellbeing journey.
• Under the direction of the team lead, guide patients in understanding lifestyle choices that impact their long‑term health including nutrition, physical activity, sleep quality and stress management.
• Promote preventative healthcare and encourage ongoing monitoring where appropriate.
• Educate patients on the meaning and implications of their health screening results in clear, accessible language.

What you’ll bring

NVQ level 4 or diploma‑level qualification in Health Science or a related healthcare discipline such as physiology.

Minimum Level 2 Safeguarding Course

Previous experience in a similar Corporate setting or Primary Care setting, Hospital or Health and Wellbeing clinic/services.

Knowledge and experience of anatomy and body physiology

Confident in delivering both assessments and lifestyle behaviour change. Awareness of remit and understanding of clinical assessment escalation boundaries.

Strong relationship building skills

Ability to coach and influence appropriately.

Why HCA UK

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. The UK division is one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and has invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.

As a Senior Healthcare Assistant you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount for all facilities, including Maternity packages at The Portland

Comprehensive range of flexible health protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you

Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients and each other.

Our mission is simple above all else: we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and in the workplace to anyone that needs them.