Clinical Assistant

The Brooke Surgery; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brooke Surgery in Hounslow is seeking a Clinical Assistant to support GPs, nurses and the multidisciplinary team. The role is non-diagnostic, focusing on care coordination, chronic disease monitoring, recall, documentation and signposting to services.

You will perform delegated clinical tasks, gather information, assist with patient reviews, and escalate concerns under supervision. A health or life sciences degree and experience with long-term condition management are essential for this

Qualifications

• Degree-level health or life sciences degree or equivalent.
• Evidence of relevant clinical training.
• Ongoing professional development relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians in the delivery of patient care
• Undertake delegated clinical tasks within agreed competencies and protocols
• Gather and document clinical information accurately
• Assist with chronic disease monitoring and recall processes
• Perform observations where appropriately trained and authorised
• Support health promotion and preventative healthcare initiatives
• Contribute to patient reviews and care planning activities
• Review and process pathology and correspondence according to practice protocols
• Identify patients requiring follow-up and ensure appropriate actions are completed
• Support document management and coding activity
• Escalate concerns to appropriate clinicians promptly
• Signpost patients to appropriate services where necessary

Skills

Clinical tasks

Documentation

Patient-facing

Long-term condition management

Education

Health/life sciences degree

Clinical training evidence

Ongoing professional development

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

This Clinical Assistant post sits within The Brooke Surgery, an NHS general practice, where the post holder supports GPs, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team. The work is non-diagnostic and covers care coordination, chronic disease monitoring and recall, observations, referrals, document management and signposting patients to services. Tasks are delegated and protocol-led under practice supervision, so the role suits someone who wants clinical-adjacent work without diagnosing. A degree in a health or life sciences subject and experience of long-term condition management are essential.

What the job involves

• Support clinicians in the delivery of patient care
• Undertake delegated clinical tasks within agreed competencies and protocols
• Gather and document clinical information accurately
• Assist with chronic disease monitoring and recall processes
• Perform observations where appropriately trained and authorised
• Support health promotion and preventative healthcare initiatives
• Contribute to patient reviews and care planning activities
• Review and process pathology and correspondence according to practice protocols
• Identify patients requiring follow-up and ensure appropriate actions are completed
• Support document management and coding activity
• Escalate concerns to appropriate clinicians promptly
• Signpost patients to appropriate services where necessary

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a health, biomedical, life sciences or related subject
• Evidence of relevant clinical training
• Ongoing professional development relevant to the role

Experience

• Experience working within a healthcare environment
• Experience of patient-facing work
• Experience supporting long-term condition management (asthma, diabetes, COPD, hypertension)
• Experience of accurate clinical documentation