Health Care Assistant

One Health Lewisham Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Helpline

Wisdom Wellness App

Job summary

One Health Lewisham is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join our clinical team in Lewisham. You will support the delivery of assisted nursing services, participate in health promotion, and assist in clinics and minor procedures.

A healthcare qualification (Care Certificate) and recent primary care experience are essential, with EMIS experience and ability to obtain bloods and measurements for chronic conditions.

Qualifications

• Healthcare qualification or equivalent level (Care Certificate).
• Experience in a primary care environment in the last 2 years.
• Must have used Emis and associated QOF targets.
• Ability to take bloods and perform measurements for long-term conditions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health checks for patients with long-term conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension).
• Support health promotion programmes.
• Carry out baseline observations (pulse oximetry, BP, temperature, pulse rate) and record findings.
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required.
• Assist with chronic disease clinics and BMI checks.
• Act as chaperone when required and administer immunisations if needed.
• Ensure specimens are prepared for transport and clinical rooms stocked.
• Support during minor operations and routine fridge temperature checks.
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion and, when trained, perform Spirometry/FENO.

Skills

Emis experience

Blood pressure measurement

Long-term condition checks

Education

Care Certificate / Healthcare Qualification

Tools

Emis software

Job description

One Health Lewisham have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant with extensive experience in primary care settings who's looking for the chance to make a difference within our Lewisham communities.

You will have the chance to support OHL in the delivery of assisted nursing services working as part of our multidisciplinary team. In addition, you will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education. In particular, you will be required to carry out health checks, long-term conditions checks and provide appropriate support to carry out minor surgeries. Experience in these areas is therefore fundamental.

Your new role:

As our new Healthcare Assistant, you will:

• Undertake health checks for patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD, hypertension;
• Support One Health Lewisham with health promotion programmes;
• Carry out baseline observations such as pulse oximetry, blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, recording findings accurately;
• Undertake wound care, dressings and other clinical tasks as required;
• Support the One Health Lewisham Clinical team with the management of chronic disease clinics;
• Carry out BMI checks as directed;
• Act as a chaperone as required;
• Administer immunisations if required;
• Ensure specimens are recorded and ready for onward transportation;
• Provide support during minor operations as required;
• Ensure all clinical rooms are adequately stocked and prepared for each session;
• Ensure fridges are cleaned routinely in accordance with extant guidance, ensuring temperatures are recorded daily;
• Ensure clinical waste is removed from clinical areas and sharps bins replaced in accordance with One Health Lewisham's IPC policy;
• Deliver opportunistic health promotion where appropriate;
• When trained, perform Spirometry/FEno;
• Support long-term condition reviews, including but not limited to diabetes, hypertension, COPD and Asthma.

Requirements:

• Healthcare qualification or equivalent level (Care Certificate);
• Relevant experience working in a primary care environment in the last 2 years;
• Must have used Emis and associated QOF targets;
• Ability to take bloods, and do all measurements required for long-terms conditions, e.g. diabetic foot check.
• Full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle

About us:

One Health Lewisham (OHL) is the integrated community provider working across SEL, delivering a variety of innovative services for patients supporting practices and PCNs. We are a forward-thinking innovation partner, striving to develop streamlined and transformative pathways which support the wider integrated care system. We are passionate about our mission to provide the best possible care for our patients, and we work hard to support and develop our team to strive for excellence.

We are a fast-growing organisation, providing a range of services which are fully integrated into primary care. We deliver specialist support to some of the most complex patients in the system through our Special Allocation Service contract across all boroughs in South-East London and North East London ICSSs. We also provide a range of services across Lewisham including:

• NHS Health Checks Programme;
• Home Visiting Service, led by our experienced team of paramedics;
• One Care Lewisham - Care Home & Extra Supported Housing;
• Special Allocation Service (SAS).

Full information about us and the role are available in the job description attached.

Department

Clinical

Contract type

Maternity Cover

Hours

37.5

• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, NHS Pension, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Helpline, access to Wisdom Wellness App

Closing date for applications

29th October, 2026

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