Health Care Assistant

One Health Lewisham Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

One Health Lewisham Limited is seeking a Healthcare Assistant with extensive experience in primary care settings to join our multidisciplinary team at The Jenner Practice, London. You will support delivery of assisted nursing services, health checks, and chronic disease workups, and provide health promotion and patient education.

Experience in these areas is essential. The role requires EMIS experience, a Care Certificate or equivalent, and a full driving licence.

Qualifications

• 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-term conditions, e.g. diabetic foot check.
• Full, clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

EMIS experience

Wound care

Patient care

Education

Care Certificate

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Title: Health Care Assistant
Location: The Jenner Practice, London
Salary: £36,225 per annum
Contract: Maternity Cover
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing date: 29 October 2026

Role overview

One Health Lewisham have an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant with extensive experience in primary care settings who is looking for the chance to make a difference within our Lewisham communities. You will support OHL in the delivery of assisted nursing services working as part of our multidisciplinary team. You will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education. In particular, you will carry out health checks, long-term conditions checks and provide appropriate support during minor surgeries. Experience in these areas is therefore fundamental.

Your new role

• 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-term 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.

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

Selection criteria

Experience

EMIS experience

One Health Lewisham is an equal opportunities employer.