Nursing Associate/Senior Healthcare Assistant (Community)

East And Central Brighton Primary Care Network Community Interest Company; Brighton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

East And Central Brighton Primary Care Network Community Interest Company is seeking a compassionate Senior Healthcare Assistant / Nursing Associate to join the Frailty and Community Outreach Team. The role focuses on structured long-term condition reviews for housebound patients and proactive, person-centred care.

Working with GPs and multi-disciplinary teams, you will conduct routine clinical monitoring, support early identification of deterioration and help patients remain safe at home.

Responsibilities

• Support structured long-term condition (LTC) reviews for housebound patients, ensuring access to routine assessment, monitoring and preventative healthcare.
• Undertake delegated assessments for patients with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and respiratory conditions, including clinical observations, phlebotomy and lifestyle assessments.
• Support Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets by completing relevant clinical monitoring, investigations and accurate documentation.
• Manage a delegated caseload, undertaking planned home visits within agreed competencies, identifying deterioration and escalating clinical concerns appropriately.
• Promote patient independence and self-management through health education, lifestyle advice and identifying barriers to treatment adherence.
• Support the PCN Health Hub for one session per week, providing reception support, initial enquiry triage, care navigation and signposting.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated and skilled Senior Healthcare Assistant / Nursing Associate to join our Frailty and Community Outreach Team within East & Central Brighton Primary Care Network.

Working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team, the postholder will primarily support our Long-Term Conditions (LTC) workstream, delivering structured LTC reviews and routine clinical monitoring to housebound patients. The role will also contribute to the wider team's delivery of proactive, person-centred care to adults living with frailty, multiple long-term conditions and complex health or social needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a varied and rewarding clinical role, working with a degree of autonomy within agreed competencies and under the guidance of registered clinicians. The postholder will undertake delegated clinical assessments, routine health monitoring and follow-up interventions, supporting the early identification of deterioration and helping patients remain safe and independent at home.

Working closely with GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and wider community services, the postholder will contribute to coordinated, preventative care, helping to improve health outcomes, reduce avoidable hospital admissions and address health inequalities.

Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

• Support structured long-term condition (LTC) reviews for housebound patients, ensuring access to routine assessment, monitoring and preventative healthcare.
• Undertake delegated assessments for patients with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and respiratory conditions, including clinical observations, phlebotomy and lifestyle assessments.
• Support Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets by completing relevant clinical monitoring, investigations and accurate documentation.
• Manage a delegated caseload, undertaking planned home visits within agreed competencies, identifying deterioration and escalating clinical concerns appropriately.
• Promote patient independence and self-management through health education, lifestyle advice and identifying barriers to treatment adherence.
• Support the PCN Health Hub for one session per week, providing reception support, initial enquiry triage, care navigation and signposting.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

About us

East & Central Brighton Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaborative network of nine GP practices, serving over 70,000 patients across some of Brighton's most diverse communities. As a Community Interest Company, we are committed to improving population health, reducing health inequalities and delivering accessible, high-quality care to those who need it most.

Our multidisciplinary teams bring together nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, mental health practitioners and social prescribing professionals to provide proactive, personalised and coordinated care. We work closely with primary care, community services and voluntary organisations to address both the clinical and wider social factors affecting health.

Our Frailty and Outreach Team supports adults living with frailty, multiple long-term conditions and complex health needs, with a particular focus on housebound patients and those who experience barriers to accessing healthcare. Through comprehensive assessment, long-term condition management and early intervention, we aim to prevent avoidable deterioration, promote independence and support people to remain well in their own homes.

We are an innovative and community-focused organisation, committed to developing services that respond to the needs of our local population. Our East Brighton Health Hub is one example of this approach, bringing health, wellbeing and community support together in an accessible setting.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 4

Salary: Depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: M0022-26-0015