Job summary
- Main area
- IUCT
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 33.75 hours per week (Early and late shifts and alternative weekends)
- Job ref
- 245-ADM3HOSP-10-26
- Employer
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Crickets Lane
- Town
- Tameside and Glossop
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Technical Care Instructor
Band 3
Job overview
Technical Care Instructor, Band 3
Permanent, 33.75 hours
The post does involve Shift work and weekends.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 member of staff to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team. The candidate will work closely with service users in ways which promote independence, to improve existing skills and to acquire new ones and maintain dignity.
The Hospital at Home Team is a joint health and social care service which is leading on the implementation of ‘Home First’ which is Tameside and Glossop Admission Avoidance and Discharge to Assess Model.
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and motivated people who have experience of delivering care.
Shifts are carried out over a seven-day rota including weekends and bank holidays, shift patterns are 07:30 - 15:30 or 14:00 -22:00.
Please note that this service is based in the community and travel will be an essential part of the role and access to a vehicle will be essential to carry out the role.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this role is to ensure that safe care is provided to patients within a community setting i.e. an individual’s own home.
The post holder will work within the Integrated Urgent Care Team supporting both qualified and non-qualified nursing, therapy and social work staff in the safe management of patient care. Co-ordinating individualised patient care and quality. Maintaining trust standards in documentation and support audits undertaken in the community.
The post holder will work in the Integrated Urgent Care Team and will support all multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of care, staff and service development within the department/ward environment.
The post holder is expected to always act in a professional manner within their scope of practice, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000/£41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
Working for our organisation
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to various locations in Tameside and Glossop
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- General education completed
- Educated to NVQ level 3
- Manual Handling
- Basic Life Support
- Safegaurding Children
- Safegaurding Adults
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate Programme
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of providing direct care to individuals
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of patient admissions/discharges
- Experience of working in community care environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good Computer Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of Record Keeping/Documentation
- Knowledge of Health & Safety
- Knowledge of Infection Prevention & Control
- Knowledge of Dignity in Care
- Knowledge of Customer care and complaints
- Ability to work as a team player
- Ability to work as a team player
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Risk assessments
- Knowledge of Referrals Process
- Knowledge of DNACPR
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Darren Llewellyn-Kay
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 342 7846
- Additional information
Bethany Henshall
Paula Bell
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