Technical Care Instructor | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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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.

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.

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. 

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 personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026