Technical Care Instructor

Transformation Unit; Ashton-under-Lyne; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave 27-33 days

Sick pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

The NHS Foundation Trust in Tameside and Glossop is recruiting a part-time Technical Care Instructor (Band 3) on a permanent contract, 33.75 hours with shifts 07:30–15:30 or 14:00–22:00. The role is community-based and travel will be essential.

You will work within the Hospital at Home Team to support patient independence, document care, and uphold Trust standards while coordinating with multidisciplinary colleagues. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering care in a community or home setting.
• Demonstrates ability to coordinate care with other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe care to patients in the community and home setting.
• Coordinate personalised care and maintain documentation.
• Support MDT members in monitoring policies and standards.

Skills

Good computer skills

Excellent written & verbal skills

Record keeping & documentation

Health & safety knowledge

Infection prevention & control

Dignity in care

Customer care & complaints

Team player

Education

General education completed

NVQ level 3

Basic Life Support

Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding Adults

Care Certificate Programme

Job description

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

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 isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £25,000/£41,700 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright 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

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

• Ability to travel to various locations in Tameside and Glossop

Qualifications

• General education completed
• Educated to NVQ level 3
• Basic Life Support
• Safegaurding Children
• Safegaurding Adults
• Care Certificate Programme

Experience

• Previous experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of providing direct care to individuals
• Previous experience of patient admissions/discharges
• Experience of working in community care environment

Skills and Knowledge

• 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
• Knowledge of Risk assessments
• Knowledge of Referrals Process
• Knowledge of DNACPR

New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.

For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions.

Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies.

At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self‑assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

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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.