Technical Care Instructor

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider in England is seeking a band 3 staff member to join their Integrated Urgent Care Team. This role involves supporting qualified and non-qualified professionals, coordinating safe care in community settings, and supervising junior staff. Travel is essential, and the ideal candidate will have experience in delivering care and a willingness to work as part of a diverse team. Benefits include flexible working and a comprehensive NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

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

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering care and enthusiasm to join an integrated urgent care team.
• Willingness to travel as part of the role; community-based position.
• Ability to work with both qualified and non-qualified staff and maintain professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Support safe care in the community and coordinate care for patients in their own home.
• Support both qualified and non-qualified nursing, therapy and social work staff in safe patient care management.
• Maintain documentation standards and support audits undertaken in the community.
• Supervise junior unqualified staff including student nurses while maintaining a safe working environment.
• Act professionally within the scope of practice and in accordance with Trust policies.

Skills

Experience of delivering care

Ability to work with both qualified and non-qualified staff

Enthusiasm to join a team

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 member of staff to join our enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team. The Integrated Urgent Care 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 will supervise junior unqualified staff including student nurses whilst maintaining a safe working 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Support safe care in the community and coordinate care for patients in their own home.
• Support both qualified and non-qualified nursing, therapy and social work staff in safe patient care management.
• Maintain documentation standards and support audits undertaken in the community.
• Support all multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies and standards of care within the department/ward environment.
• Supervise junior unqualified staff including student nurses while maintaining a safe working environment.
• Act professionally within the scope of practice and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Shift patterns 07:30 – 15:30 or 14:00 – 22:00; seven-day rota including weekends and bank holidays.
• Travel to community settings; access to a vehicle is essential.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience of delivering care and enthusiasm to join an integrated urgent care team.
• Willingness to travel as part of the role; community-based position.
• Ability to work with both qualified and non-qualified staff and maintain professional standards.

Benefits

• 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 more