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

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Tameside, Glossop; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27–33 days annual leave + bank holiday

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Technical Care Instructor (Band 3) to join the Home First initiative. The role focuses on delivering safe, person-centred care in patients’ homes and supporting a multi-disciplinary team within the Integrated Urgent Care framework.

Shifts run on a seven-day rota, with early and late patterns, including weekends and bank holidays. Travel is required; access to a vehicle is essential to perform duties effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering care in community/home settings.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong documentation and compliance with standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe care to patients in their homes within the community.
• Coordinate individualised patient care with the Integrated Urgent Care Team.
• Maintain documentation standards and support audits.
• Work across a seven-day rota including weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

Care delivery

Team coordination

Documentation

Communication

Job description

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

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 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.

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:

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