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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 26 May 2025

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Job summary

Community Health Care Assistant Band 3 - Permanent, Part Time 2 x 15hr per week

If you are a Self -motivated, dynamic individual with a passion for community care, this could be the position for you.

You will be working alongside a multi-skilled team of community practitioners led by Specialist Practitioners in District Nursing. Your role will be to support the team with service delivery supporting with clinical interventions and providing care to vulnerable individuals.

The District Nurse team promotes wellbeing and independence to all our patients in an understandable and approachable way. You must be able to display effective communication skills with patients, family, carers as well as the wider Multi professional workforce.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Support Worker for the District Nursing Service will assist the team in the delivery of high quality nursing care to patients in the community setting. The individual will be proficient, competent and work without direct supervision in a patient's own home or clinic setting.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

245-ACS3COM-05-25

Job locations

Crickets lane

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 6NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills/communication (verbal, written, non-verbal)
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to time manage and use own initiative
  • Be computer literate (able to use PC, email, internet etc)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a community setting

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3
  • Care certificate

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the community nursing services role in patient care
Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills/communication (verbal, written, non-verbal)
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to time manage and use own initiative
  • Be computer literate (able to use PC, email, internet etc)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a community setting

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3
  • Care certificate

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the community nursing services role in patient care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crickets lane

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 6NG


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Crickets lane

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 6NG


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

nicola fearnley-mcdade

n.fearnleymcdade@tgh.nhs.uk

07918495423

Details

Date posted

12 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

245-ACS3COM-05-25

Job locations

Crickets lane

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 6NG


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