Transfer of Care Facilitator

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Transfer of Care Integrated Team as a Band 4 Transfer of Care Facilitator. We are a team based at the hospital that support patients discharges from the acute wards and the community bed facility. The role provides support to wards, attends board rounds and ensures that all patients are discharged safely with the care they require.

We support patients to return to their own homes or to 24 hour care settings. We meet with the executives on a weekly basis to discuss the patients length of stay. We work Monday to Sunday 8-4pm.

• Attend Board rounds
• Assess patients for Home First Discharges
• Provide patient information for the No Criteria to reside data
• Complete equipment assessments to ensure safe discharges
• Update the current electronic data systems daily with discharge plans

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.

• 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+ and 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.

Date posted 22 January 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for Change

Band Band 4

Salary £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 245-ADM4

IUCT-01-26

Tameside and Glossop ICFT
Fountain Street
Ashton Under Lyne
OL6 9RW

Job responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses 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.

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £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.

Essential for Role

• Good communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Care Certificate
• To be able to work as part of a team
• Able to work on own initiative and able to prioritise own work
• Ensuring confidentiality in line with trust policy
• Good level of English and Maths

Desirable

• Understanding of community services

Experience

• Previous hospital experience
• Understanding of the Home first process
• Evidence of good record keeping

Other requirements

• Demonstrate a commitment to continual development
• Flexible approach to working patterns and be able to work weekends

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address Tameside and Glossop ICFT, Fountain Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 9RW

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