Job summary
- Main area
- Discharge Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Over 7 days)
- Job ref
- 362-ACS4DIS-10-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/11/2026
Employer heading
Trusted Assessor
Band 4
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Trusted Assessor: Permanent (37.5 hours)The post holder will use a structured framework to independently undertake initial assessments as a Trusted Assessor with patients being discharged from an acute hospital setting to the community or bed- based facility whilst working as part of a multi professional team. They will competently assess for health and social care needs and refer on to appropriate professionals within the Multidisciplinary team and the wider social care services. The post holder will work under the indirect supervision of the registered team lead. They will complete advanced competency-based training, participate in CPD, clinical audit and in-service training. The post holder will achieve advanced competencies as a Trusted assessor in the initial assessment of patients who may have Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Social care needs and refer onto and work with each profession to assess treatment programmes and progress patients discharges. The post holder will support with completing referrals and assist with the day-to-day delivery of all aspects of the integrated care / discharge service. A full induction programme will be provided with the appropriate training and regular supervision as well as an annual appraisal and in- service training. |
Main duties of the job
- To work autonomously as a Trusted Assessor undertaking assessment of care needs, planning and evaluation of care to support discharges from acute setting following NCTR in line with National Discharge policy
. - To refer to the most appropriate professionals, seeking support from clinicians within the team if appropriate and to monitor and share the progress of individuals with the support of the MDT.
- To work with patients and carers to identify areas within the generic assessment where the patient’s mobility and/or functional ability may be maximised by identifying potential rehabilitation needs for patients in the community, refer to the appropriate professionals within the service including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Social Care.
- To give appropriate advice within your competency-based training ensuring patient understanding, co-operation, and compliance. To be able to adjust your approach if the patient has communication or cognitive problems. To engage in partnership working with patients/carers and families to facilitate patient choice
- To facilitate patients’ smooth transition from hospital, residential or domiciliary care and work to avoid preventable admissions.
- To provide non-clinical supervision of Transfer of care trackers, and students.
- To prioritise your own workload under supervision of a senior member of staff.
- Demonstrate proactive and collaborative working within the wider MDT and promote the ‘Home First Ethos’.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
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 you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
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 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
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Delivery of patient care and working in a clinical area.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience of autonomous working.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring students and junior members of staff.
- Delivery of patient care and working in a community-based setting.
- Experience of working with Adults in a Health and social Care setting
- Experience of audit involvement in project work.
- Delivery of patient care and working in an intermediate care setting.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current local and national health and social agenda and developments.
- Demonstrate an understanding of an implication of an issue which could impact on community service provision.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience of generic assessments, considering risk factors, holistic needs
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Health-related study at level 2/3
- Care Certificate (or equivalent)
- Willingness to undertake in house Trusted Assessor Course
Desirable criteria
- Grade C (or equivalent) in GCSE English and Maths
- Diploma in Health-Related Field
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective time management.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work in a team.
- Use own initiative
- Computer literate.
- Demonstrate an awareness of patient dignity and respect.
- Flexible and adaptable
- Demonstrate ability to support Positive risk taking.
- Experience of observing and guiding service users in activities, to promote independence and accurate assessments of need.
- Mental effort to exert frequent concentration where work pattern is unpredictable.
- Emotional effort. The post holder may be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances.
- Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Redford
- Job title
- Operational Pathway Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 4548
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