ICT Primary Care Remote Support Officer | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7724872/245-ADM4ICT-12-25-A |
Summary
ICT Primary Care Remote Support Officer
Band 4
37.5 hours per week
Acting as the hub for all ICT related queries, incidents, and requests, the remote support team are a focal point for ICT support and delivery service. ICT Remote Support Officers are responsible for ensuring all incidents, requests, and communications are recorded and managed effectively. Through a structured development and training programme, provide first line and remote support for computer users and central computer systems with the aid of ICT service management tools and network support software.
This role is vital in ensuring that excellent management of incidents support the Trust vision in maintaining that patients are at the heart of everything we do.
This role is a full time, permanent position, working Monday-Friday on a shift rota within the hours of 7.30-6.00pm.
You will be based at the Tameside General Hospital site providing first-line and remote support to the users of the Integrated Care Organisation and its partners.
The role involves the following activities:
• Logging, monitoring and escalating of incidents & service requests through to resolution; using technical knowledge, skills and experience based on ITIL best practice.
• Maintaining Incident and Service Requests, logging, monitoring and diagnosing ICT issues for all organisational systems.
• Resolving basic incidents and service requests at first point of contact.
• Escalating calls, when required, to second and third line support as appropriate.
We are seeking a reliable, energetic individual to provide an efficient and effective service as an ICT Remote Support Officer. The successful candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with a broad understanding of PCs and related hardware.
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.
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.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum 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.
This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026
Band 4
37.5 hours per week
Acting as the hub for all ICT related queries, incidents, and requests, the remote support team are a focal point for ICT support and delivery service. ICT Remote Support Officers are responsible for ensuring all incidents, requests, and communications are recorded and managed effectively. Through a structured development and training programme, provide first line and remote support for computer users and central computer systems with the aid of ICT service management tools and network support software.
This role is vital in ensuring that excellent management of incidents support the Trust vision in maintaining that patients are at the heart of everything we do.
This role is a full time, permanent position, working Monday-Friday on a shift rota within the hours of 7.30-6.00pm.
You will be based at the Tameside General Hospital site providing first-line and remote support to the users of the Integrated Care Organisation and its partners.
The role involves the following activities:
• Logging, monitoring and escalating of incidents & service requests through to resolution; using technical knowledge, skills and experience based on ITIL best practice.
• Maintaining Incident and Service Requests, logging, monitoring and diagnosing ICT issues for all organisational systems.
• Resolving basic incidents and service requests at first point of contact.
• Escalating calls, when required, to second and third line support as appropriate.
We are seeking a reliable, energetic individual to provide an efficient and effective service as an ICT Remote Support Officer. The successful candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with a broad understanding of PCs and related hardware.
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.
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.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum 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.
This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026