Health Mentor | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Denton, Manchester, M34 2AJ |
| Cwmni: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7828020/245-ACS4CYP-02-26 |
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Health Mentor - 28 hours - fixed term 12 months
At Tameside and Glossop IC NHS FT, we have a focus on ensuring ‘Everybody Matters’. By living our values and behaviours throughout the organisation, we are able to demonstrate that everybody really does matter.
Our Healthy Child Programme 0-19 (25 SEND) Service for Health Visiting and School Nursing has a vision to improve health outcomes for our population and influence the wider determinants of health, through collaboration with the people of Tameside and Glossop and our health and care partners. We are currently progressing through an exciting service transformation in conjunction with all of our team.
We are seeking an individual to join our Health Mentor Team, within our School Nursing Service. This role is an exciting and unique opportunity to work with children and young people to support with their health and wellbeing. Providing education and brief in interventions n a range of public health topics.
We work in neighbourhood models which align with these other services to best meet the needs for the community. Our staff teams are welcoming, friendly supportive and innovative, encompassing and valuing all our team members. Our visible Leadership team is positive in driving service improvement in a compassionate and collaborative way working with all teams to ensure we deliver high quality care in a supportive team environment.
The Health Mentor role involves the provision of early intervention with children, young People and families where there is a potential risk to health and wellbeing. This role will focus on key lifestyle issues that have an adverse impact on health and wellbeing-
- Alcohol/Drugs
- Smoking
- Healthy Weight
- Oral Health
- Sexual Health including teenage conception
- Emotional Health and Wellbeing
- School Readiness and transition to Primary School
- School transition to high school
- Transition to Adult Services
The work involves working within the School Nursing Team to support children and young people on these health needs, providing advice and signposting them. Providing packages of care and at times 1-1 support within schools across Tameside.
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 sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 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 Tuesday 10 Mar 2026