Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

STaR Worker

The closing date is 24 September 2025

Job summary

Job Summary:o To work as part of a team which provides mental health services.o To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodationsolutions using the Support Time and Recovery Model.o To work across service and/or care group boundaries as necessary.o To work closely in association with the Team Leader, other senior staff and otheragencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of STR services withinavailable resources.o To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with afocus on Recovery Principles.o To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery.

Main duties of the job

o To provide support, give time to an allocated group of service users and thuspromote their recovery and promote their place in the broader community.o To contribute towards the management of a team of STR workers, by leading onclearly identified, appropriate day to day team management tasks.o Responsible for providing support to the care co-ordinator, in the implementationof a recovery focussed care plan for an allocated number of individual serviceusers.o To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan andaccess appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.o To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,860 to £31,671 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-ACMS-9699

Job locations

The Marlowes Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD.

Dacorum ACMHS

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
  • NVQ/Mental Health Certificate Level 2
  • Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Experience

Essential

  • Three years experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
  • NVQ/Mental Health Certificate Level 2
  • Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Experience

Essential

  • Three years experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD.

Dacorum ACMHS

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD.

Dacorum ACMHS

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

John Woodward

john.woodward2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,860 to £31,671 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-ACMS-9699

Job locations

The Marlowes Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD.

Dacorum ACMHS

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD


Supporting documents

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