STaR Worker in Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team
The closing date is 02 February 2026
Job summary
Please be aware that HPFT are not offering sponsorship for the HCA/ Support Worker roles and you must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.
If you are a graduate visa holder, you must have at least 12 months before expiry.
Job Summary:
This post is for a STaR worker for our Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team (FACT)
The FACT Team sits within the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) and provides short term assertive interventions to service users under the ACMHS.
This will typically be service users who need support with engagement or need a brief period of increased support.
You will under the supervision of a dedicated FACT clinical lead.* To work as part of a team which provides mental health services.* This post covers all of the North West of Hertfordshire, this includes St. Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Tring, Berkhamsted and the surrounding area. You will need to be able to travel between these places.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
* Complete regular visits within the remit of the agreed care plan
* Home visit/interventions offered to all those within the catchment area
* Connected Lives Assessments
* Manage medication with support of the FACT lead or nurse
* Liaise with GP's and Carers/service providers where felt appropriate
* Providing evidence-based interventions
* Work as part of the wider team
* Provide MDT input where appropriate
* Support Service user to complete the Dialog
* Risk assess as part of the interventions offered
* To provide support, give time to an allocated group of service users and thus promote their recovery and promote their place in the broader community.* To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan andaccess appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.* 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
19 January 2026
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-10004
Job locations
The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LD
Dacorum ACMHS
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1LD
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
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