STaR Worker
The closing date is 30 March 2026
Job summary
Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
Job Summary:
To work as part of a team which provides mental health services.
To focus directly on the needs of service users using the Support Time and Recovery Model.
To work across service and/or care group boundaries as necessary.
To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with a focus on Recovery Principles.
To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery.
All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
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 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 (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Details
Date posted
16 March 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-10157
Job locations
Oxford House, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3LA
London Road
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 3LA
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxford House, London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3LA
London Road
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 3LA
Employer's website
https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
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