# STaR Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/star-worker/0a4a0915-32b6-4c2a-93f3-f930177a25f7
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/star-worker/0a4a0915-32b6-4c2a-93f3-f930177a25f7.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Kingsley Green
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Support, time and recovery worker
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £29,812 - £32,715 per annum, pro rata  (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Permenant
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T09:55:40.008Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Additional_Clinical_Services/Additional_Clinical_Services-v8349068
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8349068?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

The post holder will provide dedicated support and oversight for service users residing in, or transitioning to, long-term placements, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care and effective multi-agency working. Working as part of the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), the post holder will be supported by clinicians and other professionals to ensure coordinated assessment, care planning, risk management and review of service users' needs. The role will act as a key point of contact for providers, commissioners, families and clinical teams, supporting placement stability, monitoring outcomes, identifying opportunities for step-down where appropriate, and ensuring service users receive timely and coordinated care. The post holder will also contribute to the wider delivery of community mental health services, promoting recovery, safeguarding, quality improvement and effective use of resources.

### Main duties of the job

- The post holder will provide dedicated support and oversight for service users residing in, or transitioning to, long-term placements, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care and effective multi-agency working.
- 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.
- Responsible for providing support to the Care Coordinator, in the implementation of a recovery focused care plan for an allocated number of individual service users and carers.
- To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### 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

### 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

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Car driver unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010

## Documents

- [jd and ps (pdf, 340.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700837)
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