Location
Civic Offices
Salary
£29,812 - £32,715 per annum pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
20 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Aug 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job overview

Please be aware that this role is NOT eligible for Sponsorship

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

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. To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis. To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

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

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This advert is for STaR Worker with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Civic Offices. It is listed as a Band 4 role. The advertised salary is £29,812 - £32,715 per annum pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Aug 2026.

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