STaR WorkerBand 4

Main area

Additional Clinical Services

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Permanent: Permenant

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

367-ACMS-101458

Site

Colne House

Town

Watford

Salary

£29,812 - £32,715 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

19/10/2026 23:59

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Job overview

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 service users and their carers
• To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodation solutions using the Support Time and Recovery Model.
• To work across service and/or care group boundaries as necessary.
• To work closely in association with the Team Leader, other senior staff and other agencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of STAR services within available resources
• 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

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.
• To contribute towards the management of a team of STAR workers, by leading on clearly identified, appropriate day to day team management tasks.
• 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.
• To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

Working for our organisation

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

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.

Person specificationOther RequirementsEssential criteria

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

QualificationsEssential criteria

• 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

ExperienceEssential criteria

• 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

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant 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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application promptly.

Documents to download

• Band 4 STAR Worker (PDF, 256.4KB)
• Refer a Friend (PDF, 160.5KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 888.5KB)
• Guidance on AI usage in job applications (PDF, 55.0KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Bernard Sifuna

Job title

Senior Social Worker

Email address

Telephone number