STaR Worker - Early Intervention in Psychosis Service - PATH ServiceBand 4

Main area

First Episode Psychosis

Grade

Band 4

Contract

3 months (Fixed Term Contract)

Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday pro rata)

Job ref

367-ACMS-101441-B

Site

Saffron Ground, 3 Ditchmore Lane Stevenage SG1 3LJ

Town

Stevenage

Salary

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

22/10/2026 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 applications from all suitably experienced candidates, unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 4 STaR Worker to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team on a 3-month fixed-term contract . This is an exciting opportunity to support service users and their families across North and East Hertfordshire, providing practical support, assertive engagement and recovery-focused interventions to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

Working within a multidisciplinary team alongside nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists and social workers, you will support service users to engage with treatment, access community resources, maintain independence and achieve their recovery goals. You will also provide valuable support and information to families and carers.

We are looking for someone with experience of supporting people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a compassionate, person-centred approach. The ability to work independently, manage competing demands and remain calm when supporting people in distress is essential.

This is a rewarding opportunity to join a supportive and innovative service at the forefront of delivering high-quality EIP care, helping people receive the right support at the right time and achieve positive recovery outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team which provides mental health services to those experiencing their first episode of psychosis .

To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodation solutions using the Support Time and Recovery

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 STR services within available resources.

To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with a focus on Recovery

To provide support, give time and thus promote recovery

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

To provide support , give time to an allocated group of service users and thus promote recovery of service users and promote carers wellbeing in the broader community.

Responsible for providing support to the care co-ordinator, in the implementation of a recovery focused care plan and ensuring that carers are also supported alongside the service user recovery.

To ensure that service users engage beneficially with the agreed Care Plan and access appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent

To positively promote independent living of service users within

To enable the capacity of the team to develop a rapport with service users, based upon attentiveness, sensitivity, understanding, compassion.

To develop plans that will enable the provision of practical support to service users and their carers in developing and managing dignity

To enable staff to provide support with daily 'living of ordinary lives'

To ensure the right information is available to enable staff and service users to gain access to resources, including benefits and welfare

To be responsible for reviewing information available to staff and service users for its quality

The Above is just a small example of the duties involved please read the attached documents before applying

Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit or equivalent level of experience
• NVQ/Mental Health Certificate Level 2

Skills and KnowledgeEssential criteria

• Basic written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised in a range of settings
• Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities
• Knowledge of benefits/employment systems
• An understanding of the mental health system

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties

Other RequirementsEssential criteria

• Access to own transportation

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.

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