Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Support, Time and Recovery Worker

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for the post of Support, Time & Recovery (STaR) Worker has become available in East South East Hertfordshire Adult Community Mental Health Services.

You will have experience of working in a community based setting. You will be responsible for providing care to clients living in the Community experiencing, or recovering from, mental health difficulties, specifically focusing on Recovery principles.

Where appropriate additional training will be provided.

You will provide direct support and advice to Service Users (Adults of all ages) and Carers, within the recovery framework, embracing the individual right to choice and control.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary Team, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Trust.

The Post holder will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of the relevant legislation, theory and policy in relation to the care group.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team which provides mental health services.To focus directly the 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 closely in association with the Team Leader, duty worker, other senior staff and other agencies.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.To work with other providers to maximise service user participation in their local communityTo support our duty and initial Assessment Service.To undertake carers assessment and support of carers identified in the team

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 theCare 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 3500 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.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Details

Date posted

22 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-PLAN-7850

Job locations

Cygnet House, Old College Court, Priory Street, Ware, SG12 0DE

Old College Court, Priory Street

Ware

SG12 0DE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification in the documents section for further information of the main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification in the documents section for further information of the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

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

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Basic written communication skills
  • Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively
  • Understanding of the Care Act
  • A keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems
  • Ability to use structured therapeutic skills, such as solution focussed therapy, or a commitment to acquiring such skills

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
Person Specification

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

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Basic written communication skills
  • Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively
  • Understanding of the Care Act
  • A keenness to make a positive contribution to improving the quality of life for people with mental health problems
  • Ability to use structured therapeutic skills, such as solution focussed therapy, or a commitment to acquiring such skills

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cygnet House, Old College Court, Priory Street, Ware, SG12 0DE

Old College Court, Priory Street

Ware

SG12 0DE


Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cygnet House, Old College Court, Priory Street, Ware, SG12 0DE

Old College Court, Priory Street

Ware

SG12 0DE


Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Yan Xu

y.xu@nhs.net

01920443900

Details

Date posted

22 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-PLAN-7850

Job locations

Cygnet House, Old College Court, Priory Street, Ware, SG12 0DE

Old College Court, Priory Street

Ware

SG12 0DE


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