Health Care Assistant

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in Stevenage is seeking a passionate Health Care Assistant to join their Adult Community Mental Health Services Team. The role involves providing support to Service Users, implementing recovery-focused care plans, and promoting independent living. Candidates should hold an NVQ Level 3 or similar qualification in mental health. The position offers a competitive salary and part-time hours within an innovative team. Join us in delivering high-quality care and support to those in need.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent career development and training

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development.
• Experience of providing mental health services from within a Team setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care support to an allocated group of Service Users.
• Support Care Co-ordinators in implementing recovery focussed care plans.
• Ensure Service Users engage with their care plans.
• Promote independent living of Service Users within the Community.

Skills

Basic written communication skills

Good verbal communication skills

Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower Service Users

Venipuncture trained (or willing to be trained)

Basic First-Aid skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Mental Health Certificate Level 3

Job description

Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Please be aware that HPFT are not offering sponsorship for the HCA/ Support Worker roles and you must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply.

If you are a graduate visa holder, you must have at least 12 months before expiry.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health Care Assistant to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in Stevenage.

The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to adults with mental health issues.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a \"Good to Great\" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.

Previous candidates need not apply.

Unfortunately we do not sponsor Health Care Support Worker roles.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary

• To work as part of a Team which provides Mental Health Services


• To offer support with Nursing / Clinic activities as required / trained


• To work across Service and/or Care Group boundaries as necessary


• To work closely in association with CAMHS and ACHMS Staff in order to promote a seamless service


• 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

About us

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 4,500 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.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Main Duties Of The Job, Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide health care support to an allocated group of Service Users and thus promote their healthy engagement with the broader Community


• Responsible for providing support to the Care Co-ordinators in the implementation of a recovery focussed care plan for an allocated number of individual Service Users


• To support Nursing Staff in provision of Clinics and other related activities


• To ensure that Service Users engage beneficially with the agreed care plan and access appropriate Services provided on a regular and consistent basis


• To promote positively independent living of Service Users within the Community


• To promote Service User dignity and independence


• To help identify early signs of relapse by monitoring Service Users progress, level of functioning and mental state; and alert the appropriate Staff involved in the Service Users care


• To report regularly to Nurses, Care Co-ordinators and appropriate Key Workers


• To maintain accurate records as required by existing procedures; entering appropriate details on to Service Users Case Notes / Electronic Patient Records as necessary.


• To ensure Service Users understand and have a clear pathway of care across Sector / Agency boundaries, with key contact points / named individuals

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development


• NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Mental Health Certificate Level 3, or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit

Experience

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

SKILLS AND KNOWLDGE

• Basic written communication skills


• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively


• Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower Service Users


• Venipuncture trained (or willing to be trained)


• Basic First-Aid skills

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stevenage Adult Community Mental Health Services, Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3LJ

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

367-ACMS-9815-B

Job locations

Stevenage Adult Community Mental Health Services, Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3LJ