Support Time and Recovery Worker

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker to join Dacorum Adult Community Mental Health Services in Hemel Hempstead. The role is part-time, with hours Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, and focuses on supporting service users and promoting recovery within the STAR model.

You will work closely with the Team Leader and other senior staff to implement recovery-focused care plans, contribute to day-to-day team management, ensure service

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3, or agreement to undertake such training as resources permit.
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development.
• Three years experience of providing mental health services from within a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to an allocated group of service users and promote their recovery and independence.
• Contribute to management of a team of STAR workers through day-to-day tasks.
• Support the Care Coordinator in implementing a recovery-focused care plan for service users and carers.
• Ensure service users engage with the Care Plan and access services regularly.
• Promote independent living of service users within the community.

Education

NVQ level 3 / mental health certificate level 3

Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Job description

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Support Time and Recovery Worker

The closing date is 04 November 2026

Are you a Support Worker with some experience who is looking to enhance your knowledge and skill in mental health working?

Are you looking for part time work to fit around your busy life?

If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Support Time and Recovery Worker to Dacorum Adult Community Mental Health Services.

Our team is based in Hemel Hempstead and provides services to the locality of Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and surrounding villages). The service operates Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

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 carerso To focus directly the on the needs of service users requiring accommodationsolutions 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 otheragencies, to help maximise the quality and quantity of STAR services withinavailable resources
• To work within the Care Programme Approach / Care Management process with afocus 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 thuspromote their recovery and promote their place in the broader community.
• To contribute towards the management of a team of STAR workers, by leading onclearly identified, appropriate day to day team management tasks.
• Responsible for providing support to the Care Coordinator, in the implementationof 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 andaccess appropriate services provided on a regular and consistent basis.
• To positively promote independent living of service users within community.

About us

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

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.

Other Requirements

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

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
• Commitment to Continuing Personal Development

Experience

• 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.

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Marlowes Health and Wellbeing Centre

£29,812 to £32,715 a yearper annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)

Contract

Permanent

Reference number

367-ACMS-101571-A

Job locations

The Marlowes Health and Wellbeing Centre