STaR Worker - Early Intervention in Psychosis Service - PATH Service

Job summary

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

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare 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 description

Job

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 Specification

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

Requirements

Essential Access to own transportation 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.