Bank, Band 4, Support Worker, Watford - SW1535 & SW-1536

Bank, Band 4, Support Worker, Watford - SW1535 & SW-1536

Band 4

Main area Community Mental Health Grade Band 4 Contract Bank - VISA Sponsorship not supported on the Bank Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Bank - Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00) Job ref 367-Bank-SupportWorker

Site Colne House, Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP Town Watford Salary £27,485 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 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.

We are currently seeking an experienced Support Worker , at Band 4 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Watford for our Community Adult Mental Health Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will contribute to assessment of social, physicalandmental health needs. Focusing on the physical health and wellbeingofour service users with mental health needs and understandingthe relationship between social, physical needs and mental wellbeing.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children’s and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.
HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving

Main duties of the job

Postholder will work alongside qualified and prequalified members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) .

Members of the MDT may include, psychiatrists, registered nurses, clinical psychologists, psychological therapists, arts therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, employment and vocational workers, team managers and other professional

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstandingprovider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will carry out venepuncture for requested blood tests and partake in the physiological assessment ofour service users whohave been identified as having severe mental illness. They will takeand record physical health checks including blood pressure,pulse, weight and BMI.

• To carry out social assessments with service users either in the clinic or in their own homes including but not limited to connected lives assessment and carers assessments.

• The post holder will have a good understanding of the clinical health guidelines of physical health monitoring and recognise whenaction needs to be taken.

• Assessing service users holistically. Assessing lifestyles – exercise and activities, eating and drinking, smoking, alcohol and drug use and giving advice on healthy lifestyles , referring service users on to additional services and signposting our service users to other services.

• Working with clinicians to assess and update risk information for service users.

Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required

Person specification

• NVQ level 3 qualification or mental health certificate level 3 or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
• Venepuncture trianing

Skills and Knowledge:

• Basic written communication skills
• Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower service users
• Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities

Experience

• Significant experience of providing mental health or health and social care services from within a team setting, which may be combined with personal lived experience of mental health difficulties

Other Requirements:

• Car Driver

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

Not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you’re eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It’s cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications.