Job overview

Exciting Opportunity: Band 4 STaR Worker – Hertfordshire Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Team (CJLDT)

Please be aware that this role is NOT eligible for Sponsorship

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We are delighted to announce a fantastic new role within our dynamic CJLDT, where you’ll be part of a highly skilled team supporting individuals in the criminal justice system. As a Band 4 STaR Worker, you will play a pivotal part in guiding service users through challenging circumstances, enabling new beginnings and brighter futures.

Working primarily in the community, you’ll deliver short-term interventions to those referred by senior staff members, helping individuals access vital first appointments for assessments with services such as drug and alcohol teams, community mental health services, autism support, and housing. You’ll also champion the implementation of Mental Health Treatment Requirements, contributing to fairer outcomes under Community Orders.

Occasionally, you may assist senior colleagues with triage and assessment in court and custody settings, gaining invaluable experience and insight into specialist areas of practice. Your work will be varied and rewarding, offering unique career development opportunities.

You’ll be based across Hatfield and Stevenage, working from satellite locations to ensure the highest level of care and support for our service users.

Please note: Appointment is subject to successful Police vetting.

Main duties of the job

We are recruiting a dedicated professional to join our team in supporting individuals referred to our service. You will operate both independently and collaboratively, building strong relationships with colleagues and allied professionals. The role involves developing targeted short-term action plans to address service user needs and manage risk, negotiating outcomes across various organisations, conducting carer assessments, and assisting with allied professional training. You will participate actively in multi-disciplinary decision-making, contribute to team development, review service methods and clinical practice, and ensure prompt documentation of service user contacts and incidents in line with safeguarding policies. 

Working for our organisation

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 the Care 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 4000 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.