Job Summary
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Commitment to Continuing Personal Development
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 Qualification or Mental Health Certificate Level 3, or agreement to undertake such training as soon as resources permit
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
SKILLS AND KNOWLDGE
Essential
- Basic written communication skills
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen effectively
- Ability to create innovative solutions to help empower Service Users
Desirable
- 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 10 November 2025
