STR Worker - Band 3 Physical Health STR Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Main area Adult Mental Health - Community Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm) Job ref 285-7698-MH
Site Bushey Fields Hospital - Outpatients / Community Town Dudley Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/11/2025 23:59
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the Black Country we provide:
* Adult and older adult mental health services
* Specialist learning disability services
* Mental health services for children and young people
* Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
Don’t meet every single requirement?Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.
Job overview
We are a specialist Physical Health Team that has recently expanded within Adult Community Mental Health Services in Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The teams focus is to improve the physical health outcomes for our patients with direction and standards issued by the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and NICE guidelines.
You will undertake cardio-metabolic monitoring in Out-patient Clinics and complete some home visits when needed.
Main duties of the job
The role of the STR Worker is to support in Out-patient Clinics and complete some home visits to undertake annual cardio-metabolic physical health checks. You will monitor physical observations; BP, weight/height/BMI, complete ECG’s and take bloods (all training will be provided). You will also support senior clinicians within the one-stop Clozapine Clinic.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience of working with adults who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Applicants must have excellent communication skills, good IT skills and a genuine interest in improving the physical health for patients. You should be able to form good working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a safe, high quality and effective service. You will be supported with supervision from senior members of the team.
Working for our organisation
The Physical Health Team is a unique specialist team, who have a strong work ethics; are dedicated, positive and hard working. Team work is our strength and our passion is to deliver high quality care and with a supportive work environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide Support and Time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their Recovery and physical health monitoring to maintain them in their community environment helping them to build their own support network.
* To support the individual service user to identify their needs and have these at the fore at all times, working to the Recovery Model to support service users to work towards their identified goals.
* To support the individual service user with their physical health needs
* To support the on-going development of the physical health clinics within community mental health services.
* To support the clinical team in the delivery of high quality health care to the patients.
* To support the running of Clozapine Clinics.
Person specification
Essential/Desirable
* NVQ 2 Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
* Education to GCSE standard
* Experience of delivering care or support
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to listen and communicate effectively at all levels
* Awareness of the importance of the promotion of physical health care with patient group
* Motivated
* Flexible
* Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone
* Commitment to work towards NVQ 3
* Full Driving Licence
* Experience of working in mental health services
** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
If you do not hear from the Recruitment team within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.
The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures where applicable. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years. Medical and Very Senior Manager roles are exempt from agenda for change and subject to alternative remuneration structures.
Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.
Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.
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.
Name Nicola Wealthall Job title Clozapine & Physical Health Team Manager Email address n.wealthall1@nhs.net Telephone number 0121 543 4181
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