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Are you an experienced psychologist or psychological therapist looking for a new opportunity or more recently qualitied looking for an opportunity for professional development?

We are looking for someone with a passion for working with those in mental health crisis, who enjoys collaborative working as part of an MDT, to join our Home Treatment Teams as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist.

Home Treatment Teams (East and West Dorset) provide short term intensive community care and treatment to those experiencing an acute and severe episode of mental illness, with the aims of supporting people to remain at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admission, and to facilitate earlier discharge from hospital.

The post holder will be directly supported by the Principal Psychologist for HTT and Patient Flow. Professional development is highly valued in the service, and we can provide supervision and offer a range of training and development opportunities.

The team is part of the Trust Access Mental Health Services – more information can be found via this link Access Mental Health Dorset (dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk)

This is a part time (22.5hours) post, covering both HTTs based at St Anns Hospital Poole and Forston Clinic Dorchester. You will be largely based on clinical sites - however we will consider all reasonable flexible working requests.

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Key aspects of the role include:

• Direct specialist clinical assessment, formulation and brief interventions to patients.
• Individual and team supervision, reflective practice, case formulation
• Specialist clinical advice and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Education and training within teams, and wider organisation 
• Clinical and strategic leadership – contributing to service development and utilising skills for audit, policy review and research.

Alongside a fulfilling role, we offer

• Professional Development opportunities including for training and research
• Support and supervision within wider Trust psychology services and network.

• An office with a view - sea view from St Anns and rolling countryside from Forston. 
• A commitment to enabling flexible working and would welcome discussions around this

Informal enquiries and discussions are welcomed, please contact Mark Draper (Principal Psychologist), via  [email protected]  

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.