Specialist Practitioner - Home Treatment Team | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 p.a.
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Dorchester, DT2 9TB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you a highly motivated, reliable and dynamic registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with experience of working with people suffering with mental health? An opportunity has arisen within the Home Treatment Team.

The Home Treatment Team works closely with the community mental health teams and the inpatient units to provide a period of intervention to a range of people experiencing acute mental health difficulties to avoid the need for hospital admission or to reduce the length of stay.

As a Clinical Practice Specialist Practitioner, you will provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multidisciplinary care team. You will plan, implement, and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings. Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners. You will receive supervision, support, and training to develop your skills within this role.

This post is full-time hours however part-time hours would be considered. The Home Treatment team is a 7 day a week service including public holidays, operating from 09:00 - 22:00.

We work on rota basis 09:00 - 17:00 / 14:00 - 22:00. We would consider a 9-5 duty role worked over the 5-day working week Monday to Friday. Your work base will be Forston Clinic, Dorchester DT2 9TB.

Driving is essential for this role. You will be required to have a full and valid UK driving licence and to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.

As part of the team assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist treatment and care to people on an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to advance your own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through advanced educational programmes.

Be able to recognise, assess, and manage risk across the immediate and wider working environment and make appropriate decision autonomously ensuring statutory requirements are met.

Offer your support in the management of change through strategic thinking, use of negotiating skills, self-awareness and communication.

Understand and evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, root cause analysis and dealing with complaints.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

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 create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contactdhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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