Home Treatment Team Practitioner Psychologist / Psychological TherapistinPooleinPoolePUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
At Dorset HealthCare, we value your professional growth. You will receive direct support from our Principal Psychologist, along with opportunities for ongoing training, supervision, and career development. With a commitment to flexible working arrangements, we support your work-life balance while offering a stunning office view – whether it's the rolling countryside or breathtaking sea views. Join us to not only enhance your career, but also to be part of a compassionate team dedicated to making a difference in the community. If you're ready to take the next step, we invite you to reach out for an informal chat or to apply today!
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 ourHome 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 linkAccess 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.
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.
- Acommitment to enabling flexible workingand would welcome discussions around this
Informal enquiries and discussions are welcomed, please contact Mark Draper (Principal Psychologist), via
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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.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact
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