Mental Health Practitioner - Community Mental Health Rehab Team West

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking Mental Health Practitioners to provide rehabilitation support to individuals with complex psychotic illnesses. The role involves working as part of a multidisciplinary team, managing a caseload of clients, and providing high-quality, person-centered care. Candidates should possess experience in mental health care and demonstrate strong leadership skills. The position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on individuals' lives within the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong leadership and supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, recovery-focused approach to individuals.
• Act as a clinical role model and support junior team members.
• Promote safe working environments and collaborate with other agencies.

Job description

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.

Nationally it has been recognised that rehabilitation is an important clinical area that supports longer term recovery for people experiencing complex psychotic illnesses.

The CRT supports people who are negatively impacted by disabilities related to serious mental illness who may be treatment resistant or who have previously spent long periods in hospital. It aims to support people regain improved quality of life through independence and engagement in meaningful activities.

The CRT West team is based at Forston Clinic. We offer a pan Dorset service (barr BCP) and as such all staff will be provided with appropriate IT equipment.

All post holders will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team that may include Mental Health Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychology Assistants, Support Time Recovery Workers, Employment Specialists, Social Workers, Care Managers, Admin Assistants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Medical Staffing.

This post works between the hours of Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, flexibility will be considered.

The caseload numbers will reflect the complexity of the client base that Mental Health Practitioners will be care coordinating in the community. It is anticipated that these clinicians will manage between 10 and 12 clients in the community including those transitioning from Inpatient Rehabilitation Services.

Responsibilities

• To provide a high quality, recovery focused and person centred approach to a caseload of individuals which always considers people’s safety, their potential and hopes, privacy and dignity and supports individuals to maximise their independence and connections within their community.
• To act as a clinical role model providing leadership, support and day to day supervision to junior members of the team, facilitating effective working within the team and collaborative and multidisciplinary working.
• To support the development of staff and assist them in meeting work demands in providing a high quality patient experience and contributing to the continuous development of rehabilitation services to the people of Dorset.
• Promote a safe working environment for all.
• Work effectively with other agencies to support individuals in the community in order to provide holistic care and support in line with best practice guideline and evidence.

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 using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over‑reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, 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 contact [e-mail].

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.