Mental Health Practitioner | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset Healthcare; Weymouth; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is seeking registered mental health professionals for a new crisis service in Weymouth. Responsibilities include providing mental health support, conducting assessments, and collaborating with peer specialists. Flexible part-time and full-time hours are available. The post will relocate to Weymouth in early 2026, with a generous relocation package offered.

Benefits

Relocation package of up to £5,000

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered mental health professional.
• Ability to provide clinical assessments and brief therapeutic interventions.
• Familiarity with accessing and liaising with other services.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health crisis support to visitors and carers.
• Identify attendees needing further clinical input and facilitate access to services.
• Support individuals in distress to utilize their resources.

Skills

Compassionate care

Crisis intervention

Clinical assessments

Collaboration with peer specialists

Job description

Overview

We are seeking compassionate, experienced registered mental health professionals to join the Retreat West team as we replace the service at Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester with a new location in Weymouth. The partnership between lived and clinical experience is fundamental to the ethos and values of the Retreats, where registered practitioners and peer specialists work together to offer open‑access crisis mental health service every evening, providing a welcoming, safe space for people without referral or judgement.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health crisis support to visitors and carers, including clinical assessments, brief therapeutic interventions, advice and signposting.
• Use professional judgement to identify those attending the Retreat who may need further clinical input, risk assessment, and treatment beyond what the Retreat can offer and support them to access other services, liaising as necessary.
• Support people in significant emotional distress to access their own resources and keep themselves safe.
• Work alongside peer specialists in a socially inclusive way, aligned with the principles of the retreat.

Employment Details

Full and part‑time hours are available (minimum 15 hours or two shifts per week). The service operates 365 days a year, with shift times set at 16:00 to midnight. All reasonable flexible working requests will be considered.

DBS Requirement

Employment requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service may present a valid DBS certificate instead of undergoing a new check.

Relocation

The post will move to Weymouth in early 2026. A generous relocation package of up to £5,000 is offered; for further details please e‑mail [e-mail].

About the Employer

At Dorset HealthCare we are on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through outstanding, joined‑up healthcare services. We run 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 are a dynamic, forward‑looking Trust, recognised for excellent patient and staff experience.