ARRS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner Nurse

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We have an exciting new opportunity to recruit two new permanent Specialist Mental Health Practitioners (nurse) to work part time in the Wimborne & Ferndown Primary Care Network which comprises GP Practices based in east Dorset. The successful candidate will be an experienced RMN Mental Health Practitioner with experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting.

• Provide proactive, high‑quality care to individuals identified as needing mental health support in a primary care setting.
• Collaborate across Primary Care, Secondary Mental Health Services and the wider Access Wellbeing offer as part of an Integrated Model of Care.
• Support the PCN clinical strategy by delivering targeted care to the local population.
• Facilitate onward access to secondary care‑based services, third sector services, and link with existing support services via the Primary Care Network.

• Part‑time 18.75 hours per week.
• Entry required:
  Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (cost covered by the Trust). Existing DBS certificate accepted if up‑to‑date.
• Must not require current healthcare worker sponsorship to work in the UK.
• Experience in a Primary Care or Community Mental Health Team setting.

This post is seeking a part‑time 18.75 hours candidate for Wimborne & Ferndown PCN.

At Dorset Health Care 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. The Trust has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC in 2019 and 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Part‑time

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care

Contact for further details or informal visits:
Name:
Cara Bissett

Job title:

Primary Care Mental Health Team Leader
Email:
Telephone:

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