Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Doctor in Community Adult Mental Health
The closing date is 29 November 2026

Job summary
Are you a Specialty Doctor in Psychiatry looking to join a supportive community mental health team? We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Specialty Doctor to join our Turbary Park sector of Bournemouth West Community Mental Health Team, providing comprehensive community-based services to patients registered with GP practices across Bournemouth.

You will join an established medical team of four full-time psychiatrists and a GP trainee working within the wider Bournemouth West Community Mental Health Team, which provides comprehensive community mental health services to a locality population of 79,000 patients aged 18 to 65.

The Bournemouth West Community Mental Health Team consists of Turbary Park Centre (TPC) and Hahnemann House (HH) sector teams. Both teams are clinically led by senior Associate Specialist Psychiatrists, each supported by a Specialty Doctor. The teams share duty and emergency rotas for medical and non-medical staff.

We offer a £10,000 Recruitment and Retention Payment, paid monthly during your first year in post, alongside a relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are relocating to Dorset.

Interested in finding out more? We'd love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about the role please contact either:

• Alex Molland, Service Manager - alexander.molland@nhs.net
• Dr Gary Wong, Lead Consultant for Community Adult Mental Health - gary.wong@nhs.net

Main duties of the job
As the Specialty Doctor you will work as part of the clinical team providing assessment, treatment and care planning for patients accepted by the team. The ability to work closely and cooperatively with members of the multidisciplinary team is an essential and integral part of the post. You will be Section 12 approved or eligible for approval within six months.

There is also an opportunity to participate in the voluntary middle grade (first on-call) rota in East Dorset, staffed by SAS doctors and ST4 to ST6 doctors. Participation attracts additional on-call payments of 2% plus 1 PA.

We recognise the importance of supporting your professional development and revalidation. The post includes 1.5 core SPA sessions each week, dedicated to activities such as continuing professional development (CPD) and clinical audit.

You will provide cross-cover for annual leave, study leave and emergency sick leave with the Specialty Doctor based in the Hahnemann House sector team. These cover arrangements will take account of the other medical staff within the locality team.

About us
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 be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year, p.a pro rata for part time.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 152-ME19.26

Job locations
Turbary Park Centre, Bournemouth West CMHT, 98 Turbary Park Avenue, Bournemouth BH11 8SR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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 candidates 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 dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Person Specification
Qualifications/Training

• Essential: General medical qualification e.g. MBBS, or equivalent and hold a Licence to Practise.

Experience

• Essential: A minimum of four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in Psychiatry or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Psychiatry and preferably have at least two years of working experience in Community and Inpatient Psychiatry.
• Desirable: Section 12/AC approval is not essential at the time of recruitment but is desired. The post holder will be supported to apply for Section/AC status if they are interested.

Clinical Skills

• Essential: High levels of competence in diagnosis, risk assessment, care planning and prescribing.

Leadership Skills

• Essential: Able to provide clinical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Desirable: Able to prioritise work to meet competing clinical demands.

Organisational Skills

• Essential: Have good organisational skills and able to organise own work.

Clinical Governance

• Essential: Understand and actively support the principles of Clinical Governance including audit and outcome measures.
• Desirable: Demonstrate a good understanding of continuing professional development needs and revalidation.

Management Skills

• Essential: Understand the importance of working with managers in the interest of good patient care.

Self-Awareness

• Essential: Have an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses and how these attributes affect professional functioning.
• Desirable: Have an understanding of the stresses involved in being a specialty doctor and how to manage these appropriately.

Team Work

• Essential: Understand principles of multi-disciplinary team working. Demonstrate ability to work as a member of a team and to liaise effectively with colleagues within the hospital.

Working with Patients and Carers

• Essential: Demonstrate a good understanding of how to work in partnership with patients and carers.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Psychiatrist Poole CMHT, Dr Rodi Karadimova, rodi.karadimova@nhs.net, 01202305089

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