Specialist Doctor - General Adult CMHT | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry? We are seeking a full time Specialist Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry in our Christchurch and Southbourne Community Mental Health Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated psychiatrist to join us and play a key role in shaping and developing services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Community Mental Health Framework.

As a Specialist Doctor you’ll provide assessment and ongoing care for service users, along with advice and guidance to local GP’s and clinical leadership of the multi-professional team. You'll be invited to join the East Dorset middle grade on-call rota. The on call rota is Dorset wide and paid at 3% on call availability supplement plus 1 additional programme activities (APA) for full time participation.

We offer a recruitment and retention payment of £10,000 to be paid in monthly instalments for the first year of employment, together with a generous relocation package of up to £10,000 if you are looking to make the move to beautiful Dorset. In addition, we are committed to supporting to flexible working, alongside excellent opportunities for career development and the wide-ranging benefits of NHS employment.

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We would be delighted to discuss how together we might design this role around you and your specialist interests. We are committed to enabling flexible working and would welcome a discussion on how this could be achieved for you. For an informal discussion please contact Dr Gary Wong; Medical Lead Adult Community Mental Health Service;gary.wong@nhs.net/ 01935 816 552.

The Christchurch and Southbourne Community Mental Health Team are a large multidisciplinary team, which consists of a mix of highly experienced and skilled staff, as well as new staff who are bringing drive, creativity, and new ways of working. This includes an operational team leader, an ACP, CCO posts, dedicated duty workers, support workers, psychology, and a very experienced admin team. We also have social workers who are part of the wider team.

As a Specialist Doctor you’ll provide cross cover for annual, study and emergency sick leave with the Specialist Dr/Associate Specialist for neighbouring Bournemouth East CMHT.

The Trust supports specialist doctors in their professional career development and we pride on the learning and development and peer support that is available to specialist doctors. The post attracts 10 days per year of study leave and an annual study leave budget of up to £1000.

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.

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 dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jun 2026