Overview
The job involves supporting the emotional needs of the children and young people from Dorset who have ME/CFS and delivering flexible, brief, evidence-based interventions. You will work alongside a specialist, experienced team.
This post is for an experienced practitioner who has the skills and experience to work psychologically with children and young people with ME/CFS who have complex needs.
This post is for 8.25 hours per week. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
Responsibilities
* Provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery, always considering people’s safety, privacy and dignity.
* Provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, and managing patients on a caseload as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.
* Provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of service users.
* Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
* Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
* Provide supervision, mentorship, training and support to other members of the team.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Experienced practitioner with the skills and experience to work psychologically with children and young people with ME/CFS who have complex needs.
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required. The Trust will cover the cost. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service may present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
* Applications from candidates that require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are ineligible to apply for this position.
About Dorset HealthCare
We’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through 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’ve been rated outstanding by the CQC in 2019 and demonstrate high levels of patient and staff satisfaction.
Additional information
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and contribute to our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise. For the main duties and responsibilities, please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application, ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
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Advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025.
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