Detailed job description
and main 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.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old 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
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Training
Essential criteria
1. Registered practitioner to degree/diploma level
2. Membership of the relevant Professional Body
3. Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
4. Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
5. Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role
Job Specific Experience
Essential criteria
6. Supervised experience gained during clinical placements
7. Ability to mentor students / supervise other junior staff
8. Experience of contributing to the management of change
9. Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of practice
10. Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
11. Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
Desirable criteria
12. Recent previous experience within a comparable role
Managerial/Supervisory
Essential criteria
13. Experience of demonstrating duties to junior staff
Desirable criteria
14. Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
15. Evidence of demonstrating the Trust’s values and behaviours.
16. Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
17. Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities.
18. Able to analyse and assess situations and to interpret potentially conflicting situations and determine appropriate action, where there is a range of options and judgement is required.
19. Experience of planning and organising ongoing activities, e.g. organise own time and that of junior staff and learners,
20. Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
21. Knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to practice
22. Willingness to advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence