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
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
2. Relevant managerial or project management qualification to diploma level or equivalent experience
3. Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role
Desirable criteria
4. Pathways trained or working towards.
Job specific experience
Essential criteria
5. Previous line management experience
6. Experience of multi-disciplinary working
7. Recent previous experience within a comparable role
Desirable criteria
8. Experience at Practitioner Band 5 level
9. Experience of facilitating and managing change
Personal qualities/attributes
Essential criteria
10. Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation in both verbal and written form for example with staff, patients / service users, visitors or external organisations in the exchange of complex, sensitive or contentious information, which will require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills.
11. Able to analyse and assess sometimes challenging and complex situations requiring interpretation of potentially conflicting situations with the ability to make judgements on appropriate courses of action, requiring consideration of a range of options and the implications of each .
12. Experience of planning and organising complex activities such as organising own time and that of junior staff and learners, planning off duty rota and undertaking discharge planning involving co-ordination with other agencies.
MANAGERIAL/SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
13. Previous line management experience