We’re looking for professionally qualified social workers, nurses or allied health professionals, with knowledge of NHS Personal Health Commissioning or NHS Continuing Health Care and the associated procedures and practices.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference to people’s lives when they are at their most vulnerable.

Our team is expanding and if you want to be at the forefront of providing high quality, efficient and sustainable services for people in the community, we would love you to join us.

We are looking for people who are passionate about providing outstanding person-centred support and making a difference to peoples lives.

You will excel at building relationships with people based on partnership and respect. You must be able to work flexibly and autonomously and work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and Health and Social Care practitioners.

Qualifications

You will need to be educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in the specialist area. You need to hold a nursing or social worker qualification or be a allied health professional E.g. occupational health, physiotherapy etc. and be registered with a professional body.

Knowledge of NHS Continuing Health Care or NHS Personal Health Commissioning and associated procedures and practices is also necessary for these roles. You must also have evidence of Continued Professional Development.

Experience

You will have extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through experience and training plus further specialist knowledge of the Personal Health Commissioning or Continuing Healthcare process. You will have previous experience of working within a busy environment with ever changing priorities or of of working in a health environment.

Please see vacancies for further in-depth information regarding individual roles.

The personal health commissioning team is part of NHS Dorset that works with people eligible for Continuing Health Care Funding.

The team is a friendly, welcoming group with a wide range of skills and experience.

We undertake assessments and reviews and source care for individuals eligible for continuing healthcare, funded nursing care, joint funding, section 117 aftercare, complex rehabilitation and children and young people’s continuing care.

At the core of everything they do is a passion for helping people when they’re at their most vulnerable, and a drive to develop innovative ways to improve services.

We pride ourselves on taking a person-centred approach to establishing how the individual needs of patients we support are best met.

Working at NHS Dorset

NHS Dorset promotes a good work/life balance, and part time/flexible working may be considered for the right candidates. We operate on a model of hybrid working, so you have the option to work from home alongside your time in the office.

Your professional development is important to us and we offer opportunities for our staff, whatever their professional background, to take part in peer development networks and to access training and learning opportunities to support continued their professional registration and career development.

NHS Dorset is committed to the wellbeing of its staff and has a strong programme of wellbeing support which includes time given to each member of staff every week to use flexibly for their wellbeing.

Our wellbeing champions provide resources to promote wellness. We offer team members the opportunity to work flexibly to support a good work life balance.