Join our Medical team

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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.

Making a Difference
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Looking for a new chapter - there is something for everybody in Dorset

Medical vacancies

If you are looking for a role within our medical directorate and cannot see a vacancy on our website please send your CV to: dhc.careers@nhs.net

Interested in joining our team or want to learn more? Informal enquiries and visits are always welcome, contact us anytime, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Benefits

You will be offered the opportunity to join the county-wide consultant on-call rota. This attracts a 3% on-call availability supplement, along with the appropriate remuneration for on-call duties.

All Senior Doctors benefit from Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for revalidation activity, such as continuing professional development (CPD), audit and job planning.

Minimum SPA time is guided by your weekly clinical sessions.

Enjoy 30 days of study leave, with Dorset Healthcare providing up to £3,000 in funding, all over a rolling 3-year period to support your ongoing development.

What our team say about working for us?

“I moved to Dorset after many years of working in London. The move has been everything that I had hoped for. I have enjoyed my clinical work in a rural community mental health team where I work with committed, fun, supportive colleagues who have the strongest commitment to patient care. I have had opportunities to develop but also to draw on the breadth of my past experience. Living with the New Forest, Poole Harbour, the Purbecks and of course a beach on my doorstep has been a step-change in terms of quality of life and access to the cycling, watersports and other sports which I love.”

Dr Dudley Manns
Interim Medical Director - Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

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“I joined Dorset Healthcare 10 years ago to work in the community hospitals. I love working with the MDT to achieve the right results for our patients.”

Dr Andrew Dean,
Medical Director & Deputy CMO Integrated Community Services and Physical Health

A person with a beard wearing a suitAI-generated content may be incorrect. “My job in Dorset healthcare is fascinating, stimulating and there are no dull days. I work with some truly brilliant people and the focus on training and education bring great interest. During my time in Dorset Healthcare, I have had so many opportunities for involvement in innovation and service development”

Dr John Stephens,
Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist

Employee Benefits

You will be offered the opportunity to join the county-wide consultant on-call rota. This attracts a 3% on-call availability supplement, along with the appropriate remuneration for on-call duties.

All Senior Doctors benefit from Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for revalidation activity, such as continuing professional development (CPD), audit and job planning.

Minimum SPA time is guided by your weekly clinical sessions:

Sessions Per Week	Minimum SPA Time
7 - 10	1.5
5 - 6.9	1.25
4 - 4.9	1
< 4	Individually agreed

Enjoy 30 days of study leave, with Dorset Healthcare providing up to £3,000 in funding, all over a rolling 3-year period to support your ongoing development.

Annual Leave

Junior Doctors: 27 days (on first appointment to the NHS), plus 8 bank holidays. This rises to 32 days after 5 years’ service.

Specialty & Specialist Doctors: 27 days plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 32 days after 2 years in grade and further rising to 34 days after 7 years in grade.

Consultants: 32 days plus 8 bank holidays. This rises to 34 days after 7 years in grade.

Relocation

If you are thinking about relocating to Dorset, rest assured we will support you with our relocation package of up to £10,000 (available to new staff who are appointed to posts that have been designated as 'hard to recruit to' where they meet the eligibility criteria).