# ARRS Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/arrs-assistant-practitioner/50808ca4-2e1d-4a5e-8beb-fe8e389f140a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/arrs-assistant-practitioner/50808ca4-2e1d-4a5e-8beb-fe8e389f140a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Ann's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £17,035 - £18,694 p.a. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-04T10:13:21.859Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Shaftesbury/Dorset_HealthCare_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Primary_care/Primary_care-v8234973 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234973?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing? Dorset HealthCare is looking for a compassionate and motivated ARRS Assistant Practitioner to join our Primary Care Mental Health Team within The Vale Primary Care Network. This is a part time position for 22.5 hours a week to spread across 4-5 days flexibly between face to face and remote appointments. Working alongside Mental Health Practitioners and partner organisations, you will support people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties through assessment, brief interventions, health promotion, and community-based support. You will help individuals build confidence, improve wellbeing, access local services, and achieve meaningful recovery goals. We are looking for someone who has the ability to work autonomously in a range of settings. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, make a real difference in local communities, and contribute to innovative, patient-centred care. If you have experience supporting people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to recovery-focused practice please do apply. Please note that applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately not eligible for this position. ### Main duties of the job As an ARRS Assistant Practitioner, you will support individuals experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties to improve their wellbeing, build resilience, and achieve personal recovery goals. Working within a multidisciplinary Primary Care team, you will deliver brief interventions, provide psychoeducation, promote self-management techniques, and support lifestyle changes that enhance mental and physical health. You will help people access community resources, social support networks, voluntary sector services, and wellbeing activities that reduce isolation and encourage independence. The role involves developing positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers, undertaking brief assessments, maintaining accurate records, and working collaboratively with GPs, Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers, and partner organisations. Playing a key role in promoting recovery, social inclusion, and compassionate community-based care while ensuring services are person-centred, accessible, and responsive to local needs. Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. ### 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. We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role. All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals 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 dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS **Essential** - Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively. - Subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business. ### INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / RESOURCES **Essential** - Experience of electronic patient / service user record systems, data entry and reporting - Written communication skills to enable completion of records **Desirable** - An understanding of the Mental Health services - Awareness of local services and the ability to promote close working relationships with outside agencies ### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare, equivalent, or willingness to work towards achieving this - Working knowledge, focussing on recovery of people mental health difficulties to a diploma level or equivalent demonstrable experience - Commitment to undertake Continuing Personal Development **Desirable** - Basic level of knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act ### EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Recent experience of working in mental health services with this client group - Genuine interest and motivation to work with people experiencing mental health issues - Ability to form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers - Ability to acknowledge and promote diversity, ensuring anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities - Ability to act calmly in emergency situations and respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour - Ability to work autonomously and unsupervised in a range of settings **Desirable** - Experience of dealing with emotional distress - Experience of supporting socially isolated people ## Documents - [dbs information (pdf, 22.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2340) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 316.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=695) - [pay scales from 1 april 2025 (pdf, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1941) - [applications recruitment flowchart (pdf, 434.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=866) - [152-m274.26 - arrs assistant practitioner, band 4 - jd&ps (pdf, 740.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589317) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.