Healthset is a joint programme across four trusts in Dorset and Somerset to deliver a shared electronic health record (EHR) for acute, community and mental health services, working with our system provider, Epic. This once-in-a-generation programme will transform how information is recorded, shared and accessed, enabling colleagues to spend less time working around systems and more time caring.

Our teams deliver safe, compassionate care every day, but we still rely on multiple systems, separate records and paper processes. This can mean patients repeating their story and colleagues spending valuable time duplicating work or managing gaps in information. For our digital teams, this means managing multiple legacy systems and data sources to support users to deliver services.

Healthset is our shared response. By introducing one EHR across our organisations, we will support more joined up working, safer decision-making and better use of information, freeing up more time for care.

This ambitious programme will fundamentally change how health and care is delivered across Dorset and Somerset in a way that is clinically and financially sustainable. We will be guided by doing the right thing for our patients, carers, people and communities, while creating a working environment that better supports our colleagues.

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Current vacancies

Lead Subject Matter Expert Advert - Deadline for Applications Extended to Wednesday 17 June 2026

After an initial recruitment period for the Lead SME roles, we are reviewing the applications we have already received. Thank you to everyone who applied.

There are likely to be some gaps in coverage of particular specialties/departments given the breadth of areas covered. We have therefore re-opened applications for all Lead SME roles in parallel with our review of applications received to date. If you are interested, but missed the original deadline, please put your application in as soon as possible so that it can be considered alongside the applications that we have already received. Where there are gaps with particular specialties/departments we will provide updates on our intranet pages so that you can encourage colleagues to apply.

For full information on Lead SME and SME roles, please use the links below:

Lead Subject Matter Expert (Lead SMEs)

Commitment of initially 8-10 hours/week. The new deadline for applications is Wednesday 17 June 2026.

For more details, click here.

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Ad hoc commitment of up to 1-2 hours/week. These roles remain open until 31 August 2026.

For more details, click here.