We recently went into partnership with Bournemouth University and, with the merger of Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, became University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust this is a really exciting time to join us!

Our ambitious multi-million pound plans to develop our sites are well underway, including developing RBH as the major acute and emergency hospital in East Dorset, PH as the major planned care hospital, and ambitious plans for Christchurch to support on-going patient treatment.

Joining UHD gives you the opportunity to enjoy all that Dorset has to offer. Bournemouth is a vibrant university town , and Poole has a large natural harbour and is perfect for water sports or relaxing at a quayside restaurant.

With both the New Forest and Isle of Purbeck on our doorstep, over 7 miles of stunning sandy beaches and coastal paths, we are located within an area of amazing beauty providing a great place for you to achieve your rewarding work life balance.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist looking to pursue their career within acute therapies. This post is a developmental role within the Acute Therapy Team, where once you have met the appropriate objectives you will progress to a band 6 and join the existing rotations through medicine, critical care, cardiology, surgery, critical care follow up, respiratory outpatients and respiratory care.

During the first year of the post, the post holder will spend 1 day a week learning and developing their core physiotherapy skills in a variety of different clinical areas (DAIRS, Musculoskeletal, Neurotherapy, and the MacMillan Unit).

The post holder will be supported by an experienced team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, and will participate in the band 6 inservice training programme.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name Kat Upshall

Job title Clinical Lead Physiotherapist

Email address kathleen.upshall@uhd.nhs.uk

Telephone number 0300 019 4403

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We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network Group (LGBTQ+), European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Please note:

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations when service demands require it.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.