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This role is currently fixed term until 31st March 2026 with the intention that this period is used to evaluate and inform the transition to and adoption of a new Transfer of Care Hub model.Those with current NHS service will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before applying.This is an exciting opportunity to be able to contribute and shape the development of a Transfer of Care Hub within acute hospital sites across Dorset. You will provide a consistent presence within the acute hospitals for the Transfer of Care hub. You will work closely with the Cluster leads, acute hospital teams, social workers and community providers to ensure patients have a smooth transition onto the correct pathway contributing towards discharge and f...

Are you a compassionate individual looking to work in an outstanding rated Trust? Rowan Ward, based at Yeatman Community Hospital are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join their experienced team. As a Health Care Assistant, you will be working alongside a multi disciplinary team who provide excellent care to our 14 bedded stroke neurological patients and our end-of-life suite. Our End-of-Life Care achieved a nationally recognised platinum accreditation in the Gold Standard Framework award. Recently there has been significant investment to develop Dorset stroke services including development within our stroke rehabilitation beds based on Rowan team. We offer a structured induction programme and further career development opportunities after a year of service to explore enrolling on ...

Are you an established Practitioner (Nurse, Paramedic) looking to work in an outstanding CQC rated Trust? Dorset Healthcare are expanding the Community Intermediate Care Teams who deliver D2A, Admission avoidance, Frailty Hospital at Home and Urgent Community Response, we want you to join our dynamic, positive multi-professional team.As the Community Specialist Practitioner, you will provide support to adult patients in their own homes and care homes. You will promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting patients to remain at home whilst providing follow up appointments to help manage longer term rehabilitation. You will provide holistic clinical assessment, advice, and interventions to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and support timely discharges from Hospital w...

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated Therapy Lead to work for an outstanding Trust during a period of transformation, with proven commitment to collaborative working.This advertisement invites applicants who are interested in a Band 7 Team Leadership opportunities for a 1 year fixed term position. The Post is in Poole, and will include managaging the Inpatient Rehabilitation team at Alderney Hospital and providing an inreach service to Figbury Lodge. The successful candidates will have proven ability in delivery of clinical interventions to adult/elderly patients in need of :Urgent care to avoid admission to hospital, and/orRehabilitation and condition management for patients with long term conditions, and/orPlanning to support timely discharge of patients from an inpa...

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.Are you an experienced psychologist or psychological therapist looking for a new opportunity or more recently qualitied looking for an opportunity for professional development?We are looking for someone with a passion for working with those in mental health crisis, who enjoys collaborative working as part of an MDT, to join our Home Treatment Teamsas aPractitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist.Home Treatment Teams (East and West Dorset) provide short term intensive community care and treatment to those experiencing an acute and severe episode of mental illness, with the aims of supporting people to remain at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admission, and to facilitate earlier discharge from hospital.The post holde...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy team working for Dorset HealthCare University NHS Trust at Victoria Community Hospital in Wimborne . As a key member of the team you will find the experience challenging, rewarding and varied.You will be working in a supportive team and environment. The Outpatient Physiotherapy team have strong links to the local community in the area, linking with local leisure services and community groups. Within Dorset HealthCare Trust we work closely with the MSK Orthopaedic Interface service (known as Dorset MSK) and our local hospitals. Through these links, we can further your experience to expand your knowledge and skills and provide career development opportunities. As a U...

We are expanding our Intermediate Care Teams who deliver Discharge to Assess, Urgent Community Response and Frailty Hospital at Home (FH@H) and are looking for a Community Rehabilitation Assistant to join our team.As the Community Rehabilitation Assistant, you will provide support to adult patients in their own homes and Care homes. You will promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting patients to remain at home whilst being supported by a multi-disciplinary team. You will work with a team of Nurses and Therapists to set goals and assist patients to regain their independence. You will provide admin support to help ensure the efficient day to day running of the service. Strong communication skills and confident decision-making are a must for this role. You will be joining...

Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, dynamic, friendly innovative team? Due to internal promotions and reconfiguration of hours, opportunities have arisen for part time Physiotherapy hours at Portland, Blandford, Wareham, Swanage, Wimborne and St Leonard as part of the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy team working for Dorset HealthCare University NHS Trust. The Wareham/Swanage hours could also be appropriate for a band 5 Physiotherapist. As a key member of the team, you will find the experience challenging, rewarding, and varied.Within Dorset HealthCare Trust, we work closely with the MSK Orthopaedic Interface service (known as Dorset MSK) and our local hospitals. Through these links, we can further your experience to expand your knowledge and skills and provide career...

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, methodical minded person to join our Administration Team in the Dorset Wheelchair Service.You will work as part of an effective and responsive administration team supporting the clinical staff in their provision of NHS wheelchairs and associated equipment to clients.You will work within the team to support the provision of a reliable, flexible, high quality and proactive client orientated service.Working for the Dorset Wheelchair Service you will be part of a effective, enthusiastic, supportive team for the provision of wheelchairs to the clients of Dorset. Our organisation works hard to provide a service we are proud of that meets the needs of the clients and we work toward the standards requested by NHS England.Employment in this post requires...

Within the Intensive Psychological Therapies Service (IPTS) Team we are looking to recruit a Programme Co-Ordinator to facilitate the therapy treatment programme. We are looking for an organised, motivated, consistent and enthusiastic individual with excellent administrative skills. Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy are essential and there is a requirement to work with changing prioritiesThis is a training post with the opportunity to work towards a Band 5 over time dependent on training and performance. There will also be an opportunity to increase the hours worked. Initially this is a part-time position for 2 full days each week, working 9.00 to 17.00 on each day, based in Branksome Clinic.The successful candidate will need to multi-task and work flexibly to help manage the tea...

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.The Dorset Children and Young People's Speech and Language Therapy Service is seeking enthusiastic, forward thinking, team players to join our friendly and supportive team of speech and language therapists.Would you like to develop your specialist skills working with a varied client group which includes children and young people (0-19) with Developmental Language Disorder, Dysfluency, Selective Mutism, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia, Autism Spectrum Condition, Complex Needs, Speech Disorder and Speech and Language delay?An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 therapist maternity cover post in the Poole team. We are looking for therapists with some experience who would like to build on their skills with a new challenge. The rol...

There is an exciting opportunity for a Cleaner to support our services at Alumhurst road .The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for achieving a high standard of cleanliness in a clinical ward based environment and also non-clinical areas throughout the main hospital, ensuring that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained. Full on-site training is provided and PPE provision is also included.Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkwhich the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to ...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the busy and dynamic team working within the Sexual Health and Contraception Serviceat Weymouth.We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Sexual Health Nurse to join our friendly forward thinking team working 37.5 hours per week on a permanent basis.The role includes working in an integrated service in contraception and sexual health across our main hub in Weymouth, and occasionally our weekly clinics in Shaftesbury, Blandford and Bridport. We offer a wide range of clinics and sexual health support such as Genito-Urinary Medicine/STI screening, HIV & PrEP clinics, LGBTQ+ support clinics, contraceptive clinics, Dorset Working Women's Project, Early Medical Termination Service and Target Outreach Support for young people and schools. ...

The Dorset MSK administration team is currently looking to recruit a receptionist administrator to work 24 hours per week. The role includes dealing with a range of telephone queries, covering reception, arranging appointments on SystmOne, managing patient correspondence, data inputting and problem solving.You will need to be highly organized with excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to delivering a customer focused service. This is a very busy department and you will be required to effectively manage multiple and diverse work streams.The role will also require travelling to the Prince of Wales Surgery (Frederick Treves House) as and when required to cover reception. Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortu...

We are seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistant to join our friendly dedicated catering team at Alderney Hospital although you may be required to work at other local sites on occasion.Catering Assistants within the hospital have a key role in maintaining a high standard of meal provision to patients and make a valuable contribution in the wider care team that supports patients during their time in hospital. You should have good organisational and communication skills, be flexible in your approach to work whilst demonstrating an ability to work using your own initiative and work as part of a team.The successful applicant will be knowledgeable in hospital cleaning processes and have an awareness and understanding of Infection Prevention Control and COSHH.30 hours week Monda...

Are you an organised and motivated administrator looking for a rewarding role in healthcare?We are seeking a Team Administrator to support our Facilities Team in delivering a high-quality service across our organisation. You'll be based across two of our sites in the east of the county; St Ann’s and Alderney Hospital, Poole.As a Team Administrator you will have strong administrative skills, experience in finance-related tasks such as processing orders and invoices, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. You will be confident in IT skills, with experience of using databases and Microsoft Office, as well as experience of taking and transcribing meeting minutes in an accurate and timely manner.This is a full time role covering Monday to Friday, we would accept part...

There is an exciting opportunity for a Cleaner to support our services at Alumhurst road .The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for achieving a high standard of cleanliness in a clinical ward based environment and also non-clinical areas throughout the main hospital, ensuring that a clean, safe and comfortable environment is maintained. Full on-site training is provided and PPE provision is also included.Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkwhich the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to ...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to come and work within the East Way District Nursing Team. The team administrator is the face of the team, often being a patients first point of contact with the service. As a result we are looking for the successful candidate to be friendly, professional and able to work under pressure. Previous experience of SystmOne is beneficial but not essential.There are opportunities to develop within the role, and we have successfully supported previous administrators to go on to do their RGN training. This post is 32 hours per week. The post holder may be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who s...

Bridport Integrated Community Rehabilitation team are looking for an Occupational Therapist to work within the Multidisciplinary team on Colmers ward in Bridport Hospital and in the Community setting . We are a friendly and dynamic team, that are committed to providing high quality care to the through integrated and collaborative ways of working in conjunction with our colleagues in the Acute Hospitals, Primary Care and Social Care sectors.If you feel you meet the requirements above and enjoy working with people to promote independence and safety in the hospital and in their place of residence, then please contact us to find out more information.Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who ...

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.Dorset HealthCare are looking for a qualified nurse to join our Integrated Urgent Care Service as part of our supportive Community Night Nursing team!You will be joining a fantastic team who form part of the Dorset Integrated Urgent Care Service that is made up of a Multi disciplinary team of Nurses, Paramedics and GP's. You will deliver face to face nursing care to adults who have been referred to the team. We will be looking for you to provide autonomous nursing care with an HCA so you are always part of a supportive and collaborative unit. Our service comes equipped with three lease cars which are used during shift covering the whole of Dorset, driving is share in your pairing. The vehicles are stocked with essential nurs...

Assertive Outreach West have a great opportunity become available for a full-time permanent position. We are seeking a registered Mental Health Practitioner to fulfil this role.The post is an exciting opportunity to broaden skills within the Community expanding current knowledge and competence working with clients who have a severe and enduring mental illness. We as a team encourage social inclusion and working with the client to live the best life that they can.The role is not exclusively for Band 6 and we would be willing to consider a band 5 position for the right candidate.We look forward to a motivated candidate joining our well-established team in meeting the needs of our service users. You will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary team made up of Consultant ...

We are offering a 1 year fixed term vacancy for a B7 HCPC registered Dietitian to support the delivery of nutritional care within the inpatient mental health service at Dorset HealthCare. This role covers working age adults and older adults wards. This role provides an exciting opportunity for service improvement and is suitable for a Band 6 looking for new upskilling opportunities in mental health dietetics.We are offering a great opportunity for a role with a focus on the development of dietetic skills in mental health. We offer the post holder an opportunity to work closely with the inpatient multi-disciplinary teams supporting the physical health agenda for people with a mental health diagnosis, such as dementia, severe mental illness, depression and anxiety, providing expert advice to...

Dorset HealthCare are looking for a cleaner to join the friendly Facilities team, based at Sentinel House, Nuffield Industrial Estate. The cleaner role includes general cleaning duties of all areas within the site. We are looking for a reliable and motivated individual to join our supportive team. Training is provided as part of your role and all uniform is supplied.This role is a part time role Monday to Friday 3.5 hours per day (17.5 hours per week). These hours can be flexible and either worked in the morning or evening, i.e. 16.00-19.30 or 07.00 - 10.30This role involves working autonomously, and will require a conscientious, hard working, focussed individual with a flexible approach, good communication skills and the ability to use your own initiative.Good pay rates, 27 day annual l...

Are you looking to develop your expertise within rehabilitation?We are excited to announce that we have a fixed-term Band 6 Occupational Therapist position within the Alderney Inpatient Therapy Team working 25 hours a week. The Therapy Team provide rehabilitation for patients at Alderney Hospital and the D2A beds currently at Figbury Lodge Care Home. The post will involve managing a case load of patients for a period of assessment and rehabilitation, optimising function and supporting their transition back home.The cohort of patients offers experience of working with wide ranging pathologies including orthopaedics, frailty, amputees, PD and neurological conditions. You will work closely with MDT colleagues and the wider therapy team to complete multifactorial assessments and comprehensive ...

Are you an enthusiastic support worker? The Home Treatment team in West Dorset are looking for a Support Time Recovery Worker to join!As a support time recovery worker, you will offer support to a range of clients experiencing acute mental health difficulties and carry out assigned tasks as identified by the registered nursing staff in relation to patient needs. You will give time to individuals to promote their recovery and assist them to remain in the least restrictive environment whilst they recover. Driving is an essential as you will be visiting patients in their own home in locations across the county of Dorset to support their recovery in line with an agreed care plan and prevent hospital admission.You will work in a supportive multi-disciplinary team and have the opportunity to dev...

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team providing Newborn Hearing Screening for babies across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and the rural West of Dorset. We would like to recruit either existing screeners wishing to screen in the Dorset Site or those new to screening who have an interest in working with families with newborn babies.We wish to recruit to a 25hr post worked over 5 days Monday to Friday. The hours worked will be from 9am to 2pm each day.You will join a small team of ten people who work closely together to ensure we offer this important screening service to all new babies in Dorset. Although we all work remotely, travelling directly from home to clinics in the community each day, we keep in close communication throughout using all the digital resources provided – and...

A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.The Community Therapy Team for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are looking to recruit a Band 6 Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist to provide maternity leave cover for up to 30 hours per week until March 2026. This is an excellent opportunity if you are an experienced band 5 and are looking for developmental band 6 experience, or if you are already working as a band 6 therapist and are looking for a new opportunity or wish to enhance your skills and experience working in the community.We offer employment in a dynamic team, of Rehabilitation Assistants, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, including Band 7 Clinical Specialists, and two Band 7 Team Leads. We are experts in Community Rehabilitation, and have area...

IUCS Single Point of Access Call AdvisorDo you want to make a difference? Are you looking for a role with less physical demands and a varied workload? We have exciting opportunities for reliable and passionate Health Advisors within our Single Point of Access Team.We offer various full-time and part-time shift patterns – please see attached rotas and unsocial hours allowance as per section 2 Agenda for ChangeAs an NHS SPoA Call Advisor, you will provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery, considering people’s safety, privacy and dignity at all times. You will be responsible for taking accurate details from Health Care Professionals and inputting referrals to be sent to the appropriate team.Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to...

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, professional individual to come and work with our amazing District Nursing Teams across Poole Bay area to support the health of our community.We have a Part-time vacancy in the Shore District Nursing team working from Parkstone Towers Medical CentreAs a community staff nurse you will be providing nursing care to patient in their own home. We provide a wide and varied level of care to patient in their home. This means we have highly skilled workforce, successful candidates will be supported with upskilling and training. There will be an expectation for the successful candidates to work weekends, late shifts and bank holidays pro rata. Our late shift covers until 8pm. We would welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and we provide a very c...

Do you have lived experience of the criminal justice system, mental health issues, substance misuse, being in care, being arrested, appearing in Court or being in prison? Are you interested in helping other people who are experiencing similar issues? Would you like to gain a Level 3 Peer Worker qualification whilst working in a service which has recently been given a silver award for employing people with lived experience? If so, the Dorset Integrated Non-Custodial Service is looking for an Apprentice Lived Experience Peer Workers who are able to draw upon and share their experiences in order to inspire and support others in similar situations.The Dorset Integrated Non-Custodial Service provides support for adults and children who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System, inclu...

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator to join a friendly and proficient administration team, supporting clinicians who deliver Children & Young People's Health Visiting Service.We are looking for someone with good IT skills, strong time management, great interpersonal & communication skills.You will be a pivotal point of contact for people accessing the service and as such you will need to have a friendly approach & be able to build effective working relationships between yourself, colleagues & the wider service usersIt is an interesting and varied role and we’d like to find someone with good humour who enjoys the challenge of a busy working environment. Daily tasks will involve communicating with service users, signposting, using excel, capturing data, managing...

Dorset Healthcare is responsible for administering vaccinations for adults and children as part of the biggest vaccination programme in history.We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to support our vaccination teams across the Dorset county to deliver a variety of vaccines.We’re looking for a proactive and caring HealthCare Assistant who is wanting to support the vaccination team at various sites across the county. We offer flexible working where possible.Vaccination clinics are currently run at the following locations:Bournemouth Vaccination Centre (KPU)Wareham HospitalLinden Unit, Weymouthother locations throughout Dorset according to demand, and we do offeroccasional support to other IVS teamsAll successful applicants will be required to work at all sites and so it is essential to b...

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Therapy Assistant to join the Dorset Pain Management Service. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working with patients with long term conditions but if not please do get in touch anyway and have a chat as full training and support will be provided.The post holder will work alongside clinical staff but also carry a caseload providing individual and group programmes of care to support individuals to self-manage their persistent pain and improve their quality of life. The post holder will be expected to support people face to face in clinic, online and also in their own homes/community settings.The Therapy Assistant will deliver therapeutic plans and interventions with the supervision of the clinical team.Full traini...

If you are looking for a challenging, varied and rewarding job this could be the post for you and we would welcome you to come and meet us and apply.We are looking for someone who is reliable, committed, dynamic, and a motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work.Having experience of working in a community mental health environment would be useful, but not essential, you will need to be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery within your work with service users. The Acute Day service works with individuals struggling with their mental health on both a one to one basis and through therapeutic groups. The successful applicant would be expected to carry a small caseload and work collaboratively with their pati...

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Therapy Team based within the East Dorset Locality. The role is to provide Occupational Therapy treatment to patients with acute illness to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital, facilitate complex discharges from hospitals and support patients with Long Term Conditions, predominately working within the community but may need to work on the ward within the local Community Hospital. You will need to hold a valid UK Driving License and have access to a car.As a Band 6 OT you will have the opportunity to:· Develop your discipline specific skill.· Develop skills in holistic assessing beyond the scope of your traditional Occupational Therapy practice.· Devel...

Are you a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with a genuine passion for supporting those in mental health crisis?We would welcome experienced registrants or those seeking a development pathway from Band 5 to 6. A £3,000 Recruitment Premium lump sum on commencement of employment and thereafter a further £1,500 Retention Premium (pro-rata) per annum, paid in equal monthly instalments provided you remain in post and subject to review by the Trust.Connection is Dorset’s 24/7 open access mental health crisis service,Access Mental Health Dorset. Connection is moving forward, this is a time to join us for the next stages of our service development; increasing face to face community assessment work and working collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure people in ment...

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Therapy Team based within the East Dorset Locality. The role is to provide Occupational Therapy treatment to patients with acute illness to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital, facilitate complex discharges from hospitals and support patients with Long Term Conditions, predominately working within the community but may need to work on the ward within the local Community Hospital. You will need to hold a valid UK Driving License and have access to a car.As a Band 6 OT you will have the opportunity to:· Develop your discipline specific skill.· Develop skills in holistic assessing beyond the scope of your traditional Occupational Therapy practice.· Devel...

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Intermediate Care Rehabilitation Therapy Team based at Blandford in North Dorset. The role is to provide Occupational Therapy treatment to patients with acute illness to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital, facilitate complex discharges from hospitals and support patients with Long Term Conditions, predominately working within the community but may need to work on the ward within our Community Hospital. You will need to hold a valid UK Driving License and have access to a car.As a Band 6 OT you will have the opportunity to:• Develop your discipline specific skill.• Develop skills in holistic assessing beyond the scope of your traditional Occupational Therapy practice.• Develop your supervisory, leadership an...

Do you have an interest and experience supporting those in mental health crisis? Connection is looking for Mental Health Support Workers to join their team.Connection is Dorset’s 24/7 open access mental health crisis service, Access Mental Health Dorset.You will handle telephone calls into the service, providing support and brief interventions to callers. You will need to be a great listener, with excellent communication skills, able to think flexibly and adapt to the situation, offer appropriate advice, with empathy, compassion and expertise. You should have good working knowledge of local statutory and non-statutory services. You will also need to be able to recognise safeguarding and safety concerns and communicate clearly in escalating to the registered practitioners. You will be part...