Enhanced Clinical Practitioner

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (full flexibility required) Job
-SU05384

Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/01/2026 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

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 the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, 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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Trust's team of Enhanced Clinical Practitioners within the trauma department. At present the Poole Hospital site of UHD is the trauma centre for East Dorset, though this will be moving to the Bournemouth site in the Summer of 2026 and sees one of the highest number of fractured neck of femur admissions in the country therefore an interest in elderly trauma patients would be an advantage.

The trauma and orthopaedic ambulatory care unit (TOACU) is also presently situated on the Poole site to help with the same day emergency care of our trauma patients.

The post holder will initially be expected to work closely with the trauma medical team, TAC team, ward teams and the orthogeriatric team, as well as with other members of the multi-professional team. They will be required to rapidly and continuously evaluate the patient’s changing condition and responses to a range of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions and will modify plans of care for optimal patient outcome.

If you are an established or newly qualified Enhanced Clinical Practitioner with experience in Trauma, is self motivated, and possesses excellent communication and clinical skills then we welcome an application from you to join our team.

Interview Date:
Monday 9 February 2026

Please see the documents attached - Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new…