Job summary
- Main area
- Orthopaedic Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP04659
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapist - Trauma Orthopaedics Band 6
Band 6
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 £250m estates 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.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and dynamic Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Teams at Poole Hospital.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our team and you will have past experience in Orthopaedic physiotherapy. The team is passionate about teaching and development.
The post holder will be primarily based in the Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Team working on the wards of a Major Trauma Unit, within the Wessex Trauma Network. The post will involve working with service users with a range of complex presentations including Fractured Neck of Femur, Multi-trauma and Spinal fractures.
This position is for a permanent full time Senior Physiotherapist within Trauma Orthopaedic therapy. The role will be based at Poole Hospital initially before services move to Bournemouth in Jan 2026. Working patterns will vary but will be across 7 days, include some evening, bank holidays and respiratory on-call as rostered.
Base Location: Poole Hospital/Bournemouth Hospital
Main duties of the job
The therapy team has been integral to recent service developments, including the implementation of new therapy pathways and excellent multidisciplinary teamwork. On-going work on the Trust’s transformation of services will provide exciting developmental opportunities in the future, working towards the team’s move to Royal Bournemouth site in the future.
You will be highly organised and have the ability to independently manage a busy clinical caseload. You will be involved in staff supervision and training, quality improvement projects and service development. You will be forward thinking, flexible in your approach to work and have excellent communication skills. You will flourish in the team environment and have well developed supervision skills. Support of junior staff is an important aspect of this position. You will have previous experience of working as a Physiotherapist, across a variety of clinical areas as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the physiotherapy assessment and treatment of a range of clinical conditions. You will be well supported by your fellow Physiotherapy colleagues and necessary training will be provided.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
This service has a planned move from Poole site to Bournemouth site in 2026
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons)/MSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy or equivilant.
- HPC Registration
- Evidence of C.P.D
Desirable criteria
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of appropriate clinical interest group.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in orthopaedics, managing orthopaedic patients with a variety of conditions.
- Experience in the training, supervision and mentoring of less experienced therapists.
- Experience of service initiation and development.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical service improvement.
- Experience as a clinical educator.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly developed communication skills.
- High level orthopaedic assessment and treatment skills.
- Experienced in goal setting and analysis of performance.
- Good teaching ability/ education experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High level knowledge of orthopaedic conditions, treatment and interventions
- Sound knowledge of evidence based practise and its application within a service.
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexibility to respond to urgent requests, changes to plans etc;
- Excellent organisational skills, managing own workload and assisting others with theirs.
- Able to work in stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and emotive situations successfully.
- Highly developed verbal & written communication skills.
- Ability to drive and hold a clean drivers licence
Desirable criteria
- Excellent presentation skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Bones
- Job title
- Orthopaedic Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 3067
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