Enhanced Clinical Practitioner - TAC Team

University Hospitals Dorset; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset in Bournemouth invites applications for an Enhanced Clinical Practitioner within the Trauma Assessment & Coordination (TAC) Team. This Band 7, full-time role requires flexible working across Bournemouth and Poole locations to support a transforming orthopaedic service.

The post focuses on advanced clinical practice, leadership within the TAC team, and delivering high-quality patient care across the trauma pathway.

Qualifications

• Current registration with relevant professional body.
• Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, Level 6 or equivalent experience.
• Recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent experience.
• Supplementary or Independent prescriber (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical assessments and care planning within Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Coordinate and support care delivery as part of the Trauma Assessment & Coordination (TAC) Team.
• Assist with service moves and cross-site coverage to meet demand.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team development and quality improvement.

Skills

Enhanced Clinical Practice

Mentoring

Independent prescribing

Clinical reasoning

Orthopaedics knowledge

Education

Current professional registration

Job description

Enhanced Clinical Practitioner - TAC Team

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Trauma & Orthopaedics Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (full flexibility required) Job ref 153-SU06766

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 15/10/2026

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.

Job overview

The Trauma & Orthopaedic department at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) delivers care to adult patients and the service is transforming in response to the needs of our community. Our team are always developing to be able to deliver safe, effective and patient centred care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive, highly motivated and passionate Enhanced Clinical Practitioner with excellent communication skills to take on the role of Enhanced Clinical Practitioner in the Trauma Assessment & Coordination Team (TAC team).

Working with the already established team we are seeking to recruit someone with the commitment to help us provide, develop and maintain a high quality service for patients their relatives and carers visiting the department.

The successful candidate will have previous trauma, orthopaedic and / or orthogeriatric (frailty) experience and meet the criteria of the job description and personal specification. We will also consider someone who is already on the ECP pathway.

Please note :Elective orthopaedics is currently based at Bournemouth hospital with plans to move to Poole Hospital as part of the restructuring of services across UHD and vice versa for Trauma. Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across both Trust locations to meet service demands.

Interview:15th October

Main duties of the job

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

Working for our organisation

As a Trust we are committed to personal and professional development, supporting staff to achieve their full potential. You will apply your theoretical knowledge to your practice, aspart of a wider multidisciplinary team, initiating and delivering care.

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 work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

NOTE This role is due to move to Poole Hospital in Spring 2027. See below for further details.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with relevant professional body.


• Enhanced Clinical Practice qualification, Level 6 or equivalent experience


• Recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent experience Relevant post‑graduate specialist Masters Level Advanced Clinical Practice course or already working towards


• Management and/or Leadership course relevant to healthcare environment.


• Supplementary or Independent prescriber

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing a discrete aspect of a patient’s care at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise within an orthopaedic context.


• Experience of managing change as part of service and practice development.


• Experience of regular participation in research and development, leading clinical audits in own specialist area.


• Experience of supervising, teaching, mentoring and developing staff.


• Experience of developing and implementing policies and protocols


• Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and co‑ordinate the provision of specialised care.


• Able to demonstrate ability to deliver training and education to patients


• Attendance at QI Lite or equivalent quality improvement course.

Skills

• Demonstrable enhanced clinical skills, within an orthopaedic context


• Ability to analyse and interpret complex information from patient assessment and interventions, and freedom to act in managing patients ‘care


• Clinical reasoning, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills at an enhanced level


• Demonstrable ability to work in a busy environment and resilience when the service is under pressure.


• To be competent to deal calmly and professionally with patients, relatives anAbility to work unsupervised and on own initiative and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.d work colleagues in a confidential and sensitive manner.


• Dexterity, co‑ordination for driving, keyboard skills; use of specialist equipment and tools.

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate highly specialised theoretical and practical, enhanced knowledge of orthopaedic specialty and common presentations


• Understanding of the principles of effective budgetary management.


• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance

Please note:

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

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

COVID‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.