Senior Physiotherapist - Trauma Orthopaedics Band 6

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Senior Physiotherapist in Trauma Orthopaedics at Poole Hospital. This permanent, full-time position offers the chance to work in a dynamic team, focused on innovation in patient care and professional development, with a competitive salary and diverse work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in orthopaedics, managing a variety of conditions.
• Registered with HPC, member of relevant clinical group.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload within the Trauma Orthopaedic Therapy Team.
• Supervise and train less experienced staff.
• Participate in service development initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Orthopaedic assessment

Teaching ability

Organisational skills

Education

BSc (Hons)/MSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy

HPC Registration

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Membership

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist - Trauma Orthopaedics Band 6

Band 6

Main area Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 153-SP04659

Department name 1. UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 26/06/2025 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 £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

• BSc (Hons)/MSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy or equivilant.
• HPC Registration
• Evidence of C.P.D
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Membership of appropriate clinical interest group.

Experience

• 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.
• Experience of clinical service improvement.
• Experience as a clinical educator.

Skills

• 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

• High level knowledge of orthopaedic conditions, treatment and interventions
• Sound knowledge of evidence based practise and its application within a service.

Other

• 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
• Excellent presentation skills.

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.