Patient Safety Lead

Applications are invited for the full time Patient Safety Lead post at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Quality team and lead on the Trustwide Patient Safety agenda. The post is open to nursing and allied health professional registrants. Main duties of the job The post holder will lead the completion...

To fully participate in the inter-professional evaluation of care, to ensure patients meet their ongoing health & wellbeing needs, focusing on safe and effective discharge/transfer out of the acute hospital. - Ensure the initiation of DOLs and MCA at the earliest opportunity in conjunction with the nurse in charge and that restricted interventions...

The Patient Key Worker role will primarily focus on providing a smooth discharge plan for each patient. The primary function of this role is to ensure patients and relatives are aware of the plan both in terms of interventions and expectations on discharge. Also to highlight to all concerned, any problems that may become apparent that could affect a delay in...

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Dorset County Hospital for a Discharge Lead. This role has both operational and strategic components and will be key in supporting the delivery of a 'Discharge to Assess' model for patients, while working closely with system partners to deliver integrated care for our patients and population. The role is suitable...

**Patient Administrator** **Full Time - Permanent** **£21,742.50 plus benefits** **The Winterbourne Hospital** in Dorchester **is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the...

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Dorset County Hospital for a Discharge Lead. This role has both operational and strategic components and will be key in supporting the delivery of a 'Discharge to Assess' model for patients, while working closely with system partners to deliver integrated care for our patients and population. The role is suitable...

Facilitate appropriate resuscitation training for all Trust staff according to the Trust Resuscitation Policy, ensuring that robust systems are in place to ensure compliance with essential training requirements. To organise, lead and facilitate the delivery of Resuscitation Council (UK) courses To lead the delivery and evaluation of simulation training...

JOB PURPOSE As Senior Quality Place Lead you will support the Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality and DCNO Deputy Chief Nurse Officer by providing senior leadership at place level for the oversight of quality, driving quality data driven improvements in collaboration with partners which will have a positive impact on population health needs in Dorset. Key...

Highly Specialised Occupational therapy team lead, Frailty & Older Peoples Unit Do you feel ready for a change?? Band 6 Accelerator or Band 7 Dorset County Hospital therapy team are actively recruiting for a dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join ourAcute Frailty and Older Peoples Therapy Team. The Team works closely with the larger...

FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Learning, Quality and Improvement Lead - Band 6 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning, Quality and Improvement Lead (Band 6) within Theatres/Day Surgery Unit. You will work closely with the Senior Sister for Theatres and the Day Surgery manager to support the delivery and development of improved performance with...

Responsibility for patients As an autonomous practitioner to accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of highly complex acute inpatients demonstrating clinical specialisation and expertise. To organise clinical role effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities, use of time and appropriate opportunities to delegate work to...

JOB PURPOSE Are you keen to work for a great organisation with big ambitions and the commitment to challenging the status quo? If so, there has never been a better time to join us at NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB), a key part of the new NHS landscape. We are looking for an outstanding digital communications and marketing professional to join the...

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and of the local orthopaedic pathway teams work. This will include the management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with national and trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist. To...

Exciting opportunities are being developed to work as a Catering Porter within the Catering Department at Dorset County Hospital. To safely transport patient food between the kitchen and wards via the Burlodge Hotlock trollies and transportation tug, including delivery of provisions to wards, maintaining stock levels with the wards (food and consumable...

Exciting opportunities are being developed to work as a Catering Assistant within the Catering Department at Dorset County Hospital. The Catering Services Department of the Dorset County Hospital is seeking a Catering Assistant to help in the service of patients, Staff and Visitors within our retail operations. This post will involve basic food...

An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting integrated model for the delivery of patient care in Dorset County Hospital’s Acute Hospital at Home service. This service proactively manages and monitors a defined caseload of patients who have complex care needs in the short term, on a multi-disciplinary basis in their own home. We are looking for a...

This is an exciting new post in our rapidly expanding team. We are seeking a confident and passionate individual who thrives on change and wants to make a difference to the outcomes of our patients and staff. Our goal is to put digital solutions and analytics at the very heart of what we do. This is a key role within Digital Services to provide support and...

DECONTAMINATION SERVICES ASSISTANT (BAND 2) We are currently recruiting for a highly motivated Decontamination Services Assistant to join our small friendly team. The successful applicant will be expected to work in the Sterile Services Department and the Endoscopy Decontamination Department and full training will be provided. You will be expected to be...

Job Overview - Band 2 - Flexible working - £20,270 - £21,318 Pro Rata Per Annum - Part of a great team Please check Job Description for more information The Catering Services Department of the Dorset County Hospital is seeking a Catering Assistant to help in the service of patients, Staff and Visitors within our retail operations. This post will involve...

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology Outpatient department at the Dorset County Hospital for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner. Applications are invited for this role that requires a positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to clinical excellence. - To work under the direction of a trained nurse in assisting with...