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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic nurse or allied health professional to join our Faculty of Professional Practice at the UHD. We are seeking a band 5 Falls Practitioner to join our friendly, highly motivated team. The recent amalgamation of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, into University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust means that this is a really exiting time to join our team.Faculty of Professional Practice is trust wide and has specialists in Falls Prevention, Tissue Viability, Clinical Digital Nursing and Professions and Moving & Handling.Falls Team provides support all UHD healthcare professionals, patients and carers through the provision of education, advice and service development to prevent falls occurring and promote best practice when a fall has occurred. The team is responsible for driving up UHD compliance with national falls prevention guidance and reducing falls across the organisation.Rota: 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm to ensure the service is covered.NMC, HCPC or HS registration is required Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital - Post-holder is expected to work across our sites.Interview Date: 6th September Main duties of the job Your role is to deliver a Falls Prevention programme across the Trust and to monitor the effectiveness of the Trust Falls Strategy and ensure that the Trust is compliant with the national and local guidelines on reducing falls.In your role you will provide specialist advice and guidance for all clinical areas and conduct after action reviews and thematic analysis of trust falls incidents.You will also be involved in UHD wide education, and improvement strategies to raise awareness of falls prevention, so IT skills, and the passion to speak to others about patient safety is key. 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. 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 or contact the team. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria NMC Registered Nurse/HCPC Registered AHP/HS Experience Essential criteria 2 years post registration experience within a relevant clinical role•Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team Desirable criteria Relevant experience in post being applied for e.g. Falls Champion roleExperience of patient safety incident investigations

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