Enhanced Care Practitioner Band 7 | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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Are you an experienced, dynamic, and forward-thinking clinician ready to shape the future of emergency surgical care?

 

We are seeking an exceptionalBand 7 Enhanced Care Practitionerto join our fast-pacedSurgical Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)team.

 

In this role, you will be at the forefront of avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions by providing rapid assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plans for a diverse and complex patient cohort. This is an incredible opportunity to utilize your advanced clinical skills across five distinct surgical specialties:General Surgery, Vascular, Urology, Gynaecology, and Head & Neck.

 

Interview date: 24th November 2026

 

Base site: UHD - Royal Bournemouth Hospital 

 

 

• Work with minimal supervision, clinically examining and assessing patients andinitiatinganyappropriate actionfor a distinct caseload ofhighly complexpatients. 

  

• Make independent, autonomoushighly complexclinical decisions across a discrete aspect of patient care in the SDEC service. May require some supervision and will be expected to obtain support from senior members of staff to make decisions, which may be outside scope of clinical knowledge. 

  

• Exercise significant discretion in the delivery of the role, guided by policies and procedures and implementingappropriate actionin order toachieve expected results. 

  

• Care for people withhighly complexconditions using existing knowledge andexpertise, enhanced clinical assessments, diagnostics,interventionsand equipment. 

  

• To work autonomously, using enhanced clinical knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, to holistically assess patients, using a range of methods across the specialist service. 

  

• To plan and manage care of patients within current level of practice, working in partnership with others,delegatingand referring asappropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers. 

  

• To propose and implement service and policy development and redesign,impactingbeyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base,in accordance withvalues-based care of the trust. 

 

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, BAME, 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.

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Work with minimal supervision, clinically examining and assessing patients andinitiatinganyappropriate actionfor a distinct caseload ofhighly complexpatients. 

 

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026