Return to Practice - AHP or Healthcare Scientist
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 10 October 2025
Job summary
Dorset Allied Health Professionals Return to Practice Programme
A joint venture by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust and Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
We are offering a supported Return to Practice Programme for AHPs and HCS!
If you're a qualified AHP or HCS looking to return to practice or have you previously been on the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) register and live in the Dorset areas, we want to hear from you!
We can offer a flexible programme of Return to Practice and are interested in hearing from both full and part-time applicants and are happy to discuss individual requirements.
We would love to hear from the following:
- Dietitians
- Occupational Therapists
- ODPs
- Orthoptists
- Physiotherapists
- Podiatrists
- Prosthetists or Orthotists
- Radiographers - Diagnostic and Therapeutic
- Speech and Language Therapists
What we offer
Our Return to Practice Programme, includes supervised placement practice, formal continued professional development, a competency portfolio and peer support to enable subsequent application for HCPC re-registration.
- Support throughout the programme and during recruitment process
- Professional development opportunities across the trust
- Friendly and supportive colleagues
- The opportunity to apply for registered roles within the trust on achievement of your HCPC registration.
Main duties of the job
To support you back, contracted hours can be agreed on an individual basis according to service needs and re-registration requirements.
Please note - this vacancy is for professions recognised by the HCPC and will be in the form of an Honorary Contract position. In some circumstances a fixed term contract as a support worker may be possible.
What we need from you
You will be required to:
- Register with the HEE Return to Practice Programme where HEE have funding available to support your Return to Practice.
- Complete Trust Induction
- Complete contracted hours
- Complete competency portfolio evidencing your updated skills and knowledge
- Promote the trust values throughout your contract.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital or Poole Hospital
For further information please Contact Deborah.Lane@uhd.nhs.uk to have an informal discussion prior to application.
About us
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 team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a 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 at interview
Date posted
22 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
Depending on experience This is an unpaid position
Contract
Honorary
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
153-SP03724
Job locations
University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Dorset
BH7 7DW
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Dorset
BH7 7DW
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