Physiotherapy Learning Facilitator
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
We are excited to offer a position for an Orthopaedic Therapy Practice Facilitator, to work across our therapy department. We expect this post to support the clinical development of staff both within the Orthopaedic department, and to provide training and clinical experience to those in the wider therapy teams.This post will work in partnership within our workforce team to support pre-registration learners, promote safe learning environments, and bring practice educators together. This post is an opportunity to develop your own non-clinical skills across the pillars of practice, and work with a variety of people.
If you are interested in practice education, facilitating the development of others and working proactively and collaboratively, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will split their time between supporting the development of staff working within the Orthopaedic Therapy teams, and supporting the wider Therapy Department to enable a proactive approach to training opportunities, and safe learning environments, in order to inspire future generations.This will also entail the collaborative development a community of practice for practice educators, supporting the Trust Preceptorship Programme, and being an advocate for education across the pillars of practice.
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.
There is a planned move for this service anticipated during Summer 2026, however, the service will continue to work Cross site. Upon relocation of the role/service, excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the postholder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute.Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Work within the elective and trauma orthopaedic therapy teams to support the development of learners, therapy assistants, junior therapy staff, including at weekends and during evenings.
- Maintain and develop the orthopaedic training "honeycomb" to complement in practice education
- Provide training and development opportunities to upskill and maintain senior staff both within orthopaedics and across the therapy department, for clinical and non-clinical pillars of practice
- Support the co-ordination of learner placements, the development of the safe learning environment charter in practice, and the BEAT Education and Training Toolkit
- Support the oversight of the Learning Needs Analysis, and identify appropriate opportunities.
- Facilitate the preceptorship programme
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of supporting and managing learners in practice
- Experience of managing student placements
- Experience of teaching small and large groups
- Experience of supporting staff to implement change
- Experience of managing placement capacity
- Experience of utilising different models of placement provision for learners
- Experience of coaching
- Experience in difficult conversations
- Experience of apprenticeship roles
- Experience of deputising for a manager or line management
- Experience of management of stakeholders in wider team or outside of organisation
Other role requirements
Essential criteria- Ability to work across UHD sites
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HCPC Registered Clinician
- Current Practice Educator Training
- Leadership Development
- Coaching qualification
- Further Evidence of Education at Level 6 or 7
- Teaching qualifications
Technical Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria- Experience of physiotherapy practice in inpatients settings
- Excellent organisation and time management
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team and inter-professionally
- Competent with microsoft office and internet explorer
- Ability to teach and facilitate learning in a variety of settings with different learners
- Competent using practice assessment documentation
- Ability to write evidence based reports
- Experience with supporting students from local HEIs
- Project management experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Excellent working knowledge of the HCPC standards of proficiency including code of conduct and standards of proficiency
- Working knowledge of Student supervision and assessment and coaching techniques
- Working knowledge of learning theories and approaches
- Debriefing knowledge and skills
- Working knowledge of NHS Constitution
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication
- Excellent written skills
- Ability to engage and build effective relationships at all levels
- Ability to present to a large group of people
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
- Ability to work without supervision and use own initiative
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities
- Enthusiasm and passion for teaching and developing others
- Ability to supervise learners and those supporting learning using a coaching approach
- Ability to meet different learning styles and preferences
Language requirements
Essential criteria- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake this role
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.