About this role
Job summary
Band 4 Falls Prevention Associate Practitioner - Clinical Practice Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic healthcare professional to join our Clinical Practice Team at UHD. We are seeking a Band 4 Falls Prevention Associate Practitioner to join our friendly and enthusiastic team.
The Clinical Practice Team is Trust-wide and includes specialists in Falls Prevention, Tissue Viability, Clinical Digital Nursing and Professions, and Moving & Handling.
The Falls Team supports all UHD healthcare professionals, patients, and carers through the provision of education, advice, and service development to prevent falls and promote best practice when a fall has occurred. The team plays a key role in supporting compliance with national falls prevention guidance and contributing to the reduction of falls across the organisation.
This Band 4 role will work under the direction of senior clinicians within the Clinical Practice Team, supporting falls prevention projects, education delivery, audit activity.
Rota: Monday to Friday, 8:00-16:00 or 9:00-17:00, to ensure service coverage
Location: Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital - the post-holder will work across sites
Interview Date: 23rd June 2026
Main duties of the job
Your role will support the delivery of the Trust Falls Prevention Programme and contribute to monitoring the effectiveness of the Trust Falls Strategy, working under the supervision of senior clinicians to support compliance with national and local falls prevention guidance.
The role will involve providing advice and practical support to clinical areas, assisting with the coordination of After Action Reviews of falls incidents in line with Trust processes.
In addition, the post-holder will contribute to Trust-wide education, audit, and quality-improvement activities to support awareness and best practice in falls prevention.
Strong IT skills are required to support data collection, reporting, and learning dissemination, alongside an ability to engage positively with staff around patient safety initiatives.
About us
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.
Job description Job 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
NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification Essential
Achieved NVQ level 4 or equivalent qualification Experience working in a healthcare or NHS setting, preferably within an acute Trust environment
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of falls prevention and actions to take following a fall oRecent experience as a Healthcare Support Worker or Therapy Assistant involved in direct patient care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites
Dorset
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)