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Royal Bournemouth Hospital
General Recruitment Team 0300 019 4426
Temporary Staffing Bank 0300 019 4219
Medical Staffing 0300 019 4460

Poole Hospital
General Recruitment Team 0300 019 2345
Temporary Staffing Bank 0300 019 2183
Medical Staffing 0300 019 4460

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HR Team
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW

HR Team
Poole Hospital
Longfleet Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 2JB

What is our NHS temporary staffing bank?

If you are looking for work around your current lifestyle and help create a work-life balance you are striving to achieve, University Hospitals Dorset NHS bank can help you create the flexible working schedule you desire. Bank shifts are available across all our main hospital sites and locations covering Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch – enabling you to expand and gain further NHS experience, as well as discovering where the right fit is for you.

Our bank offers hourly rates of pay, with enhancement opportunities, alongside flexibility to a wide range of professionals to work as and when they want to, including doctors and nurses, midwives, pharmacists and allied health professionals, healthcare assistants, administration, support staff and more.

Whether you would like an occasional shift, complete the hours you require to maintain your professional registration, considering a different role after retirement or planning to return to work after a break - we can help you get the work you want without being tied into contracted hours.

You can manage and book your own hours using our online booking portal Loop.

What are the benefits of joining the bank?

Besides the flexibility, you will also be eligible for many of the benefits, including:

Pension

The NHS Pension Scheme is one of the best in the country with a generous employer contribution.

Weekly pay

UHD Bank are paid hourly rates, which are paid to you two weeks in arrears.

Holiday pay

As a member of bank, you will be entitled to an hourly rate uplift based on the hours that your work.

Unsocial hours pay

As a bank worker, you are entitled to the Agenda For Change out of hours unsocial pay increases on top of your basic rates of pay

Discounts

Bank workers are entitled to all NHS discount schemes including Blue Light card.

Working locations:

At University Hospitals Dorset, we cover The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Poole Hospital and Christchurch Hospital. We also have various sites and hubs across the region. As a bank member you can work and explore the diversity of the specialities that we cover.

Self-booking via online booking portal

Take control of your hours, and self-book into what hours are suited to you using our electronic rostering systems. Access shifts anytime, anywhere. Alternatively, our bookings team can support you 7 days a week during office hours.

There are many more benefits of joining our bank community that can be seen here

Interested in joining our bank community?

If you would like to be considered to join the University Hospitals Dorset Bank, You can see our vacancies on NHS Jobs, and via our dedicated careers pages. Bank opportunities will be labelled as such on the sites.

Details can be found in the job description or person specification for each role if there are any experience or requirements that are bespoke to each role

You can also contact our dedicated Bank Recruitment team who will be happy to help you with any queries you may have about bank opportunities to join us at University Hospitals Dorset.

Contact us:

Bank recruitment

Phone: 0300 019 4258

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Medical bank and medical bank recruitment:

Phone: 0300 019 4254

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Already apart of team UHD?

 You can contact our dedicated bookings teams on any of the below:

Phone: 0300 019 4219

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Get to know us better

It's the people who work in our hospitals that make our Trust such a great place to work.

We've seen people leave Team UHD only to return, citing our culture as the reason why.

Why not get a feel for our culture for yourself?

Check us out on Facebook

Have a look at what we've been tweeting about

Watch our videos on YouTube
Look at some of our pictures on Instagram

Or better still, come and visit us. Just walking down our hospital streets will give you a sense of our culture - there's always a friendly face and we look out for each other. To come along for a visit, get in touch - we'd love to meet you.

Staff accommodation

Accommodation (UHD Residences)

Whether you need somewhere temporary to base yourself while on placement or something a little more permanent, we have a range of accommodation solutions to suit all needs. We also work with local affiliates to provide staff with package offers and discount codes for nearby hotels.

Royal Bournemouth Hospital Accommodation Village

Our Accommodation Village, located at the back of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site, contains 200 properties. These are generally flat shares made up of five bedrooms and a communal lounge and kitchen - ideal for getting to know a few friendly faces when you're new to the area.

What can you expect from a flat share?

• The rooms are single bed rooms
• Plenty of built-in storage
• Spacious, fully equipped kitchen
• Fresh linen provided every week
• High speed wifi
• All bills included
• Parking usually available

What's the area outside the hospital like?

Our immediate neighbours include a Tesco superstore and two fitness centres, complete with pools - The Littledown Centre and Village Hotel gym. We're a short stroll to Castlepoint Shopping Centre and Southbourne beach and we're well connected by bus to central Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood and Salisbury.

Abbotsbury House

Abbotsbury House is a 34 bedded property located in stunning Southbourne - just 1.5km from the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 3.7km from Christchurch Hospital and 1.3km to Southbourne's beautiful sandy beach. These rooms are generally reserved for medical staff joining us.

What can you expect from Abbotsbury House?

• A range of room types
• Plenty of built-in storage
• Spacious, fully equipped kitchen
• Fresh linen provided every week
• High speed wifi
• All bills included
• Parking usually available

As well as the shared flats, we have a number of one bedroom flats as well as two, three bed family houses.

What's the surrounding area like?

Southbourne offers a lovely high street, packed with local produce, cafes, bars and gift shops. It also boasts a blue flag beach, which stretches from Mudeford all the way round to Poole, offering beautiful views across the bay.

Abbotsbury House is located on a regular bus route into Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, as well as the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. It's also a two minute walk to Pokesdown train station, which offers services directly into London Waterloo as well as Southampton and Southampton airport.

Got a question about our RBH accommodation? Get in touch:

The accommodation booking form can be downloaded here.

Poole Hospital accommodation

We provide temporary accommodation to base yourself whilst on a placement or to support and help you to settle into the area and find a more permanent place of residence. There is a range of accommodation solutions to suit all needs.

Our accommodation ranges from four/three/two-bedroom family flats (limited availability) to single occupancy en-suite bedsit rooms (213). All our properties come fully furnished - including bed linen and a towel - and have laundry facilities on site. All accommodation is furnished and maintained to a high standard. Accommodation is located close to Poole Hospital: 

Longfleet Road

Belle Vue, Mount Pleasant

Parkstone House (on the main site of the hospital)

A typical single occupancy en-suite bedsit room consists of:

• En-suite bathrooms
• Laundrette
• Wi-Fi
• Residents' TV lounge
• Fabulous views from most rooms
• Charges inclusive of utility bills, council tax, cleaning of communal areas and maintenance service
• Friendly on site management team
• Accommodation seconds away from Poole Hospital

Got a question about PHT accommodation? Get in touch:

For our booking portal please visit: https://uhdaccommodation.com/

Relocating to join us?

Congratulations - you're about to move to one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with the New Forest to the east and the Jurassic Coast and Purbecks to the west.

We're so pleased you've chosen to join our trust so let us help you settle into your new home.

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