Overview
A Vacancy at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a general practitioner or specialty doctor looking to provide primary care services within our rehabilitation wards? We are looking for a part time general practitioner / specialty doctor to be based across 2 of our community hospitals in Bridport and Weymouth.
Responsibilities
* As a general practitioner you will collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team in the planning and provision of care, investigations, treatment and discharge for patients. You will provide timely clinical review of patients, participate in ward rounds and keep up-to-date and accurate clinical records.
* You will assess new patients, agreeing a treatment plan and arrange appropriate investigations, discussing this with the nurse and completing clinical records and drug charts, and you will work in close association with the Medicines Management Team to achieve best practice in prescribing.
* You will liaise with the Responsible Clinician, GPs and other medical staff as appropriate. Participate in ward rounds and multidisciplinary team meetings where these occur during the period of duty.
* As general practitioner / specialty doctor you will assist the multidisciplinary in planning the provision of day-to-day care, investigations and treatment of patients on the ward. Support ward staff with communication to relatives, ensuring they are informed of patient progress and support members of the multidisciplinary team to develop clinical assessment skills.
* You will join the medical rota and may be required to work at both sites, with priority given to Westhaven as the main base.
Additional information
This role is for 24 hours per week and we offer commitment to flexible working, career development opportunities and our excellent NHS benefits.
Bridport has a 24-bed ward and Westhaven 33-bed ward. They are both rehabilitation wards supporting patients of all ages who are stepped down from acute hospitals before their onward journey home or to a nursing home. You will be complementing a team of GPs, associate specialists and ANPs already in post, with the day-to-day management of patients with a variety of ongoing and common medical conditions.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We are an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. You’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidate’s individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net
This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Mar 2026
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