I’m Noemi Melis, Programme and Project Support Officer at Dorset County Hospital. I relocated from Sardinia in Italy to Dorchester in 2015 to follow my now husband, Davide (Dave), who moved…

We are thrilled you are thinking of joining our Trust and working in one of the most beautiful counties in the country. Our mission is to provide high quality, compassionate…

Car parking across the main hospital site – including the multi-storey car park – operates using automatic number plate recognition. We hope this will make it easier to park, as…

Dorset County Hospital (DCH) has selected Tilbury Douglas, a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business, as its main contractor to design and build a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit.

What is perioperative medicine?Perioperative medicine is the care of a patient from the moment that surgery is an option, through to recovery after surgery. Benefits include improved personal health, fewer…

Dorset Council and Dorset County Hospital have agreed a 20-year lease for use of South Walks House building in Dorchester, owned by the council.

Our commitment and focus on improving staff experience, health and wellbeing for all staff has never been more important and the positive impact of this work is reflected in the latest NHS National Staff Survey results. Read more here.

5 August 2021Dorset County Hospital’s annual awards are now open for nominations.The Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Awards recognise individual members of staff, teams and volunteers who have gone over…

PLEASE NOTE: Currently, all our volunteering posts are filled; when vacancies arise, we will advertise locally. Patient Research Ambassadors (PRAs) are patients, carers, members of the public, people who have taken…