BANK Forensic Nurse or Paramedic - Barrow Custody Suite

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider in forensic healthcare is looking for dedicated Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals in Barrow. This role supports vulnerable individuals in the custody environment, providing essential healthcare and forensic services while gaining unique experience in a dynamic setting. Opportunities for training and development are provided, along with a balanced work-life schedule.

Benefits

Enhanced sickness pay scheme

Enhanced Maternity Pay after 1 year of service

6 weeks annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience required.
• Experience in A&E, community nursing, or police custody preferred.

Responsibilities

• Forensic sampling, including road traffic offence bloods.
• Assessment and care of detainees in custody suites.
• Collaborate closely with police and provide high-quality care.

Skills

Forensic sampling

Patient assessment

Substance misuse therapies

Education

Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Job description

BANK Forensic Nurse or Paramedic - Barrow Custody Suite

Are you a Nurse looking for a change? Are you a Paramedic looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and lifelong difference to people's lives?

If the answer is yes, then this is the right role for you!

Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are seeking passionate, determined, and resilient individuals to join our teams as Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals based in Cumbria.

Main duties of the job

Duties include:

• Forensic sampling (including road traffic offence bloods).
• Signposting and conducting referrals; offering support for vulnerabilities and supporting patients to break patterns of re-offending.
• Delivering substance misuse therapies.
• Assessment and care of detainees and staff in custody suites.
• Promoting good personal healthcare.
• Working with Liaison and Diversion to identify mental health needs.

About us

Founded by passionate clinicians, Mountain Healthcare aims to provide expert patient-centred services and leads the clinical forensic healthcare sector in the UK. As a trusted partner of NHS England and the police, our services include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare, and clinical telephone advice. Guided by our values, Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, we deliver holistic, trauma-informed care that improves health outcomes across the criminal justice system. We leverage innovative technologies and strategic partnerships to ensure equal, effective, and efficient services, always prioritizing patients' health, safety, and rights.

Join the best provider and make a meaningful difference. Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path with increasing demand for specialist services. At Mountain Healthcare, we are committed to staff development through training opportunities such as our Forensic Practitioner Gateway, accredited CPD courses, and sector events.

Job responsibilities

This role is an excellent alternative career option for RGN's and qualified Paramedics with over 3 years of post-qualification experience.

The custody environment is dynamic and lively, with no two days the same. Detainees can be held for up to 24 hours, during which we provide high-quality care addressing issues from substance dependence to acute medical conditions.

Our healthcare professionals are trained to collect forensic samples to assist police investigations. Experience in forensics is not necessary.

As a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional, you will collaborate closely with police and will receive training to become an accredited Forensic Practitioner.

If you seek a better work-life balance with clearer boundaries, this role could be ideal. The 4-on-4-off rota allows you to plan personal time well in advance, with shifts consisting of two day shifts, two night shifts, then four days off.

This is a Bank Vacancy only.

• Enhanced sickness pay scheme
• Enhanced Maternity Pay after 1 year of service
• Enhanced Neonatal/Adoption Pay after 1 year of service
• Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
• 6 weeks annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
• Various accredited CPD training courses and masterclasses
• Funding for higher education courses after one year of service
• Estimated £3000 overtime pay
• Relocation assistance (T&Cs apply)
• £120 NMC registration fees per year
• £98.12 HCPC registration fees per year

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience
• Experience in areas such as A&E, walk-in centres, substance misuse, community nursing, police custody, prisons, or as a Paramedic Practitioner or similar is preferred but not essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any criminal convictions.