Custody Nurse or Paramedic

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Mitie Choices benefits

Save as You Earn & Share Plans

Mitie Stars vouchers

Registration paid (NMC/HCPC)

Referral bonus

Job summary

Care & Custody, a Mitie company, recruits nurses and paramedics to deliver clinical care in police custody suites. You will support vulnerable individuals and work with police across a designated region, providing 24/7 coverage on fixed rota shifts, including nights.

Applicants need 2 years post-qualification experience; nurses require NMC registration and paramedics HCPC registration. Driving licence and right to work in the UK are also required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification clinical experience in a patient-facing role.
• Band 5 minimum for nurses (RN/RGN/RMN) with dual registration.
• Par medic qualification with 2 years post-qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care to detainees in police custody suites.
• Support vulnerable people within the criminal justice system.
• Work closely with police in custody suites.
• Cover custody suites across the designated region and wider Force area.
• Work fixed rota shifts, including day and night shifts, to provide 24/7 cover.

Education

NMC registration

HCPC registration

Job description

Care & Custody, a Mitie company, recruits nurses and paramedics to deliver healthcare in police custody suites across a designated region and the wider Force area. The core of the work is clinical care for detainees, many of them vulnerable, working alongside police. Fixed rota shifts, full or part time, include nights, and forensic training is provided. Police vetting applies, and candidates need two years' post-qualification experience.

What the job involves

• Deliver clinical care to detainees in police custody suites
• Support vulnerable people within the criminal justice system
• Work closely with police in custody suites
• Cover custody suites across the designated region and wider Force area
• Work fixed rota shifts, including day and night shifts, to provide 24/7 cover

Qualifications

• RN, RGN or RMN with dual registration, with 2 years post-qualification, Band 5 minimum
• Paramedic qualification with 2 years post-qualification

Registration & licences

• NMC registration for nurses
• HCPC registration for paramedics

Experience

• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in a patient-facing role in a relevant field, such as general practice, A&E, acute medicine, walk-in centres, substance misuse, prison healthcare or ambulance service

Checks & eligibility

• Driving licence
• Right to work in the UK: British passport or ILR, with 3 years' UK residence and no absences abroad over 3 months
• Police vetting

What’s offered

• Scottish Widows pension
• Blue Light Card and Mitie MiDeals discounts
• Virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme
• Mitie Choices, including extra holiday, dental and health plans, critical illness cover and gym discount
• Save as You Earn and Share Incentive Plan share schemes
• Mitie Stars awards with vouchers
• £1,000 bonus after 12 months' service (£500 part time) and £500 for referring a new colleague
• NMC or HCPC registration paid