Forensic Healthcare Professional: Custody Assessment

NHS Jobs; Spennymoor; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Forensic Healthcare Professional to work in Durham, providing clinical assessments and health interventions for detainees in police custody. You will collect forensic samples, document findings, and support custody staff with health guidance to ensure welfare and safety.

The role requires precise record keeping, adherence to police codes and procedures, and the ability to assess fitness for detention, release, and interview, including substance withdrawal evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering forensic healthcare within custody settings
• Ability to record detailed, contemporaneous notes and manage confidential data
• Provide timely advice to Custody Officers on detainee health needs

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments of detainees in police custody
• Identify and implement appropriate health interventions
• Collect forensic samples as required
• Maintain accurate health records to ensure welfare and safety
• Advise Custody Officers on health priorities and care pathways
• Assess fitness to be detained, released, interviewed, and competence to understand charges

Skills

Forensic assessment

Clinical notes

Custody health support

Fitness to detain/release/interview

Substance withdrawal assessment

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Forensic Healthcare Professional to work in Durham, providing clinical assessments and health interventions for detainees in police custody. You will collect forensic samples, document findings, and support custody staff with health guidance to ensure welfare and safety.

The role requires precise record keeping, adherence to police codes and procedures, and the ability to assess fitness for detention, release, and interview, including substance withdrawal evaluation.