Forensic Healthcare Professional - Durham (Part Time)

NHS Jobs; Spennymoor; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Durham is recruiting a Part Time Forensic Healthcare Professional to assess detainees in police custody, determine health needs, and perform forensic medical examinations for evidence collection.

You will conduct clinical assessments, document findings accurately, provide guidance to Custody Officers, arrange appropriate interventions, and support the custody team to ensure safe, compliant healthcare throughout detention.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering forensic practitioner services within custody settings.
• Ability to maintain accurate, contemporaneous notes and records.
• Knowledge of PACE 1984 and local protocols.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and identify health needs of detainees.
• Gather forensic samples and provide medical evidence for the justice system.
• Advise Custody Officers on care priorities and pathways.
• Determine fitness for detention, release, interviews, and understanding charges.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Forensic examination

Notes/documentation

Custody healthcare

Job description

Forensic Healthcare Professional - Durham (Part Time)

Could you identify if a detainee is suffering from a mental health condition? If they are uncooperative or lacking diabetes medication? If they are a substance misuser or suffering from a head injury? Our Forensic HCPS are responsible for assessing and addressing the health needs of detained persons, as well as conducting forensic medical examinations gathering evidence for use in the criminal justice system. Main duties of the job You will be conducting clinical assessments, identifying, and implementing appropriate interventions and collecting forensic samples. Providing advice and guidance to ensure appropriate care is maintained and keeping detailed and accurate records to ensure the health, safety and welfare of detained persons held in police custody. We encourage you to contact us for an informal visit to the custody suite in order to see for yourself how varied and challenging this role can be. Forensic Healthcare Professional Skills and Experience: Effectively deliver the requirements of the forensic practitioner service following the Codes of Practice of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and locally agreed protocols. Keep accurate, complete and contemporaneous notes of work carried out, including the recording of injuries. Provide advice and support to Custody Officers in determining the health care needs of detainees and the priorities of care. Seek telephone advice and refer cases to the Consultant FME when required. Provide a professional, responsive and caring service to detained persons in the custody environment to support the Custody Sergeant and Officers in assessing the healthcare needs of detained persons and an effective care pathway throughout their time in custody. Determine an individuals fitness to be detained, fitness to be released, fitness to be interviewed and competence to understand charge. Assessment of alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.