Forensic Healthcare Professional - Kidderminster

NHS; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider is seeking a Forensic Healthcare Professional in Kidderminster to assess and treat individuals in police custody. Responsibilities include performing clinical assessments, collecting forensic samples, and maintaining patient records. Ideal candidates should be a Registered Nurse or Paramedic with at least three years of experience and possess strong communication skills. This permanent role offers a unique opportunity to work in a challenging environment, providing vital health care to detainees.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years service as a Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
• Full UK driving license and continuous residency in the UK for at least 3 years.
• Ability to clear an enhanced DBS Check and police vetting.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical assessments and identify appropriate interventions.
• Collect forensic samples and maintain accurate records.
• Provide advice to Custody Officers on health care needs.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Forensic sampling

Professional development

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Paramedic

Job description

Forensic Healthcare Professional - Kidderminster

PHL Group are looking for Forensic HealthcareProfessionals to join the team in Warwickshire custody. The custody suitesare based in Kidderminster. This is an excitingrole where you will work alongside police officers to assess and treatindividuals who are detained in police custody.

Could you determine if a detainee is suffering froma mental health condition, uncooperative, or lacking necessary diabetesmedication? Are they a substance misuser or experiencing a head injury? OurForensic Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs) are responsible for assessing andaddressing the health needs of detained individuals, as well as conductingforensic medical examinations to gather evidence for use in the criminaljustice system.

We invite you to contact us for an informal visitto the custody suite to see first hand how varied and challenging this role canbe.

Hours: To be discussed at interview. Permanentor Bank contracts available.

Application:When youapply, please include your preferred location and weekly hours in your coveringemail.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will perform clinical assessments, identify and implement appropriate interventions, and collect forensic samples. You will provide advice and guidance to ensure the detainees receive proper care, maintaining detailed and accurate records to safeguard their health, safety, and welfare while in police custody.

About us

PHL Group was foundedin 2009 by a team of commercial partners and experienced General Practitionerswith a clear vision of providing services that would contribute to and benefitthe local healthcare economy. PHL (formerlyknown as Hampshire Doctors on Call) runs Integrated Urgent Care, which evolvedfrom the former Out of Hours model, for localities in Hampshire and the Isle ofWight. All of the core services which look after patients with an urgent healthcareneed are joined up together, and PHL work closely with system partners such as SouthCentral Ambulance Service. The services we operate include call handling,telephone clinical assessment, out of hours home visiting services and some face-to-facePrimary Care appointments services in Hampshire. In 2021 a newly formedHealthcare Division was created and incorporates PHLs Urgent Care, PrimaryCare and Youla Care Concierge Services. The new division combines PHL'shealthcare operations into one team and utilises internal and externalresources efficiently to achieve our organisations vision: to be an innovativehealthcare enabler, known for providing a range of high-quality care.

PHL Group aims to assist candidates with their transition into a career in the thriving and fast-paced private healthcare industry. We are looking for talented individuals that want to join us on our journey to becoming the fastest growing, most trusted healthcare organisation.

Job responsibilities

• Provide a professional, responsive and caring service todetained persons in the custody environment to support theCustody Sergeant and Custody Officers in assessing thehealthcare needs of detained persons and an effective carepathway throughout their time in custody.
• Carry out forensic sampling.
• Determine an individuals fitness to be detained, fitness to bereleased, fitness to be interviewed and competence tounderstand charge.
• Assessment of alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawaland retrieval of blood samples under the Road Traffic Act.
• Provide advice and support to Custody Officers indetermining the health care needs of detainees and thepriorities of care. Seek telephone advice and refer cases tothe Consultant FME when required.
• Effectively deliver the requirements of the forensic practitionerservice following the Codes of Practice of the Police andCriminal Evidence Act 1984 and locally agreed protocols.
• Abide by the NMC code of conduct, maintain professionaldevelopment through training and experience, and useopportunities to promote the role of nurses in the custodysetting.
• Keep accurate, complete and contemporaneous notes of workcarried out, including the recording of injuries. Ensure allactivities are logged using the systems in use.
• Participate in the collection of data for service audits and othermechanisms for achieving continuous service improvement.
• Keep up to date on current internal and external proceduresand regulations.
• Develop positive working relationships with Consultant FMEsand doctors, custody staff, police officers, local healthcareproviders, drug referral workers, and other organisationswhich can contribute to service excellence.
• Work with other members of the team to ensure that a high quality service is provided at all times.
• Work cooperatively and productively, openly exchanginginformation and supporting colleagues to achieve team goals.
• Assist in the training of new team members.
• Be accountable for decisions made based upon a strictinterpretation of rules, regulations and procedures.
• Be a positive, committed team member, who partakes in themore light-hearted interactions with clinical and custodycolleagues, in what can be a challenging environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Paramedic with minimum of 3 years
• service. Have been continuously resident in the UK for at least 3 years. A full UK driving license. Full membership of the NMC/HCPC. Ability to clear an enhanced DBS Check. Ability to clear police vetting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.