Forensic Nurse or Paramedic

Mountain Healthcare Limited; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Slough is seeking a Forensic Nurse or Paramedic to provide care in police custody. This role offers a unique career shift for Registered General Nurses and Paramedics with at least three years of post-qualification experience. You will be trained to manage various health needs, including drug dependency and acute medical episodes, while collecting forensic samples. The position includes flexible working arrangements to ensure a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic with three or more years post-qualification experience.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to forensics, full training provided.
• Ability to manage a variety of health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to detainees in police custody.
• Manage health needs from drug and alcohol dependency to acute medical episodes.
• Collect forensic samples for police investigations.

Job description

Forensic Nurse or Paramedic - Berkshire Mountain Healthcare Limited•Slough, ENG, UK

Overview

This is an exciting alternative career path for Registered General Nurses and Paramedics with three or more years post-qualification experience who want something different from the usual clinical setting.

Join Mountain Healthcare, one of the UK's leading providers of forensic healthcare and sexual assault referral services. We work in partnership with the police, NHS and other agencies to deliver exceptional care to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Our teams are known for their professionalism, compassion and commitment to our core values of Being Kind and Doing the Right Thing.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to detainees in police custody
• Manage a variety of health needs from drug and alcohol dependency to acute medical episodes
• Be trained to collect forensic samples that support police investigations

Qualifications and requirements

Experience in forensics is not required as full accredited training is provided.

We offer a range of flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a positive work life balance while building a rewarding and impactful career in an organisation that values and supports its people.