Forensic Healthcare Professional

NHS Jobs; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 35,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Forensic Healthcare Professional to perform clinical assessments and collect forensic samples for detained persons in custody. You will provide guidance to Custody Officers to determine health care priorities and ensure a safe, professional environment throughout custody.

The role requires accurate notes, adherence to Codes of Practice under PACE 1984, and the ability to assess fitness for detention, release, and questioning, including intoxication and withdrawal

Qualifications

• Experience delivering forensic practitioner services under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
• Ability to keep accurate, complete and contemporaneous notes of work.
• Provide advice and support to Custody Officers regarding detainee health care needs.
• Assess fitness to be detained, released, interviewed and understand charge.
• Assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments and implement appropriate interventions and collect forensic samples.
• Provide advice and guidance to ensure appropriate care is maintained and keep detailed records.
• Offer a professional, responsive and caring service to detained persons in custody to support the Custody Sergeant and Officers.
• Determine an individual's fitness for detention, release, interview and comprehension of charges.
• Coordinate and document health care pathways during custody.

Skills

Accurate notes/record-keeping

Clinical assessments

Advice to custody officers

Professional, caring service

Detention fitness assessments

Substance/withdrawal assessment

Job description

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.