Custody Care Practitioner

NHS; Spennymoor; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000

Job description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of around 600,000 people. We are a high-performing organisation with a track record of success.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a high-quality holistic health management for patients detained within Durham Constabulary Investigative Hub Custodial Suite and forensic service throughout the County Durham and Darlington area.

Total Healthcare requires a permanent Custody Care Practitioner to work within its existing team of Forensic Practitioners and Forensic Medical Examiners. The purpose of the role is to provide high quality holistic forensic healthcare to detainees in Durham Constabulary Investigative Hub and other non-custody locations.

The role requires a high level of autonomous confidence and a sound knowledge of forensic practices in order to provide the delivery of highly specialist healthcare to support the Criminal Justice System in collaboration with Durham Constabulary.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the Total Healthcare Service. To provide healthcare services to detainees in Police Custody and in non-custodial settings. Provide specialist advice to detainees, detention staff, Police Officers or any other person involved in the detention process.

Job responsibilities

• Experience within Minor injuries/illness is advantageous.
• Must be willing to undertake Forensic training.
• You must be an excellent role model, able to facilitate change and service improvements.

Person Specification

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Understanding of the Criminal Justice system and National Agenda
• Working Knowledge of PACE 1984, RTA sec 5, Police reform Act 2000.
• Working knowledge of the Safer Detention and handling of persons in police custody guidelines 2006
• Completion of all in-house Custody related courses

Statutory Registration

• Current NMC of HPC registration

Qualifications

• RGN or Qualified Paramedic
• Degree Level Qualification or equivalent in a health-related area
• Accredited Clinical Skills Course
• Teaching and Assessing Qualification or relevant experience
• FFLM or UKAFN Membership
• Forensic qualifications
• Accredited Forensic/Custody related qualifications

Special Requirements

• Ability to drive in all weather conditions, at all times of day across the County to fulfil the requirements of the post
• Current NPPV level 2 vetting approval
• Able to use NSPIS, MS Office, SystmOne

Experience

• Experience within a custodial setting, minor injury unit or accident and emergency environment.
• Experience of working in a changing environment

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.

Address

Total Healthcare, Durham Constabulary Investigative Hub

Advanced Forensic Practitioner/Team Lead

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9439-2425-1515

Job locations

Total Healthcare, Durham Constabulary Investigative Hub