Forensic Nurse - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Mountain Healthcare Limited

Mountain Healthcare Limited

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you a Nurse looking for a change? Are you a Paramedic looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive and life-long difference to people's lives?

If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you

Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for passionate, determined and resilient individuals to join our amazing teams as Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional.

The role of Forensic Nurse an exciting alternative career option open to RGN's and qualified Paramedics with 3+ years' post qualification experience.

Custody is both a dynamic and lively environment, with no two days the same.

The police can detain individuals for up to 24 hours and within this time, we provide a high level of care to detainees and their needs, which can vary from drug/alcohol dependencyto acute medical episodes.

Our dedicated healthcare professionals are also fully trained to collect forensic samples which can assist the police with their investigations.

Experience within Forensics is NOT NECESSARY.As a Forensic Nurse, you will work closely with the Police and receive training and support to become an accredited Forensic Practitioner.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

Forensic sampling (including road traffic offence bloods)
Signposting and conducting referrals; offering support for vulnerabilities and supporting patients to break patterns of reoffending
Delivering substance misuse therapies
Assessment & care of detainees and staff in custody suites
Acute disease management
Promoting good personal healthcare
Working with Liaison and Diversion to identify any mental health needs

Essential Skills:

Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic
A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience
Acute medical healthcare experience

Desirable Skills Previous experience in any of the following would be ideal to assist you in the role of

Forensic Nurse:
A&E, paramedic practitioner, substance misuse, community nursing, police custody, or other relevant discipline.

About Company Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK. A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique provisions includeSexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing, Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system.

Through innovative technologiesand strategic partnerships, our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.

Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference

Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent years.

At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the highest quality services for our patients and customers,our people must be the best in the field.

We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, andaccess to events across the health and justice sector.