Details:
- Salary: £50,773 - Annum
- Location: Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Clinical Lead - Custody - Nurse/Paramedic
£50,000 + Generous Signing Bonus
Thames Valley Area
Are you a Registered Nurse or Paramedic with management experience?
Are you seeking a role that combines leadership and management responsibilities with direct involvement in forensic healthcare provision?
If so, read on and discover your exciting future as a Clinical Lead in forensic healthcare.
Overview:
Compass Associates are proud to be working with a client who leads the clinical forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK.
As a premier partner of NHS England and the police, their unique provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare, and clinical telephone advice.
Driven by values of compassion and integrity, our client provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal justice system. Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships, their expert clinicians ensure equal, effective, and efficient services to all patients, prioritizing their health, safety, and rights above all else.
Location:
The position is easily commutable from Uxbridge, High Wycombe, Reading, Beaconsfield, Windsor and surrounding areas.
Career Benefits:
Comprehensive Support: Receive training and guidance to become an accredited Forensic Practitioner, regardless of your prior experience in forensics.
Career Advancement: Grow and develop in a supportive environment, where your leadership skills and clinical expertise are valued.
Meaningful Impact: Work closely with law enforcement agencies, collaborating to improve the lives of individuals within the criminal justice system.
Salary and Benefits:
£50,000 Basic with a generous overtime structure
£2500 welcome bonus
Key Responsibilities:
Supervising and managing staff performance, including appraisals.
Conducting forensic sampling, such as road traffic offence bloods.
Offering support, referrals, and interventions to reduce re-offending.
Delivering substance misuse therapies.
Assessing and caring for detainees and staff in custody.
Collaborating with police and healthcare teams to assess high-risk detainees.
Coordinating healthcare resources for high-risk patients.
Managing healthcare professionals across custodies.
Triaging patients for acute hospital referral.
Balancing efficient care planning with patient wellbeing.
Providing supervision, mentorship, and training to junior staff.
Reviewing high-risk cases and ensuring care plan implementation.
Candidate Experience & Qualifications:
Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
A minimum of 5 years post-qualification
Experience acute medical healthcare experience. Such as: A&E, Walk-in Centre, Paramedic Practitioner, Substance Misuse, Community Nursing, Police Custody, Prison, or other relevant discipline. Previous leadership and management experience. Competent in Phlebotomy.
UK Driving License
Must be living within the UK for at least 3 years.
Desirable:
Previous Custody Healthcare experience.
Working with vulnerable individuals.
Working in Multi Disciplinary teams.
Shift Pattern:
Mixture of days and nights
Interview Process:
Face to Face tour with the Head of Healthcare followed a formal discussion.
To apply, or for more information and an informal confidential discussion please contact Dane Pryor at Compass Associates.
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 John Lewis vouchers for each successful recommendation