Job requirements
Essential
15 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Skills
Willing and able to work alone
- Skills
Able to demonstrate a history of leading on improvement initiatives
- Skills
Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Skills
Able to manage change Good interpersonal skills
- Skills
Knowledge of factors affecting health care within a custodial environment
- Skills
Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
- Skills
Ability to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines
- Skills
Experienced in applying and implementing systems to manage workloa
- Knowledge
Awareness of current healthcare issues
- Knowledge
Awareness of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda
- Knowledge
Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues
- Knowledge
Sound working knowledge of professional guidance including NICE and quality standards
- Qualifications
Registered Practitioner including Level 1 – RGN/RMN, GPHC or HCPC
- Qualifications
Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Management of Long Term Conditions
- Knowledge
Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting
- Knowledge
In depth knowledge of prison needs in relation to primary care, mental health and addiction support and an ability to work across
- Qualifications
Mentorship / teaching / assessing experience
- Qualifications
Chronic disease management or long-term condition or willingness to undertake
Job overview
To respond to all medical emergencies as they arise within the prison. To support the delivery of an effective integrated healthcare service clinical model. To manage a small clinical caseload. To carry out effective triage of patients presenting with minor ailments. To provide paramedic interventions within scope of practice. To support the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Standards for Health Care in Prisons for the service.
Please note this role is a maternity cover.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, treatment and care of prisoners to reduce inappropriate conveyances and subsequent emergency department admissions, where clinically safe to do so.
To provide care to prisoners within the establishment in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team.
To provide urgent clinical care in the Prison in response to patient need.
Recognise that the local trust may have different protocols and policies for delivery of interventions and medicines from Ambulance and Primary Care providers, and to work within the scope of these protocols.
To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage.
In the absence of the Clinical lead, to take responsibility for the coordination and realignment of staff resources across the team to ensure capacity meets demand.
Demonstrates analytical and judgemental skills when interpreting and performing acute or complex patient assessments and care planning
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification. For more information contact Tracy Knight on Tracy.knight@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Paramedic - HMP YOI Deerbolt with Spectrum Community Health CIC in Barnard Castle, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 6 Paramedic role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover for 12 months). The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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