# Paramedic - HMP YOI Deerbolt > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Spectrum Community Health CIC. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paramedic-hmp-yoi-deerbolt/26659bab-4dbb-4206-8a8b-cdc13280283f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paramedic-hmp-yoi-deerbolt/26659bab-4dbb-4206-8a8b-cdc13280283f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Spectrum Community Health CIC - **Location:** HMPYOI Deerbolt - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Paramedic - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover for 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-10T10:10:32.978Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Barnard_Castle/Spectrum_Community_Health_CIC/Nursing/Nursing-v8265505 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265505?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - Willing and able to work alone - Able to demonstrate a history of leading on improvement initiatives - Ability to prioritise and organise own workload - Able to manage change Good interpersonal skills - Knowledge of factors affecting health care within a custodial environment - Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions - Ability to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines - Experienced in applying and implementing systems to manage workloa **Desirable** - Management of Long Term Conditions ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of current healthcare issues - Awareness of clinical governance, risk management and quality agenda - Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues - Sound working knowledge of professional guidance including NICE and quality standards **Desirable** - Understanding of local and national key documents and their impact on health care delivery in a prison setting - In depth knowledge of prison needs in relation to primary care, mental health and addiction support and an ability to work across ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Practitioner including Level 1 – RGN/RMN, GPHC or HCPC - Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting **Desirable** - Mentorship / teaching / assessing experience - Chronic disease management or long-term condition or willingness to undertake ## Documents - [recruitment faq's (pdf, 325.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3014) - [spectrum's benefits (jpg, 188.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2774) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579844) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.