Job summary
This is an opportunity to step beyond traditional healthcare settings into a rewarding role offering autonomy, variety & professional challenge. Working alongside police and criminal justice partners, you'll assess, treat & support detainees, using your clinical expertise to safeguard welfare and influence important decisions.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include: * Clinical and capacity assessments. * Managing acute healthcare needs and emergencies. * Supporting mental health, substance misuse and safeguarding needs. * Collecting and documenting forensic evidence. * Maintaining accurate clinical and evidential records. * Working collaboratively with police, NHS and partner agencies. * Attending hospital blood procedures under the Road Traffic Act. * Providing professional statements and court attendance when required.
About us
Ready for a career that's truly different? Mountain Healthcare's one of the UK's leading providers of forensic healthcare, delivering specialist care within police custody and the wider criminal justice system. Guided by our values of Being Kind and Doing the Right Thing, we support some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. We are seeking Registered Nurses and Paramedics to join us as Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals. This is an opportunity to step beyond traditional healthcare settings into a rewarding role offering autonomy, variety & professional challenge. Working alongside police and criminal justice partners, you'll assess, treat & support detainees, using your clinical expertise to safeguard welfare and influence important decisions.
Details
- Date posted: 14 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £20 to £20 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: oc-1786716381-EQK4Q
- Job locations: Staines, TW18 4LQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct clinical assessments to determine fitness for detention, interview, charge and release, including capacity assessments.
- Manage medical emergencies, treat injuries and provide healthcare advice in a fast-paced custody environment.
- Support detainees with mental health needs, substance misuse, alcohol dependency and complex vulnerabilities.
- Collect, preserve and document forensic samples in line with evidential and legal standards.
- Produce accurate clinical and evidential records, including injury documentation.
- Liaise with police, custody teams, NHS services and other agencies to support safe onward care.
- Attend hospital blood procedures under the Road Traffic Act. Prepare professional statements and attend court as an impartial healthcare witness when required.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- At least three years' post-qualification experience in an acute or relevant setting, such as front-line ambulance, A&E, prison, custody or urgent care.
- Strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills, with confidence working autonomously.
- A calm, professional and compassionate approach with vulnerable people, including those who may be distressed, intoxicated or experiencing acute mental health symptoms.
- Ability to complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting.
- Willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration, or Paramedic with current HCPC registration.
- Full UK driving licence with fewer than six penalty points.
- Full right to work in the UK and a minimum of three years' UK residency prior to application.
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This advert is for Registered Nurse/Paramedic - Staines - BANK with Mountain Healthcare Limited in Staines, TW18 4LQ, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Paramedic role. The advertised salary is £20.00 to £20.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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