Sexual Offence Examiner- Bedfordshire

**About the Role**

**Location: The Emerald Centre - Bedfordshire**

**Salary: £44,498 pro rata based on a 42 hour FTE per week.**

**Hours: 24 hours per week. Rota basis, Flexible seven day rota 12hrs - 9am to 9pm**

**Are you looking for a new and exciting alternative career path within the Health & Justice care sector? This is the perfect opportunity for a compassionate person to join a growing, innovative and market-leading service provider within Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).**

**The role of SOE is critical in providing victims of sexual assault with the dedicated support and care required. You will be known as a Forensic Nurse Examiner.**

**We're looking for caring and compassionate RN’s, Midwifes, RMN’s or Paramedics to join us as Sexual Offence Examiner to provide holistic care and support to victims of sexual assault.**

**As a Forensic Nurse Examiner you'll receive full training and support to become a qualified Forensic Practitioner, with further opportunities to undertake additional higher education after one year in-post.**

**Job Opportunity**

**The Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) will be responsible for providing a holistic sexual assault examination services within our SARC’s as part of a 24/7 rota.**
- **Duties will include, but are not limited to, providing telephone advice to patients and colleagues.**:

- **Undertaking Holistic assessments including sexual health, mental health & safeguarding**:

- **Forensic examinations and obtaining forensic exhibits.**:

- **Use of a camera system to document injuries.**:

- **Information sharing where appropriate.**:

- **Producing individual management plans**

**Company Benefits**

**Company benefit**
- ** Enhanced sickness pay scheme**:

- ** Enhanced Maternity Pay after 1 year's service**:

- ** Well-being programme**:

- ** Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance**:

- ** 6 weeks annual leave**:

- ** Pension Scheme**:

- ** Bonus Scheme**:

- ** Life Assurance**:

- ** Employee Assistant Programme**:

- ** Long Service/Team of the Month Awards**:

- ** A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses**:

- ** Funding for higher education courses after one years’ service**

**Essential Skills**

***Essential Skills Required**:

- ** Qualified Registered Nurse, Midwife, Paramedic.**:

- ** A minimum of 3 years + relevant post qualification experience.**:

- ** Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and adults.**:

- ** Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality.**:

- ** Phlebotomy skills.**:

- ** Experience of autonomous working.**:

- ** Whilst the position may be based from one location, additional travel may be a requirement of the role across SARC's, therefore a UK driving license is required for this role and access to a vehicle.**:

- ** Advanced DBS and level 2 Police vetting will be required.**

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**About us**

**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 include Sexual 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 technologies and 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, and access to events across the health and justice sector.**

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**Creating an Inclusive Environment