Forensic Nurse

**Are you a nurse looking for a change? Are you a paramedic looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people's lives?**

If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you

Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for passionate, determined, and resilient individuals to join our amazing teams as Forensic Nurses.

This is an exciting alternative career option open to RGN's and qualified paramedics with 3+ years' post qualification experience.

Custody is both a dynamic and lively environment, with no two days the same. The police can detain individuals for up to 24 hours and within this time, we provide a high level of care to detainees and their needs, which can vary from drug/alcohol dependencyto acute medical episodes.

Our dedicated healthcare professionals are also fully trained to collect forensic samples which can assist the police with their investigations.

**Experience within forensics is NOT NECESSARY.**

As a Forensic Nurse, you will work closely with the police and receive training and support to become an accredited Forensic Practitioner.

**Hours of Work** If you're struggling to maintain a good work-life balance and are looking for clearer boundaries, then this Forensic Nurse role could be for you.

The 4-on-4-off rota pattern will give you the ability to plan your personal life months in advance. The shift pattern comprises of two day shifts, two night shifts then four days off.

**Duties of a Forensic Nurse**:

- Forensic sampling (including road traffic offence bloods)
- Signposting and conducting referrals; offering support for vulnerabilities and supporting patients to break patterns of re-offending
- Delivering substance misuse therapies
- Assessment and care of detainees and staff in custody suites
- Acute disease management
- Promoting good personal healthcare
- Working with Liaison and Diversion to identify any mental health needs

**Benefits**:

- Enhanced sickness pay scheme
- 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**:

- Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic
- A minimum of 3 years' post qualification experience
- Acute medical healthcare experience

**Desirable Skills** Previous experience in any of the following would be ideal to assist you in the role: A&E, walk-in centre, paramedic practitioner, substance misuse, community nursing, police custody, prison, or other relevant discipline.

**About Company** 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 includeSexual 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 technologiesand 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, andaccess to events across the health and justice sector.