BANK Forensic Nurse or Paramedic - Barrow - Custody
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £19.03 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £19.03 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 2UE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0166-26-0069 |
Summary
As a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional, you will provide autonomous clinical care within police custody suites, supporting detainees with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. You will assess fitness for detention and interview, respond to acute medical episodes, manage drug and alcohol related presentations, and support safeguarding decisions in a complex and highly rewarding environment. This is not ward based nursing or ambulance work. It is a specialist role where you will apply your clinical expertise in a completely different setting, working closely with custody staff, police officers and partner agencies to ensure detainees are safely managed and receive appropriate care throughout the criminal justice process. You will also be trained to undertake forensic and evidential duties, including the collection and preservation of forensic samples, injury documentation, and maintaining robust clinical records that support legal and professional standards. As a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional, you will provide autonomous clinical care within police custody suites, supporting detainees with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. You will assess fitness for detention and interview, respond to acute medical episodes, manage drug and alcohol related presentations, and support safeguarding decisions in a complex and highly rewarding environment. This is not ward based nursing or ambulance work. It is a specialist role where you will apply your clinical expertise in a completely different setting, working closely with custody staff, police officers and partner agencies to ensure detainees are safely managed and receive appropriate care throughout the criminal justice process. You will also be trained to undertake forensic and evidential duties, including the collection and preservation of forensic samples, injury documentation, and maintaining robust clinical records that support legal and professional standards. No prior forensic experience is required, full training and an externally accredited Introduction are provided. Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities are available within a supportive, values-driven clinical team. Full time employees are contracted to 42hrs a week and usually work a fixed shift working pattern of two days, two nights, four rest days. Shifts are 12-hours. 06:4519:00 and 18:4507:00. Annualised hours contracts and part-time opportunities are also available, comprising a mix of day and night shifts. Weekend working is included within all contractual arrangements. Why Join Mountain Healthcare This is a rare opportunity to move into a specialist forensic healthcare career while continuing to use your clinical skills every day. You will be trusted to work autonomously, make high quality clinical decisions, and develop into a confident forensic practitioner. What we offer: A joining bonus of £1500 (£750 paid after probation period and £750 paid after a year in the role) Recommend a friend £500 NMC HCPC registration paid Access to company pension scheme Overtime at enhanced rates A supportive, values driven culture where professionalism and compassion are genuinely recognised A unique clinical environment where no two shifts are the same Exposure to specialist forensic skills including evidential documentation and forensic sampling Opportunities to progress within one of the UKs most respected forensic healthcare providers Accredited forensic training and structured development. Mountain Healthcare aims to create and encourage an environment that is committed to promoting equality, diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences that individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.