Job summary
Are you a dedicated nurse with a passion for making a difference? Are you seeking a career that offers both professional fulfillment and a healthy work-life balance? Look no further! Our Custody Nurse team is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a dynamic environment while enjoying the flexibility you deserve.
You must be confident and able to make quick decisions. The benefit of this roleis that you will work autonomous and manage your own workload.
Salary: £37,000 per annum (full-time)
Experience: 2 years' minimum experience required
Work Schedule: Embrace a 4-shifts-on, 4-shifts-off work pattern that allows you to plan your personal life and rest with ease(part time can also be discussed).
Main duties of the job
- To undertake comprehensive clinical assessments and offer care to persons detained by the police or other agencies as required to assess fitness for detention, interview, release or transfer.
- To provide healthcare interventions to manage minor illness or injury and take appropriate actions and refer onwards for more serious conditions.
- To undertake forensic examination of persons in police care to record (and if appropriate give opinion of cause of) injuries and/or collect DNA evidence
- To undertake forensic examination of police officers/staff injured whilst on duty to record (and if appropriate give opinion of cause of) injuries and manage these appropriately
- To collect specimens as required under legislation
- To provide written statements as required
- Following the relevant training, attend any Court or Tribunal as required
- To make and maintain complete and accurate clinical records
- To assess alcohol and drug intoxication and withdrawal
- Identify vulnerabilities and safeguarding pathways
- To support the clinical governance agenda of the organisation
- Administer medications through PGDs (patient group directions) and PTPs (Patient treatment protocol)
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
08 November 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£37,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/13082/8015
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN5 8EL
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN5 8EL
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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