Job summary

Are you an experienced and dedicated nurse seeking a rewarding career with an exceptional work-life balance? Look no further! We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a skilled Custody Nurse to join our dynamic role is known as 'Health Care Practitioner' (HCP).

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.

Successful candidates will need to attend a 2 week induction, which will include a week of foundation training and a week of shadow shifts.

Salary : £37,000 per annum (full-time)

Band : Minimum Band 5

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.

Why Choose Us? At HCRG Care Group and CRG medical, we recognize the importance of providing high-quality care while ensuring our dedicated staff members maintain a fulfilling work-life balance. As a Custody Nurse with us, you'll enjoy numerous benefits :

Professional Growth : Join a supportive team that values your development. Enhance your skills and expand your knowledge through ongoing training opportunities.

Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of those in our custody, providing compassionate care that makes a difference. Become part of a team that values your expertise and well-being.

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 UK's 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.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're 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 doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as a Health Care Practitioner(HCP) within CRG Medical Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including :

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