Registered Nurse​/Paramedic - Barrow Custody - BANK

Registered Nurse/Paramedic - Barrow/Kendal Custody - BANK

Ready for a career that's truly different?

Mountain Healthcare is one of the UKs leading providers of forensic custody healthcare. Working in partnership with the police, and wider criminal justice agencies, we deliver high quality care to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. We are proud to be guided by our core values of Being Kind and Doing the Right Thing.

We are now recruiting Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals (RGNs and Paramedics) to deliver specialist healthcare within police custody.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a respected forensic role where no two shifts are the same, no custody experience is required as full accredited training is provided. Your clinical decisions will directly support detainee welfare, safeguarding, and the wider criminal justice process.

If youre an experienced clinician with at least three years' experience in an acute setting who enjoys independent decision making, fast paced assessments, and meaningful work that genuinely makes a difference, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

• This role is based at the Barrow & Kendal Police Custody Suites - LA14 2LE
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• Pay - 19.60 p/h.

A min of one shift per month. We operate a 24 x 7 shifts or 06:45-19:00 and 18:45-07:00, all shifts include paid breaks

As a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional, you will deliver high-quality healthcare to people detained in police custody, many with complex physical health, mental health, substance misuse or safeguarding needs. Working autonomously in a fast-paced environment, you will assess, treat and support detainees while ensuring safety and well-being.

This unique role combines clinical practice, safeguarding and forensic healthcare. No two shifts are the same. You will assess fitness for detention, interview, charge and release, manage acute presentations, respond to emergencies and provide advice to custody teams and partner agencies. Your clinical judgement will support safe decision-making and outcomes for vulnerable individuals.

You will also undertake specialist forensic duties, including injury assessment, evidential sample collection and maintaining accurate clinical and legal records. Working with police, NHS and partner agencies, you will support detainee care in custody and on release.

You will also be trained to undertake forensic andevidential duties, including the collection and preservation of forensicsamples, injury documentation, and maintaining robust clinical records that support legal and professional standards.

No prior forensic experience is required; full training andan externally accredited Introduction are provided.

Flexible full-time andpart-time opportunities are available within a supportive, values-drivenclinical team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting comprehensive clinical assessments to determine fitness for detention, interview, charge, and release, including capacity assessments.
• Managing medical emergencies, treating injuries, and providing healthcare advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Supporting detainees with mental health needs, substance misuse, alcohol dependency, and complex vulnerabilities.
• Collecting and documenting forensic samples in line with evidential and legal standards.
• Producing accurate clinical and evidential records, including injury documentation.
• Liaising with police, custody teams, NHS and other healthcare services to ensure appropriate onward care.
• Attending hospital blood procedures under the Road Traffic Act.
• Preparing professional statements and attending court as an impartial healthcare witness.

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:

• 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 UK's most respected forensic healthcare providers
• Accredited forensic training and structured development.

• At least three years post-qualification experience in an acute or relevant setting, such as front-line ambulance, A&E, prison, custody or urgent care.
• Strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills, with confidence working autonomously
• Willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment.
• Ability to complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting.

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration, or Paramedic…