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Job Summary-Custody Nurse job description
Liaise with all members of the Healthcare Team supporting a cohesive and robust approach by all to the provision of Healthcare within the MPS.
Conduct clinical assessments of detained persons, particularly those with drug or alcohol problems, gathering sufficient information to identify appropriate interventions and health and safety risks, making recommendations regarding care regimes or referral to external health providers and determining whether or not an individual is fit to be detained or interviewed to ensure the safety of individuals, particularly of those in Custody.
Conduct clinical assessments of, victims or police officers/staff as required gathering sufficient information to identify appropriate interventions andhealth and safety risks, the content of care regimes or referral is needed to external health providers to ensure the safety of all individuals.
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Provide an effective forensic nursing service to the custody suite, conducting clinical assessments, identifying and implementing appropriate interventions, collecting forensic samples, providing advice and guidance and maintaining detailed and accurate records to ensure the health, safety and welfare of detained persons held in police custody.
Main responsibilities-Custody Nurse job description
Maintain accurate and detailed records of Clinical Assessments, Forensic Samples, Verification of Death, and Adverse Incidents on the appropriate report forms as required or guided by the MPS, NSPIS, the Home Office and professional bodies to comply with legislation, provide evidence for cases and conform with the requirements of clinical accountability.
Take intimate forensic samples relating to matters as determined by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Codes of Practice, The Police Reform Bill and clinical guidelines determined by the MPS, completing statements when required, ensuring legislative and professional guidelines are adhered to in order to facilitate the effective prosecution of offences.
Provide advice and guidance to a variety of police staff, such as Custody Sergeants, investigating officers and individual staff on a range of issues eg the health and welfare of detained persons, taking non-intimate forensic samples and health promotion, dealing with ad hoc queries to protect the health, safety and welfare of those within the police environment.
Attend the scenes of sudden deaths, complying with the procedures surrounding scenes of suspicious deaths, examining the body, raising concerns if there may be suspicious circumstances, determining if life is extinct and completing the certification to enable the release of the body to the appropriate service.
Develop and maintain effective working practices with external healthcare providers, such as the ambulance services, mental health teams and drug and alcohol services, working with them to ensure interventions requiring external involvement are carried out effectively and efficiently.
Provide clinical assistance, including treating minor injuries, to a variety of people including detained persons, police officers and others, complying with relevant MPS and professional guidelines, referring more serious ailments and injuries to externalhealthcare providers as needed, documenting injuries and treatments for evidential purposes as required to promote the health and well being of those on police premises.
Maintain medical facilities within the custody suite, ensuring that sufficient supplies of medicines, drugs and equipment are maintained, complying with MPS and professional guidelines and relevant security procedures to ensure the provision of high standards of care. Custody Nurse job description
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities-Custody Nurse job description
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
You MUST be a Registered General Nurse holding current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
You WILL have a competency level equivalent to NHS Band 6 within the Health Service.
Desirable Criteria
You may have a minimum of two years post registration experience in:
A & E,
Substance Misuse,
Mental Health,
Prison or other relevant discipline, to enable you to work autonomously in this role.
The following would also be beneficial:
job description Custody Nurse
Basic Life Support
Experience of autonomous practice.
Energy and focus will be required to deliver the high standard of healthcare care expected across the Custody Suites.
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