2. Role and responsibilities

As a healthcare practitioner (HCP) you'll work independently in one of our 23 police station detention suites across the capital. You'll provide care to detainees with acute, long term, clinical and mental health conditions.

In addition to our healthcare function we provide assistance to the police in obtaining forensic samples from alleged perpetrators of rape, murder, and driving offences. These often include getting blood sampling for testing, body mapping of injuries and assessments of those acutely mentally unwell and needing hospitalisation.

We'll introduce you to new areas of practice through a custody focused induction and you'll be able to develop skills through supported shifts.

Key responsibilities

• ensuring the continuing health, safety and welfare of detainees within police custody
• assessing and formulating tailored care plans for vulnerable people with multiple medical conditions, some of which may limit their ability to be detained and interviewed
• providing clinical guidance for custody staff responsible for the observation of detainees
• ensuring accurate clinical and police records
• responding to clinical emergencies
• collecting forensic samples to assist police in their investigations
• commitment to improving clinical practice through education, research and innovation

We actively support professional development with an in-house programme and access to external courses using the annual continuing professional development (CPD) funding of £1,000.

The working pattern is two days, two nights, four days off duty continuous rota. This provides you with assurance of your working pattern for the foreseeable future.