Peripatetic Nurse/Paramedic

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Job description

Salary: £35,220 per year
Reference: 167609

Sanctuary Personnel, a leading recruitment company within the private and public sector has a permanent role for a Peripatetic Nurse/Paramedic to work full-time based in Cornwall, within the Forensic & Police Custody Team.

The salary for this permanent Peripatetic Nurse/Paramedic job is £35,220.32 per annum.

Duties:

Assessment & care of detainees and staff in custody suites
Forensic sampling, including road traffic offence bloods
Mental health and substance misuse assessments and management
Providing substance misuse therapies whilst in custody
Healthcare promotion, brief interventions & self-harm reduction
Referrals and Signposting to support wider vulnerabilities and the reduction of re-offending
Working collaboratively with Liaison and Diversion colleagues to identify wider vulnerabilities
Ensure that safe systems of work are followed without compromise

Requirements of the Peripatetic Nurse/Paramedic:

Qualified Adult RGN or Paramedic with a real passion for developing your clinical and wider skills in an environment that is ever changing
Adult RGN or Paramedic with post qualification experience
Full membership of the either NMC or HCPC
Have a flexible approach working within a team that encourages new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service
Show initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations
Ability to take blood samples
Experience in an autonomous/ lone working role
Recent Acute experience
Continuously resided in the UK for the previous 3 years, with no more than 3 months spent overseas at any one time
Right to work in the UK
Continuously resided in the UK for the previous 3 years, with no more than 3 months spent overseas at any one time
Full Driving License and own vehicle
The ability to work with vulnerable people in a caring and compassionate way
A DBS check and relevant police/ prison clearance will be required to exclude any individuals with a history of behaviour which could be considered unacceptable (by G4S or the clients)
Willing to undertake a minimum 5 year checkable employment and education history including criminal record vetting

Benefits:

£1500 Golden Hello payment, paid in 3 instalments
Company pension scheme with employer contributions
G4S Life Assurance Scheme
Subsidised healthcare plan
Charity work- Match-IT and Payroll Giving
Employee Assistance Programme Scheme (Confidential Counselling Services, 24/7 support specialising in health and medical topics )
Refer A Friend Scheme
Discounts on high street shops and brands including several leading high street brands, retailers and travel suppliers

Contact:

This Peripatetic Nurse/Paramedic job is advertised by Alex Herd; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.