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Flexi Health Care Professional (HCP) - Swindon & Melksham
Job Reference 4672
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Main Responsibilities
Part-Time Health Care Professional (HCP)
Location - Swindon & Melksham , Wiltshire
Salary £15.11 per hour
Shifts: Various
This post will involve flexible working across a 24-hour shift rota (days, evenings and night shifts) in a 7 day a week service. You will be required to have access to private transport. Teamwork and flexibility are central to our approach, along with commitment and a “can do” attitude to working in this manner is fundamental.
Job Outline:
Attending police custody to assess, document and treat detainees and determine fitness to remain in custody.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assessment/Treatment of illnesses and injuries
- Determination of fitness to be detained in custody
- Determination of fitness to be released
- Determination of fitness to be interviewed and charged: competent to understand charge
- Determination to transfer, or be interviewed by the police detaining body
- Examination and forensic sampling of adult suspects of serious crime
- To carry out examinations in accordance with G4S medical capital services guidelines
- All police calls should be attended without delay
- To be available for court attendance when requested
- To treat the detained person as a patient and make clear that no evidence can be treated in ‘confidence’
The Ideal Candidate
Essential Skills
- State registered paramedic or Registered General Nurse with at least 2 years post qualification experience.
- Ability to take blood samples
- Full Driving License and own vehicle
- Experience in an autonomous/lone working role
- A+E or practice nursing background or State registered paramedic
Please note that this vacancy is subject to a minimum 5 year checkable employment and education history including criminal record vetting. To apply for this role, you must be eligible to work in the UK.
Here at G4S we are an equal opportunities employer. We are very proud to have been awarded the Two Ticks Disability Symbol that demonstrates our continuing commitment to recruit, retain and develop the abilities of people working with disabilities.