Registered Nurse Paramedic - Guildford Surrey - 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional, you

will work autonomously within police custody suites, assessing and caring for

detainees with a wide range of physical health, mental health, substance misuse

and vulnerability-related needs.

This is a specialist clinical role where no two shifts are

the same.

You will assess fitness for detention, interview, charge and

release; respond to acute medical episodes; provide healthcare advice; support

safeguarding decisions; and work closely with custody teams, police officers

and partner agencies.

Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities are available

within a supportive, values-driven clinical team.

About us

Founded by passionate clinicians on a mission to provide

expert patient-centred services, Mountain Healthcare leads the clinical

forensic healthcare provisions sector in the UK.

A premier partner of NHS England and the police, our unique

provisions include Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), Police Custodial

Healthcare, Secure Estate Healthcare and clinical telephone advice.

Driven by our values Be Kind and Do the Right Thing,

Mountain Healthcare provides holistic and trauma-informed care that improves

the immediate and long-term health outcomes of patients across the criminal

justice system.

Through innovative technologies and strategic partnerships,

our expert clinicians ensure equal, effective and efficient services to all our

patients and always put their health, safety and rights first.

Clinical forensic healthcare is a rapidly growing career

path as demand for specialist critical services has greatly increased in recent

years.

At Mountain Healthcare, we understand that to provide the

highest quality services for our patients and customers, our people must be the

best in the field.

We are proud to offer unrivalled staff training and

development opportunities such as our unique Forensic Practitioner Gateway, our

wide range of accredited and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses,

and access to events across the health and justice sector.

Details

Date posted

19 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£19 to £21 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

oc-1789738166-ZIRGZ

Job locations

Guildford

GU1 4QS

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Working pattern and location:

• Hourly rate: £18.92 £21.14
• 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
• The main place of work will be Guildford Custody Suite.

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

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Working pattern and location:

• Hourly rate: £18.92 £21.14
• 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
• The main place of work will be Guildford Custody Suite.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration
• or
• Paramedic with current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• Full UK driving licence with fewer than six penalty points
• Ability to complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting
• Full right to work in the UK and a minimum of three years' UK residency prior to application
• Strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills with confidence working autonomously

Desirable

• Willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration
• or
• Paramedic with current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• Full UK driving licence with fewer than six penalty points
• Ability to complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting
• Full right to work in the UK and a minimum of three years' UK residency prior to application
• Strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills with confidence working autonomously

Desirable

• Willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mountain Healthcare Ltd

Address

Guildford

GU1 4QS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mountain Healthcare Ltd

Address

Guildford

GU1 4QS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

• 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.

Working pattern and location:

• Hourly rate: £18.92 £21.14
• 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
• The main place of work will be Guildford Custody Suite.

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

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration
• or
• Paramedic with current HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

• Full UK driving licence with fewer than six penalty points
• Ability to complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting
• Full right to work in the UK and a minimum of three years' UK residency prior to application
• Strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills with confidence working autonomously

Desirable

• Willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment