FTE salary: £55,075.48 per annum
Pro rata salary for two shifts per week: £31,471.70 per annum
Ready to build on your custody healthcare experience and take the next step into clinical leadership? Join Mountain Healthcare as a Custody Clinical Coordinator and combine hands-on practice with responsibility for supporting, developing and coordinating the Thames Valley custody healthcare team. You will provide trusted clinical guidance, help colleagues manage complex and high-risk cases, coordinate timely care and contribute to safe, consistent standards across the service. This is an opportunity to broaden your impact beyond your own clinical caseload while retaining the autonomy, variety and purpose of custody healthcare. With flexible working and the opportunity to combine coordinator and Custody Healthcare Professional shifts, you can develop your leadership experience while continuing to make a meaningful difference to vulnerable people in police custody.
Why Join Us
• A substantive commitment of two shifts per week, with flexible working arrangements to support work–life balance.
• Opportunity to combine Custody Clinical Coordinator shifts with Custody Healthcare Professional shifts and work up to full-time hours, if desired.
• Accredited forensic training provided.
• Supportive, values-driven team culture.
• Opportunities to progress within one of the UK’s most respected forensic healthcare providers.
If you are an experienced custody clinician ready to step into a role with greater responsibility and influence, we would welcome your application.
Apply now to become part of the Thames Valley custody healthcare team.
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• Provide effective line management through regular supervision and appraisal, constructive performance management and the identification of continuing professional development strategies.
• Act as a key clinical contact for the Thames Valley team, police colleagues and partner organisations. Provide timely remote clinical advice by phone and, where required, review patients face to face.
• Work collaboratively with police and healthcare colleagues to identify and assess people entering custody who meet the Joint Risk Team definition of high risk, helping to reduce the likelihood of avoidable adverse events.
• Provide teaching, coaching and a supportive learning environment so that custody healthcare staff have the skills and knowledge required to perform their roles safely and effectively.
• To lead, support, supervise and instruct the team through the process of change, demonstrating tenacity, drive professional integrity and positive communication style.
• To be responsible for the clinical co-ordination and management of resources in the provision of health care for such patients and be responsible for the wider deployment of healthcare resources
Essential Criteria
- Qualified Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
- A minimum of 5 years post qualification experience acute medical healthcare experience.
- Previous experience as a Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in one or more of the following settings would support your success in the role: A&E, a walk-in centre, paramedic practice, substance misuse services, community nursing, police custody, prisons or another relevant clinical discipline.
- Previous line management or mentoring experience.
Custody Clinical Coordinator - Thames Valley - 24 Hours employer: Mountain Healthcare
Mountain Healthcare is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional development of its staff. With a strong commitment to delivering high-quality care in a dynamic environment, employees benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages autonomy and collaboration with key agencies. The role of Forensic Custody Nurse offers unique opportunities for growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of detainees while working in a vital sector.
