Registered Nurse/Paramedic - Banbury - FT/PT
About this role
Job Advertisement: Forensic Custody Healthcare Professional (RN / Paramedic)
Employer: Mountain Healthcare Ltd (via Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency)
Location: Banbury Custody Suite, Banbury, OX16 2AE, United Kingdom
Salary: £45,111.50 per annum pro rata (based on a 42-hour full-time working week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part-time (21 hours per week / Full-time options also supported)
Closing Date: 20 September 2026
About the Role
We are acting on behalf of Mountain Healthcare Ltd—a premier partner of NHS England and the police, and one of the UK's leading providers of forensic healthcare—to recruit registered nurses and paramedics as Forensic Custody Healthcare Professionals.
Stepping beyond traditional clinical environments, this role offers true professional autonomy, variety, and impact. Working within police custody suites alongside criminal justice partners, you will assess, treat, and support detainees with complex physical health, mental health, and substance misuse needs. No prior forensic or custody experience is required; a comprehensive, accredited training and structured development programme is provided to help you excel in this specialist field.
Key Responsibilities
1. Clinical Assessments & Emergency Care
Conduct thorough clinical and capacity assessments to determine fitness for detention, interviewing, charging, and release.
Manage acute medical episodes, treat injuries, and provide vital healthcare advice in a fast-paced custody setting.
Support vulnerable detainees experiencing mental health crises, alcohol dependency, substance misuse, and complex safeguarding needs.
2. Forensic Duties & Documentation
Collect, preserve, and document forensic samples in strict compliance with legal, professional, and evidential standards.
Produce accurate clinical and legal records, including detailed injury documentation.
Attend hospital blood procedures under the Road Traffic Act and prepare professional statements or court attendance as an impartial healthcare witness when required.
3. Multi-Agency Collaboration
Liaise closely with police officers, custody teams, NHS services, and external partner agencies to facilitate safe onward care and positive health outcomes.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Registration: Registered General Nurse with current, active NMC registration, or Paramedic with current, active HCPC registration.
Licence & Vetting: Full UK driving licence with fewer than six penalty points, full right to work in the UK, a minimum of three years' UK residency prior to application, and the ability to successfully complete enhanced DBS clearance and police vetting.
Commitment: A willingness to complete externally accredited forensic training within the first year of employment.
Comprehensive Benefits & Perks
Joining Bonus: Up to £1,500 FTE pro rata (£750 paid after the probation period and £750 paid after one year).
Referral Scheme: £500 "Recommend a Friend" bonus.
Professional Fees: Annual registration fees paid by the company (£120/year for NMC or £98.12/year for HCPC).
Financial Enhancements: Overtime at enhanced rates (estimated average overtime pay of £3,000), enhanced sickness pay, enhanced maternity/adoption/neonatal pay (after 1 year's service), and relocation assistance where applicable (T&Cs apply).
Leave & Wellbeing: 6 weeks annual leave, company pension scheme, life assurance, wellbeing programmes, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, and long-service awards.
Development: Access to accredited training courses, CPD masterclasses, higher education funding after one year, and structured internal career pathways.