Job & Recruitment Information
Following the success to date of our regional Health Care Custody Service, the Belfast Trust is planning to extend this service to our Custody Suites.

We currently have 1 x permanent Band 7 Custody Nurse Practitioner post available in Waterside, however we are recruiting to create a list of successful candidates who may be offered one of our Band 7 Custody Nurse Practitioner posts in our hub areas of Banbridge / Lurgan, Dungannon / Omagh, Musgrave / Antrim, and Waterside within the next 6 months.

Hours
37.5 per week. This is a 24 hour service and requires flexibility from the post holder to travel to other Custody Suites in the region as the service needs.
Successful applicants have the opportunity to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment.

Job Summary / Main Purpose
The Belfast Trust delivers integrated health and social care to approximately 340,000 citizens in the greater Belfast area and provides the majority of regional specialist services for the population of Northern Ireland (1.8 million people). The Belfast Health and Care Trust had led on the Custody Healthcare transformation pathfinder at Musgrave custody suite since October 2018, with the view to roll out across all custody suites in the near future.

The Trust is now seeking to appoint highly motivated nurse practitioners who are keen to develop custody healthcare in Northern Ireland in conjunction with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). People in police care often have wide and complex healthcare needs and more often than not are some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.

This is a peripatetic post and the post holder will be required to travel between custody suites across the South region. The role will operate on a 24 hour, 7 day a week shift pattern that includes early mornings, night shifts, weekends and public holidays.
Candidates will be asked to complete a security vetting questionnaire.

Role Summary

• Provide an effective nursing service to the custody suite, conducting clinical assessments, identifying and implementing appropriate interventions, collecting forensic samples, providing advice and guidance and maintaining detailed accurate records.
• Conduct clinical assessments of detained persons to determine whether an individual is fit to be detained, interviewed, charged or released.
• Make recommendations regarding care regimes or referrals to external health providers.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with external healthcare providers such as ambulance service, mental health teams and drug and alcohol services.
• Liaise with the duty Forensic Medical Officer (FMO) for those who cannot be managed within own scope of practice or who have complex health needs.
• Ensure clinical credibility and act as role model, supervisor, preceptor and mentor.

Management and Education

• Collaborate with line manager in setting the standards of care to be achieved within the department consistent with available resources.
• Participate in compiling duty rotas, annual leave and study leave arrangements to ensure cover at all times.
• Actively participate in the management of complaints and investigations carried out by the Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland.
• Ensure that nursing students and post-registration students receive relevant clinical experience, teaching and supervision.

Essential Criteria

• Part 1 Adult Nursing on NMC Register.
• 5 years post registration experience with 3 years' experience in Acute or Emergency Care/Primary Care.
• Course in General Forensic Medicine (GFM) or willing to complete within the next 6 months.
• NMC recorded Non-Medical prescribing qualification or willing to undertake and successfully complete it within an agreed timescale.
• Hold a current full driving licence valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment.

Desirable Criteria

• Successfully completed the Health Assessment Module.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer. Successful applicants may be required to attend for a Health Assessment. All staff are required to comply with the Trust's Smoke Free Policy. An Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI may be required before any appointment is confirmed. Successful applicants must produce evidence of their right to live and work in the United Kingdom.