Job summary
Are you a doctor looking for a change? Are you looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people's lives?
If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you!
Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for passionate, determined, and resilient individuals to join our amazing teams as Forensic Medical Examiners in the West Midlands.
Main duties of the job
Full-time and part-time opportunities available.
The clinician will work either embedded in custody or on occasion, on call, to provide medical services across the custody area (custody dependent) and provide up-to-date, evidence-based advice as needed.
As part of the Forensic Medical Programme, Mountain Healthcare Ltd has developed a framework to develop key areas of knowledge and skills which will be invaluable in all specialties, especially A&E, GP, paediatrics, psychiatry, and sexual health.
Mountain Healthcare Ltd is pleased to offer the opportunity to join our custody teams as a Forensic Physician (Forensic Medical Examiner, FME), working in the above locations.
We predominantly operate a fully embedded model of forensic healthcare delivery (though there is some opportunity for on-call work in the West Midlands, when rota coverage allows).
The Forensic Medical Examiner is responsible for ensuring the appropriate management and care is provided to detainees in police custody promptly at any time of the day or night (according to shift).
It shall be the FME's responsibility, when on duty, to embed at the designated police custody suite (or to be within the force area, in the case of completing an on-call shift in the West Midlands).
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.
Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a doctor looking for a change? Are you looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people's lives?
If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you!
Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for passionate, determined, and resilient individuals to join our amazing teams as Forensic Medical Examiners in the West Midlands.
Mountain Healthcare Ltd is pleased to offer the opportunity to join our custody teams as a Forensic Physician (Forensic Medical Examiner, FME), working in the above locations.
We predominantly operate a fully embedded model of forensic healthcare delivery (though there is some opportunity for on-call work in the West Midlands, when rota coverage allows).
The Forensic Medical Examiner is responsible for ensuring the appropriate management and care is provided to detainees in police custody promptly at any time of the day or night (according to shift).
It shall be the FME's responsibility, when on duty, to embed at the designated police custody suite (or to be within the force area, in the case of completing an on-call shift in the West Midlands).
For all examinations, the Forensic Medical Examiner must accurately document findings. If required, the FME must produce these as a written statement/report for appropriate civil, criminal courts, or other agencies. Whenever called upon to do so by the police, the FME must attend at any court (remunerated by the CPS) for the purpose of giving evidence.
Hours of Work
Full-time and part-time opportunities available.
About the Role
The clinician will work either embedded in custody or on occasion, on call, to provide medical services across the custody area (custody dependent) and provide up-to-date, evidence-based advice as needed.
As part of the Forensic Medical Programme, Mountain Healthcare Ltd has developed a framework to develop key areas of knowledge and skills which will be invaluable in all specialties, especially A&E, GP, paediatrics, psychiatry, and sexual health.
Please note that applications are considered on an individual basis. It may be deemed that a candidate may be more suitable for a trainee (OOPE) position based on experience.
This Forensic Medical Examiner role would suit candidates with the following skills or experience: FME, Forensic Physician, basic life support, GMC, and medical indemnity.
Benefits
If a candidate has 3 years' post foundation training with no FME experience, a 3-month minimum period of paid training will be required. Up to £5000 worth of contributions from Mountain Healthcare for medical malpractice insurance Full funding for courses and exams leading up to full membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in General Forensic Medicine.Access to online appraisal software for revalidation.Full funding for courses required for work, e.g. Conducted Energy Devices.Access to in-house appraisers, clinical mentors, & clinical directors to support your career development and wellbeing. Enhanced sickness pay schemeWellbeing programmeAdvanced rota planning for better work-life balance6 weeks annual leavePension schemeBonus schemeLife assuranceEmployee Assistant ProgrammeLong Service/Team of the Month AwardsA range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclassesFunding for higher education courses after one years' service
Essential Skills
Completed medical schoolGMC registered3+ years' medical experience following Foundation Year 2Basic Life Support and experience working in an acute environmentMedical Indemnity by start dateVetting requires 3 years in the UK
Desirable Skills
Experience working as a Core trainee/RegistrarExperience in A&E or acute medicineExperience in sexual health, paediatrics, GP, or psychiatryExperience in research and/or audit
About Company
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.
Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a doctor looking for a change? Are you looking for the next step? Do you want to work in forensic healthcare that makes a remarkable, positive, and life-long difference to people's lives?
If the answer to the above is a yes, then this is the right role for you!
Here at Mountain Healthcare, we are looking for passionate, determined, and resilient individuals to join our amazing teams as Forensic Medical Examiners in the West Midlands.
Mountain Healthcare Ltd is pleased to offer the opportunity to join our custody teams as a Forensic Physician (Forensic Medical Examiner, FME), working in the above locations.
We predominantly operate a fully embedded model of forensic healthcare delivery (though there is some opportunity for on-call work in the West Midlands, when rota coverage allows).
The Forensic Medical Examiner is responsible for ensuring the appropriate management and care is provided to detainees in police custody promptly at any time of the day or night (according to shift).
It shall be the FME's responsibility, when on duty, to embed at the designated police custody suite (or to be within the force area, in the case of completing an on-call shift in the West Midlands).
For all examinations, the Forensic Medical Examiner must accurately document findings. If required, the FME must produce these as a written statement/report for appropriate civil, criminal courts, or other agencies. Whenever called upon to do so by the police, the FME must attend at any court (remunerated by the CPS) for the purpose of giving evidence.
Hours of Work
Full-time and part-time opportunities available.
About the Role
The clinician will work either embedded in custody or on occasion, on call, to provide medical services across the custody area (custody dependent) and provide up-to-date, evidence-based advice as needed.
As part of the Forensic Medical Programme, Mountain Healthcare Ltd has developed a framework to develop key areas of knowledge and skills which will be invaluable in all specialties, especially A&E, GP, paediatrics, psychiatry, and sexual health.
Please note that applications are considered on an individual basis. It may be deemed that a candidate may be more suitable for a trainee (OOPE) position based on experience.
This Forensic Medical Examiner role would suit candidates with the following skills or experience: FME, Forensic Physician, basic life support, GMC, and medical indemnity.
Benefits
If a candidate has 3 years' post foundation training with no FME experience, a 3-month minimum period of paid training will be required. Up to £5000 worth of contributions from Mountain Healthcare for medical malpractice insurance Full funding for courses and exams leading up to full membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in General Forensic Medicine.Access to online appraisal software for revalidation.Full funding for courses required for work, e.g. Conducted Energy Devices.Access to in-house appraisers, clinical mentors, & clinical directors to support your career development and wellbeing. Enhanced sickness pay schemeWellbeing programmeAdvanced rota planning for better work-life balance6 weeks annual leavePension schemeBonus schemeLife assuranceEmployee Assistant ProgrammeLong Service/Team of the Month AwardsA range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclassesFunding for higher education courses after one years' service
Essential Skills
Completed medical schoolGMC registered3+ years' medical experience following Foundation Year 2Basic Life Support and experience working in an acute environmentMedical Indemnity by start dateVetting requires 3 years in the UK
Desirable Skills
Experience working as a Core trainee/RegistrarExperience in A&E or acute medicineExperience in sexual health, paediatrics, GP, or psychiatryExperience in research and/or audit
About Company
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.
Join the Best Provider, Make the Greatest Difference
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Essential Skills
- Completed medical school
- GMC registered
- 3+ years' medical experience following Foundation Year 2
- Basic Life Support and experience working in an acute environment
- Medical Indemnity by start date
- Vetting requires 3 years in the UK
- Please note that applications are considered on an individual basis. It may be deemed that a candidate may be more suitable for a trainee (OOPE) position based on experience.
- This Forensic Medical Examiner role would suit candidates with the following skills or experience: FME, Forensic Physician, basic life support, GMC, and medical indemnity.
- For all examinations, the Forensic Medical Examiner must accurately document findings. If required, the FME must produce these as a written statement/report for appropriate civil, criminal courts, or other agencies. Whenever called upon to do so by the police, the FME must attend at any court (remunerated by the CPS) for the purpose of giving evidence.
Experience
Desirable
- Desired Skills
- Experience working as a Core trainee/Registrar
- Experience in A&E or acute medicine
- Experience in sexual health, paediatrics, GP, or psychiatry
- Experience in research and/or audit
- Benefits
- If a candidate has 3 years' post foundation training with no FME experience, a 3-month minimum period of paid training will be required.
- Up to £5000 worth of contributions from Mountain Healthcare for medical malpractice insurance
- Full funding for courses and exams leading up to full membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in General Forensic Medicine.
- Access to online appraisal software for revalidation.
- Full funding for courses required for work, e.g. Conducted Energy Devices.
- Access to in-house appraisers, clinical mentors, & clinical directors to support your career development and wellbeing.
- Enhanced sickness pay scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
- A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses
- Funding for higher education courses after one years' service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Essential Skills
- Completed medical school
- GMC registered
- 3+ years' medical experience following Foundation Year 2
- Basic Life Support and experience working in an acute environment
- Medical Indemnity by start date
- Vetting requires 3 years in the UK
- Please note that applications are considered on an individual basis. It may be deemed that a candidate may be more suitable for a trainee (OOPE) position based on experience.
- This Forensic Medical Examiner role would suit candidates with the following skills or experience: FME, Forensic Physician, basic life support, GMC, and medical indemnity.
- For all examinations, the Forensic Medical Examiner must accurately document findings. If required, the FME must produce these as a written statement/report for appropriate civil, criminal courts, or other agencies. Whenever called upon to do so by the police, the FME must attend at any court (remunerated by the CPS) for the purpose of giving evidence.
Experience
Desirable
- Desired Skills
- Experience working as a Core trainee/Registrar
- Experience in A&E or acute medicine
- Experience in sexual health, paediatrics, GP, or psychiatry
- Experience in research and/or audit
- Benefits
- If a candidate has 3 years' post foundation training with no FME experience, a 3-month minimum period of paid training will be required.
- Up to £5000 worth of contributions from Mountain Healthcare for medical malpractice insurance
- Full funding for courses and exams leading up to full membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in General Forensic Medicine.
- Access to online appraisal software for revalidation.
- Full funding for courses required for work, e.g. Conducted Energy Devices.
- Access to in-house appraisers, clinical mentors, & clinical directors to support your career development and wellbeing.
- Enhanced sickness pay scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Advanced rota planning for better work-life balance
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Long Service/Team of the Month Awards
- A range of accredited and CPD training courses and masterclasses
- Funding for higher education courses after one years' service
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.
