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Band 6
Full-time

Paramedic/ RGN - HMP Peterborough

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation TrustHMP Peterborough, Saville Road, Peterborough, PE3 7PD, United Kingdom£39,959 - £48,117Closes 24/09/2026

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Band
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
10/09/2026
Closes
24/09/2026

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Role summary

This role involves working as a response practitioner within HMP Peterborough, assessing and delivering emergency medical care to the prison population. The post holder will also attend non-urgent calls, evaluate patients' medical needs, and use onboard equipment for care delivery. Duties include screening, triaging patients, undertaking medication rounds, dispensing controlled medication, and managing court returns and releases. The role requires continuous UK residency for a minimum of 3 years due to security vetting.

Essential criteria

  • Application evidences 3 years of continuous UK residency
  • Qualificaton
  • RGN NMC Registrant
  • To be registered with the Health and Care professions council
  • Degree Paramedic science
  • Evidence of continued learning

Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge of NICE Guidelines
  • Knowledge of Research and audit
  • Experience/skills
  • Post registration clinical experience
  • Ability to demonstrate an advance level of clinical practice
  • Ability to negotiate effectively
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate the importance of clear documentations
  • Experience of advance life support
  • experience of completing audits, and interpreting data
  • Experience of working in primary care
  • Security Vetting
  • Application evidences 3 years of continuous UK residency
  • Qualificaton
  • RGN NMC Registrant
  • To be registered with the Health and Care professions council
  • Degree Paramedic science
  • Evidence of continued learning
  • Knowledge of NICE Guidelines
  • Knowledge of Research and audit
  • Experience/skills
  • Post registration clinical experience
  • Ability to demonstrate an advance level of clinical practice
  • Ability to negotiate effectively
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate the importance of clear documentations
  • Experience of advance life support
  • experience of completing audits, and interpreting data
  • Experience of working in primary care

Useful to know

Band 6 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.

This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Paramedic/ RGN - HMP Peterborough

The closing date is 24 September 2026

Job summary

The post holder will work as a response practitioner and will be responsible when called to assess and deliver emergency medical care to our population within HMP Peterborough, the successful candidate will also be expected to attend non urgent calls on the wing(s) to evaluate patients to determine their medical needs. You will be familiar with using onboard equipment to support to deliver care for example to include defibration, resuscitation.

The post holder will ensure the provision of delivery is practice based research that brings high quality care to patients in HMP Peterborough in accordance with local and national policies.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake various duties, these include screening patients in reception and on the wings, triaging patients and holding secondary screening clinics.

The post holder will be an integral part of the team they will undertake medication rounds, dispense controlled medication and manage court returns and releases

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