Senior Clinician

• Full time Fixed-Term 12 month contract / RPN4, SW3, OT3, P3
• Based at Community Forensic Mental Health Service, 505 Hoddle St, Clifton Hill VIC 3068
• Diverse and supportive environments

A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other. If you’re passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, Forensicare is where you need to be. You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers and carers. Working across community, hospital and prison settings, you can learn, apply your specialist skills, conduct research and advance in your profession. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.

This position will be based at Community Forensic Mental Health Service and will be required to work across all Forensicare sites.

This position is located at the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) in Clifton Hill, 15 minutes from Melbourne’s city centre. CFMHS is a specialist state-wide agency that works with individuals who have a serious mental health illness and have offended or are at risk of offending.

About the Role:

• Support the coordinated supervision of client’s subject to a Non-Custodial Supervision Order (NCSO) under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act throughout Victoria. The incumbent will ensure that forensic mental health issues are adequately addressed, and a high standard of service is maintained by Forensicare through primary and secondary consultation and advice to Area Mental Health Services (AMHS) and other treating services.

Duties:

• Support the coordination of the NCSO Program.
• Coordinate, promote, and lead service development processes with demonstrable benefits for clients and the organisation.
• Contribute to policy and program development.
• Demonstrate initiative in the delivery ofservices and the ability to practice autonomously.
• Develop and maintain a therapeutic and professional relationship with clients.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing education and professional development through accessing internal and external staff development opportunities.

About You:

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and incorporating consumer perspectives into service delivery.
• Possession of a relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board or Association as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
• Demonstrated minimum 5 year post registration mental health experience.
• Experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical mental health interventions.
• Knowledge of forensic mental health and forensic mental health risk assessment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to consult, liaise, facilitate and negotiate with key stakeholders, mental health professionals, clients, and carers.
• The ability to function as an independent and autonomous professional as well as working within a multidisciplinary team.

What you need:

 Nursing

• Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential

Occupational Therapy

• Approved degree in Occupational Therapy recognised for membership of Occupational Therapy Australia – Australian Association of Occupational Therapists. 
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential.

 Psychology

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an Australian Psychological Society (APS) accredited course or equivalent, or a Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential.

Social Work

• Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

A culture where people matter.

• Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of managers and supervisors.
• Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
• A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological support, peer support and critical incidence response programs, as needed.

For more information on employee benefits visit https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers/employee-benefits  

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencing work at Forensicare.

Current Forensicare employees should apply through eRecruit using an account which is linked to their Forensicare email address. Employees should contact People and Culture if they are unable to access their Forensicare eRecruit account.

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of curiosity, purpose, strong ethics, compassion and fairness; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.