Clinical Coordinator - Aire

• Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion
• Free On-site Parking
• Salary $110,806 (RPN4-1) to $126,074(RPN4-3)+11% Super
• A culture where people care
• International Support of Permanent (186) or Temporary (482) Visa for eligible applicants!

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 and advance in your profession. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.

Job location

Forensicare provides specialist forensic mental health services across 12 of Victoria's 14 prisons, with expansion underway to include Western Plains in the Barwon region. This position, based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, provides 75 prison-based custodial mental health beds as well as assessments and outpatient services in a maximum-security forensic mental health complex within the medium-security prison.

About the Role:

The Clinical Coordinator roles within the FMH Units provide overarching support for the operational functioning of each Unit. The Clinical Coordinator will ensure the Unit(s) structures and practices align with the Ravenhall Charter, ensuring service integration and fidelity to the Charter's vision, mission, values and principles. The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for providing the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with support in relation to the development, implementation and evaluation of quality initiatives. The Clinical Coordinator Page 3 of 8 will also be responsible for the allocation of patients to care coordination streams, including allocation to specific Key Nurses/Clinicians, taking into account the individual patient needs, the strengths of each staff member, and the patient cohort within each stream.

Duties

• Work within an ethically and legally sound framework.
• In collaboration with the Unit/Program Manager, provide oversight of the day-to-day functioning of the Unit.
•  Assist the Unit/Program Manager in orientating new staff (including agency/bank) to ensure they receive an appropriate induction into the Unit.
•  Allocation of Key Nurses to patients, being considerate of staff strengths/skills, patient needs, and patient cohort within each stream.
•  Liaise with the Prison Access Flow Coordinator to facilitate admission and discharge flow. 
• Provide supervision and support to nursing staff.
•  Oversee the delivery of effective and sustainable therapeutic programs

About You:

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery. 
• Hold a Postgraduate Diploma (Nursing Practice Mental Health) or equivalent, and possess current registration with AHPRA. 
• Demonstrate experience translating knowledge of current Australian College of Mental Health Nursing standards of practice, contemporary forensic mental health nursing practices and relevant legislation into practice, coupled with significant post-registration experience in a similar role. 
• Thorough understanding and demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer Recovery, including the modelling and leading of recovery-focused initiatives. 
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan and undertake comprehensive nursing assessments of mentally ill patients.

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

A culture where people matter.

• Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
• Well-defined career pathways exist across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
• Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
• A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based support to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
• Celebration and reward for good performance through employee recognition.
• 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, peer support and critical incidence response programs.

For more information on Careers at Forensicare, visit https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers

*Please Note - Applications will be reviewed and Interviewed as they are received.

Eligibility

• COVID-19 (x3), Influenza and Immunisation requirements specific to position Infection Control requirements
• This position is subject to a satisfactory Police Check
• We are able to Sponsor eligible International candidates for 186 Permanent or 482 Temporary Visa 

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce that 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.

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