AddressAbout Justice Health, NSW
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (Justice Health NSW) provides healthcare across secure inpatient, custodial, court and community settings. We deliver healthcare services to adults and young people who come into contact with, or who are at risk of coming into contact with, the criminal justice system. Each year, Justice Health NSW staff care for more than 30,000 patients through dedicated in-person and virtual multidisciplinary teams. Our healthcare services include primary, Mental Health and specialty care services. This includes screening, acute and chronic care, as well as preventative health services to those identified with a health need.
Justice Health NSW is evolving and we are in a significant growth and transformation phase. We have recently developed a new strategic plan and have realigned structures to support our ability to deliver on the vision and strategic objectives. It is a time of positive change and opportunity. Justice Health NSW is an organisation where we make a material difference to the lives of the most vulnerable in our communities; we are a deeply purpose driven organisation.
About Forensic Mental Health
The Forensic Mental Health directorate provides comprehensive Mental Health care via the following services and facilities: The Forensic Hospital; Custodial Mental Health; Long Bay Hospital; Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service; Adolescent Forensic Mental Health Team; Community Forensic Mental Health Service; the Freshwater Unit and ambulatory Mental Health services within correctional and detention centres. The Directorate also works closely with Local Health Districts to provide a range of integrated services to divert people away from custody and into community-based care, where appropriate, and to ensure continuity of care for patients transitioning back into the community.
The Role
The newly restructured role of Clinical DirectorForensic Mental Health reports to the Chief Executive, Wendy Hoey, and provides clinical leadership for our state-wide Forensic Mental Health services. This includes supporting care coordination and the development and implementation of models of care in Justice Health NSW and across the NSW Forensic Mental Health system. The role is responsible for clinical standards in Forensic Mental Health care and contributes to the strategic development and commissioning of Forensic Mental Health services. Working in partnership with the General Manager Forensic Mental Health, the person will lead the strategic coordination and management of workforce issues that impact clinical care and patient outcomes. This role leads a team of Forensic Mental HealthClinical Directors focused on the provision of high-quality consumer focused services, with clear clinical accountability and governance through medical line management.
About You
We are seeking an experienced clinical leader who is registered, or eligible for registration, with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, has Fellowship of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and is an accredited member of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry of the RANZCP, or equivalent. You will demonstrate a high standard of medical practice and strong clinical and organisational leadership capabilities, ideally within a similar or adjacent Forensic Mental Health setting. You will possess the capacity to work collaboratively across a multi-faceted organisational landscape and inspire your direct and indirect teams to set the highest standards in care. Critical to your success will be your strong communication and engagement skills and your track record of successfully forging powerful relationships with staff, stakeholders, and the broader community.
Professionally, we offer the flexibility to balance this role with other activities such as research or clinical practice, depending upon individual aspirations and preferences. This is an opportunity of transformational significance and comes at a pivotal point in our organisation’s evolution.
Justice Health NSW is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To download the detailed Candidate Information Pack or to apply, please visit https://www.derwentsearch.com.au/job-results#OurOpportunities and search the job title.
For a confidential discussion, please email **************@derwentsearch.com.au or call Rob Macmillan, Partner Health, Derwent on 0421 593***.
Applications close: Friday 12th July
