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Salary- Permanent part time opportunity 0.6 FTE
- St Vincent's Community Mental Health Service
- Excellent benefits including salary packaging
The Forensic Clinician role aims to build capacity and boost forensic mental health expertise and best practice within the adult mental health program. You will provide a resource of skills, knowledge and support for staff to enhance the service response for clients presenting with multiple complex problems. These will include serious mental illness, psychiatric and medical co-morbidities, substance abuse problems, and a history of offending and high risk behaviours.
The FCS programme will also have a special focus on improving outcomes for consumers on CSOs and NCSOs as well as streamlining communication and referral processes for consumers moving in and out of the community and the criminal justice system, specifically prisons and Thomas Embling Hospital.
- Provide high quality face to face clinical assessments, treatment/management plans and interventions
- Provide expert advice and support to improve communication and continuity-of-care for SVMH consumers transitioning through the justice system, the correctional system, the prisons and Thomas Embling Hospital.
- Provide oversight, advice and function as a conduit for communication for colleagues around consumers on Custodial Supervision Orders and Non Custodial Supervision Orders.
- Provide training, advice and support to enhance the quality of care for clients with complex needs and boost the calibre of risk assessment and risk management within SVMH.
- Administer and participate in SVMH’s High Risk Review Panel.
- RPN Grade 5 NP51 ($121,368 per annum pro rata)
- OT/SW Grade 4 HR9 – HR12 or HR25 - HR28 ($118,232 - $130,270 per annum pro rata)
- Psychologist Grade 4 PM1 – PM5 ($113,9110 - $136,344 per annum pro rata)
- A minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience within Mental Health Services.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience of the forensic mental health.
- Post-graduate qualifications in relevant area of speciality or progress towards same.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership for mental health workers promoting a standard of excellence in clinical practice.
- A comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2014, Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and other relevant legislation.
- Current National Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain
St Vincent’s is proud of its International reputation for delivery of Mental Health Services and the use of the ‘Strengths Model’ and its principles.
- We passionately believe in a recovery approach, based on people’s personal strengths
- We believe that people have the capacity to recover, reclaim and transform their lives
- We nurture and develop our staff with great opportunities for training and career progression
- Our work in this field is internationally recognised
- We believe that the preferred setting for our work is in the community and that the community is an oasis of resources
- You will join a cohesive, supportive team, committed to the wellbeing of colleagues and consumers
- Great location, with easy access to public transport and to the city of Melbourne
- A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
- Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
- A healthy work/life balance encouraged
- Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
- Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
- Culture of continuous improvement
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
- Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
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SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
This position is subject to a Victorian government direction regarding vaccination against COVID-19. Successful applicants must meet these vaccination requirements. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
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Contact Details: Quan Nguyen, Manager Community Mental Health Service, Tel: 9231 5900
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Closing Date: 23 December 2022 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan:
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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