Reference Number 16362
Position Title Senior Forensic Mental Health Clinician - Multiple Regions
Employment Type Full Time Permanent
Location Comm Forensic Mental Health
Position Summary
- We are establishing our new Regional and Rural Community Services Regional and Rural Victoria
- Multiple Full-Time ongoing roles at RPN4, OT3, SW3 or P3 level to join our multi-disciplined team
- Financial Regional Relocation Support provided including community integration
Expanion to Regional and Rural Victoria
Join the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) team as we expand our services across Regional and Rural Victoria. 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.
Regions include:
- Hume (Shepparton, Albury/Wodonga)
- Lodden Mallee (Bendigo, Mildura)
- Grampians (Ballarat)
- Gippsland (Traralgon)
These newly created positions provide an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service, reflective of the expanding growth of Forensicare. The roles will embed Forensicare's model of care in practice within the Regional and Rural Victoria, which will include assessing and managing violence risk, working collaboratively in a recovery-orientated framework and proactively developing and maintaining close professional relationships with the relevant AMHWS.
Duties:
- Provide specialist primary, secondary and tertiary consultation services for AMHWS and other key stakeholders, including advanced specialist Forensic Mental Health assessments, risk assessments, reports, and advice.
- Provide case management on a shared care basis with AMHWS.
- Provide individual and/or group therapeutic interventions as appropriate.
- Provide discipline-specific contributions to the team's clinical practice and program development.
- Possession of a relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board (AHPRA) or Association (AASW) as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist.
- If you're a Mental Health Nurse, completion of a BA Mental Health Nursing or (BA Nursing) with Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health Nursing.
- If you're a Psychologist, completion of Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent or a Doctorate degree in Forensic psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent, endorsement or eligibility for endorsement by the Psychology Board of Australia in the area of clinical psychology, and endorsement or eligibility for endorsement by the Psychology Board of Australia, in the area of forensic psychology.
- Demonstrated commitment to Mental Health consumer recovery and incorporating consumer perspectives into service delivery.
- Regional Financial Incentive support provided via RWAV including community integration
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
- Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
- Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
- International Candidates – Sponsorship availability, Permanent (186) or Temporary (482) to approved applicants.
- 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.
- 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.
Eligibility
- Satisfying immunisation requirements of the position
- This position is subject to a Police Check
- We are able to Sponsor eligible International candidates for 182 Permanent or 486 Temporary Visa
#LI-Hybrid
Contact Person Matt Brown
Contact Number (04) 0157 7336
Closing Date Open Ended
Position Description Regional Forensic Mental Health Team - Senior Clinician.pdf
Application Guide
Share
Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm (AESDT) on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.