We are developing new mental health services in the Western Metropolitan region
Multidisciplinary role – RPN4, SW3, OT3, P3.
A career in forensic mental health is diverse and rewarding. If you're passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, you will be making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending.
Join our multidisciplinary team as we expand our services across Regional and Metropolitan Victoria. We work with individuals who have a serious mental health illness and have offended or are at risk of offending.
This opportunity provides an exciting chance to be part of a new service. The roles will embed our model of care in practice within the Western metropolitan region.
About the Role:
The Senior Clinician will improve outcomes for consumers who have offending risks and mental illness and/or problem behaviours, and the families and carers through:
* Improving access to specialist forensic mental health services;
* Coordination, referral pathways and transition support between specialist mental health care, correctional services and prisons;
* Improving the capability of key local services to manage offending risks of consumers and appropriately refer consumers for specialist assessment and treatment;
* Pathways into and out of hospital, to ensure that inpatient stays are no longer than necessary.
Duties:
* Developing professional relationships with relevant agencies, and forensic clinical specialists.
* Developing links with other mental health and social support services who provide services required to meet the needs of consumers and/or require forensic mental health support.
* Providing specialist primary, secondary and tertiary consultation services for relevant stakeholders, including advanced specialist forensic mental health assessments, risk assessments, reports, and advice on the assessment and management of complex forensic mental health issues.
* Contribution to consumer risk management plans in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.
* Case management on a shared care basis with relevant agencies, and support for our Community Transition and Treatment Program in the case management of consumers on extended care from hospital.
* Supervision of consumers under a Non-Custodial Order disposition under the Act.
* Support for people transitioning from prisons to the region.
About You:
* Experience working in forensic mental health including forensic mental health risk assessment, care planning and service delivery.
* Demonstrated minimum 5-year post registration mental health experience.
* Demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments and to plan, implement and evaluate clinical interventions.
* Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and person-centered and family/carer inclusive care, incorporating consumer and family and carer perspectives into service delivery at both an individual and organisation wide level.
Requirements:
This is a multidisciplined opportunity and 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.
* Registered Nurse RPN4: Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Must have current unrestricted registration with AHPRA and a post-graduate qualification in mental health nursing or equivalent.
* Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
* Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) or the equivalent or a Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology accredited by APAC or the equivalent.
* Endorsement or eligibility for endorsement by AHPRA in the area of clinical psychology and/or forensic psychology.
* Social Worker Grade 3: Tertiary qualifications in Social Work coupled with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
* Occupational Therapist Grade 3.