**Job Description**
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for supporting the establishment and operation of a new regional site in Bendigo. You will provide high-level management, clinical, and forensic expertise to the regional and rural team. Your role will involve coordinating the implementation and operation of the regional team in conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist. You will also oversee the ongoing development and implementation of the service model for regional forensic mental health services.
**Required Skills and Qualifications**
To be successful in this role, you will require:
* Minimum 10 years post-registration mental health experience
* 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
* Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and incorporating consumer perspectives into service delivery
* Ability to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team and lead complex programs effectively and efficiently
* Extensive experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in planning, implementing, and evaluating clinical mental health interventions
**Benefits**
This role offers a range of benefits, including:
* Regional Financial Relocation Incentive support provided via RWAV, subject to eligibility
* Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all team members
* Well-defined career pathways existing across Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams
* Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
* 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 incident response programs
**About the Role**
This position will initially have a hybrid working arrangement between Paul Mullen Centre – Clifton Hill and home, pending establishment of the site post-July 2025.