This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires professionals with expertise in psychology, social work, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, counselling or psychotherapy.
The successful candidate will provide specialist risk assessment, treatment planning, intervention and consultation in relation to complex, high risk and high-profile service users. They will clinically lead and advise on the management, treatment, and assessment of complex, high-risk, and high-profile individuals.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide specialist risk assessment, treatment planning, intervention and consultation in relation to complex, high risk and high-profile service users.
* Clinically lead and advise on the management, treatment, and assessment of complex, high-risk, and high-profile individuals.
* Ensure best practices in working with individuals accommodated in restricted environments and/or those who have been identified on the violent extremism pathway.
* Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to enhance multi-disciplinary approaches and influence complex, multi-faceted decision-making.
* Drive quality assurance, research, and policy development to improve practices for managing high-risk service users, including violent extremism cohorts.
About this Role:
This role offers an exciting opportunity for experienced professionals to contribute their skills and expertise to the field of forensic mental health.
Requirements:
* An advanced understanding of the theory and therapeutic frameworks underpinning assessment and treatment (e.g. Risk-Needs-Responsivity principles) with complex and high risk service users within the justice system, and an ability to apply these frameworks in practice.
* Significant experience in the application of evidence-based psychometric and structured professional judgement tools in relation to the assessment of service users in the justice settings, including those used in CVE (Countering Violent Extremism) Assessments and Interventions.
* Significant knowledge of, and experience in, the delivery of various treatment modalities with complex populations (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Transtheoretical Model of Change, Trauma Informed Care, Strengths Based Approaches).
* Significant knowledge and understanding of the behavioural and mental health considerations for service users accommodated in restricted environments, and the relevant therapeutic and clinical frameworks regarding treatment and rehabilitation.
* Adherence to and demonstration of key therapist characteristics (e.g., empathy, warmth, rewarding and directive) to facilitate the therapeutic relationship.
Benefits:
* A specialised induction program for new clinical staff (including foundation, theory, and mentored on-the-job training).
* Exposure to national and international experts in forensic work.
* Mental health and wellbeing care – essential debriefing for the first 12 months for new forensic practitioners.
* Ongoing professional development, including clinical scholarship, research program and study leave opportunities.
* Your professional association membership or registration funded annually (e.g. PBA/AHPRA, AASW).
Other Opportunities:
We welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background to join our team.