• Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting our significant service expansion
• $100,932 - $112,091 (RPN3) plus super and salary packaging
• A culture where people care
• International Relocation Support provided!

A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other. If you’re passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, Forensicare is where you need to be. You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers and carers. Working across community, hospital and prison settings, you can learn, apply your specialist skills and advance in your profession. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.

Job location

Forensicare provides specialist forensic mental health services across 12 of Victoria’s 14 prisons with expansion underway to include Western Plains in the Barwon region. Located at Port Phillip Prison in Truganina, VIC. St Paul’s Unit is a 30-bed psychosocial rehabilitation service that provides specialist, voluntary mental health care, treatment and therapeutic programs to prisoners with a mental health diagnosis. Participants selected for the program require psychosocial rehabilitation to minimise risk of relapse and enhance their social functioning in preparation for returning to general prison environment or release to community.

The position is based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre

About the Role:

The Mental Health Nurse (RPN3) delivers care within a custodial setting, practicing within a recovery framework and using sound judgement to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and maintain a high standard of patient care. In doing so, the Mental Health Nurse recognises the needs of the individual within the boundaries set by the profession, Forensicare and correctional services.

This position works with a multidisciplinary team to provide care and facilitate recovery through the use of evidence-based treatment approaches and participation in the delivery of therapeutic programs. The Mental Health Nurse will be responsible for delivering case management to a small case load of allocated patients. In addition, the Mental Health Nurse consults, negotiates and liaises effectively with key stakeholders across a number of settings, including Reception, Outpatients and ‘At Risk’. This position requires the Mental Health Nurse to demonstrate leadership skills and undertake ANUM and ‘At Risk’ duties as allocated.

Duties:

• Delivery of high-quality care coordination, ‘At Risk’ assessments and provision of individual and group programs.

• Provide comprehensive recovery-orientated assessment and treatment to patients in a custodial setting.

• Formulation and documentation of patient centred Mental Health Recovery Plans for allocated case managed patients.

• Completion of initial and ongoing risk assessment of patients and liaison with the multidisciplinary team, and custodial staff as required, to provide a safe environment.

• Consult and collaborate with the inter-disciplinary team – including G4S, St Vincent’s Correctional Health Service, programs staff, patients, carers and other relevant agencies for the development of risk assessments, care planning and delivery.

• Administer and monitor the effects of medication interventions.

• Maintain comprehensive, patient focused, clinical documentation.

About You:

• Demonstrated thorough working knowledge of current standards of practice, contemporary mental health nursing practices and relevant legislation.

• Proven knowledge, skills and experience in mental health nursing preferably within a custodial setting.

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery.

• Demonstrated comprehensive risk assessments skills and ability to plan and implement risk management plans.

• Uses sound judgement and initiative to make independent, clear and patient-centred therapeutic recommendations.

• Ability to tailor and deliver therapeutic programs to individuals and groups.

What you need:

Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent.

Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).

*Please Note - Applications will be reviewed and interviewed as they are received.

A culture where people matter

• 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) and potential for up to $10,000 Relocation support 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...