• Review health care delivery, policies and procedures in relation to major incidents in the youth justice and corrections systems.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity.
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Clinical Review Officer to provide a critical role within Justice Health.

About the Business Unit

Justice Health is responsible for:

• The delivery of primary health, primary mental health and specialist forensic mental health services for people in Victorian prisons and young people in custodial centres. In Victoria, health services to people in adult correctional and youth justice facilities are delivered by both public and private providers
• Managing relevant contractual arrangements, including overseeing the delivery of health services and the provision and maintenance of all medical records in an electronic medical record
• Facilitating the release of health information to community health care providers, legal representatives, and individuals
• The design, procurement and delivery of new and innovative, evidenced-based health services that meet the needs of people of all ages and genders in custody.

The Adult Health Oversight Unit is responsible for:

• oversight of the delivery of health services across the Victorian adult correctional system ensuring service providers work collaboratively to ensure integrated and coordinated approaches to meeting the needs of people in custody
• driving ongoing improvements to service delivery.

About the Role

The role of the Senior Review Officer is to review health care delivery, policies and procedures in relation to deaths in custody and major incidents in the youth justice and corrections systems, provide evidence-based clinical advice to inform service design and system improvements and maintain sound systems, policies and procedures that support reviews. Senior Review Officers work collaboratively with key service partners and the Justice Assurance and Review Office to support prompt response to investigations and promote positive outcomes for individual service users; accountability and continuous improvement.

Some of your duties will include:

• Undertake reviews of health care delivery, policies and procedures in relation to deaths in custody and major incidents in the youth justice and corrections systems.
• Provide evidence-based advice to inform service design and system improvements.
• Maintain sound review frameworks, systems and processes that foster a culture of accountability, whilst encouraging innovation and problem solving.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in a highly sensitive and complex health environment
• Demonstrated experience in a quality focused role coupled with a thorough understanding of Risk Management principles.
• Knowledge of current policy directions, research and issues within health, corrections or the criminal justice system more broadly, or the ability to understand these issues quickly.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills, with the ability to analyse complex operational, policy and clinical issues to support Justice Health.

Qualifications/requirements

• A tertiary qualification in a health or related field is desirable.
• Current AHPRA registration is essential.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.