Senior Forensic Mental Health Clinician - Multidisciplinary
Forensicare
Posted 15 hours ago
Senior Forensic Mental Health Clinician - Multidisciplinary
- Ongoing opportunity
- Based in Shepparton, Wodonga or Wangaratta (location can be negotiated dependent on applicant), includes travel across the Hume region
- Social Worker/ Occupational Therapist/Psychologist Grade 3; or Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4
- $101,597 - $123,916 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Please Note: Applications will be assessed as received and position may close earlier than indicated.
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. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.
About the RFMHS:
Embedded within Forensicare’s Community Directorate, the RFMHS comprise eight teams across the state - one in each Wellbeing region (three in metropolitan Melbourne and five in regional Victoria). These teams operate as ‘spokes’ to Forensicare’s central Community Forensic Mental Health Services (CFMHS) ‘hub’.
Each RFMHS team is multidisciplinary, including a manager, medical, nursing and allied health (psychology, social work, occupational therapy) clinicians, as well as administrative support. The teams deliver services to people aged 18 years and over with forensic mental health concerns.
RFMHS teams provide consultation, case management, supervision, care coordination and psychological interventions to individuals living in, or transitioning to the community.
About the Role:
The Senior Clinician will improve outcomes for consumers who have offending risks/problem behaviours and mental illness, and their families and carers through:
- Improving access to...
About Forensicare
Our vision
Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.
Our mission
We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:
focus on the recovery of our consumers,
support our workforce,
build our translational research capacity; and
work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.
Our values
Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Sector Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:
Our story
Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state-wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.
We provide forensic mental health services for people:
with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system
at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others
referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.
Forensicare’s primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.