• Full time, ongoing position 
• Classification: PSO2
• Based in Thomas Embling Hospital
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Forensicare is situated across five sites across Victoria with its largest site being Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD.
Thomas Embling Hospital is a 136 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing

The Clinical Support Team at Thomas Embling Hospital is designed to reduce the impact and frequency of Occupational Violence (OVA). The Clinical Support Team staff are required to work collaboratively with consumers and unit staff in providing a safe environment in managing aggression. The Clinical Support Team will be provided with training and capacity to respond to violence and aggression. Safe practice, effective communication, de-escalation and the ability to remain calm and emotionally self-regulate in difficult situations is fundamental in the role.

About the role:
The role of Clinical Support Assistant (CSA) is to support staff in maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment, with emphasis on reducing Occupational Violence and Aggression (OVA) within Thomas Embling Hospital whilst working under the supervision of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse 3 (RPN3).  The CSA is a member of the multi-disciplinary team who will provide a local response within a trauma informed care framework to incidents, maintaining general safety within the service. The CSA will be required to work rotating rostered shifts including weekends and nights shift to meet service needs. The position requires a particular focus on the maintenance and promotion of procedural, physical and relational security.

Duties:

• Work under the supervision of the RPN3 in the prevention, early intervention and management of occupational violence aggression within the service
• Respond to critical incidences within T.E.H and support seclusion reviews
• Assist staff, visitors, consumers who may be confronted by a hostile or aggressive situation under the direction of the RPN3
• Apply approved physical interventions only under the supervision of the RPN3
• Contribute to relational security, risk assessments, and management planning by identifying and reporting issues to RPN3
• Assist with daily unit activities/therapeutic programs with consumers under guidance of clinical staff
• Maintain a safe physical environment, participate in security checks and other delegated activities
• Complete daily environmental checks of the unit and document
• Carry out regular checks/testing of unit duress alarms systems, two way radios and other security maintenance devices
• Maintain a professional relationship with the consumers in compliance with the organisation’s policies and procedures
• Participate in emergency response drills as required

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated physical and mental capability and capacity to manage and prevent occupational violence and aggression by passing a selection clinic including an annual competency based assessment in de-escalation and physical restraint techniques
• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery
• Demonstrated understanding or experience in building positive relationships with consumers
• Demonstrated understanding of mental health issues and ability to work within both an acute and rehabilitation mental health setting
• Commitment to interact with consumers and facilitate unit therapeutic programs and activities.
• Demonstrated ability to perform duties and tasks as delegated
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as a team member
• Good written/verbal skills and sound computer and keyboard skills
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the requirement for strict confidentiality
• Qualifications Security or Corrections Level 3 certificate or the equivalent thereof
• Previous experience working in a mental health, corrections or security settings would be desirable

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

Qualifications in Security or Corrections Level 3 certificate or the equivalent thereof

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

 Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Full time, Fixed-Term 12 month contract
• Multidisciplinary role - RPN 4, OT3, SW3, P3
• Based in Clifton Hill (The team is currently working remotely)
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. This position is located at the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) in Clifton Hill, 15 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD. CFMHS is a specialist state-wide agency that works with individuals who have a serious mental health illness and have offended or are at risk of offending.

About the role:
The CTT coordinator supports the Manager, Community Supervision, Treatment and Transition (CSTT) in overseeing the day to day operations of the CTT program including the clinical supervision of team members, engaging in service planning and liaising with stakeholders. The CTT coordinator will have a mix of clinical caseload and leadership, service development, and reporting responsibilities. The clinical work involves the case management of clients on Custodial Supervision Orders who have been granted extended leave to reside in the community.

Duties:

• Coordinate the implementation of the CTT Program.
• Coordinate, promote, and lead service development processes with demonstrable benefits for clients and the organisation.
• Provide operational supervision to CTT clinicians.
• Liaise and consult with internal and external service providers, partners and stakeholders to achieve service reputation and growth.
• Provide case management of Custodial Supervision Order clients on extended leave.

 Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and incorporating consumer perspectives into service delivery.
• Demonstrated minimum 5 year post registration mental health experience.
• Extensive experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical mental health interventions.
• Knowledge of forensic mental health and forensic mental health risk assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and lead a multi-disciplinary team.
• Highly developed and effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with key stakeholders, mental health professionals, clients, and carers.
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills.
• The ability to function as an independent and autonomous professional.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and service context including the Mental Health Act 2014, Sentencing Act 1991, the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997, and the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of community based resources, including drug and alcohol and accommodation services.

 Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

Nursing

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

Psychology

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent, OR Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

 Occupational Therapy

• Approved degree in Occupational Therapy recognised for membership of OT Australia – Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

Social Work

• Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications <clinical only>
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Full time, ongoing
• Based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Completed in 2017, the new medium-security men's prison is located in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, providing world-class forensic mental health services in Victoria in a purpose-built state of the art facility developed to international best practice standards.

About the role:

The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Worker aims to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal patients through effectively engaging them through the Forensic Mental Health Services at Ravenhall Correctional Centre. The position works with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision of high quality and culturally sensitive health care for Aboriginal patients.

Duties:

• Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in the Ballerrt Yeram-Boo-ee services fostering trusting and professional relationships that respect worker/patient boundaries. 
• Assessment and treatment are individually tailored and takes into account the impact of trauma, including intergenerational trauma on the SEWB of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. 
• Work with staff to ensure Aboriginal Liaison Officers and Correct Care Australasia (CCA) Aboriginal Mental Health Workers are informed of the admission of patients who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander within 24 hours. 
• Encourage access to cultural and traditional healing methods, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients engaged in Ballerrt Yeram-Boo-ee services. 
• Connect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with their families and communities. 

Skills and experience:

• The incumbent of this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  
• This action constitutes a special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic). 
• Demonstrated commitment to mental health Recovery principles and improving social and emotional wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities.   
• Demonstrated organisational, communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with a range of people and work effectively within cross cultural teams. 

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements

• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Part-time, 12 months fixed term
• Based in Ravenhall Correctional Centre
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

 
Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Completed in 2017, the new medium-security men's prison is located in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, providing world-class forensic mental health services in Victoria in a purpose-built state of the art facility developed to international best practice standards.

About the role:

The Social Worker provides core areas of social work service provision particularly in relation to case management and program delivery to patients with complex needs, in the context of boundaries set by professional standards, legislative requirements, Forensicare policy and practice and departmental directives.

Duties:

• Demonstrate highly developed skills in the delivery of high quality social work services to patients.
• Provide high-level consultation and advice to members of the multi-disciplinary team on social work and related issues.
• Demonstrate highly developed skills when completing psychosocial assessments of patients within the multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake structured family assessments, examining support structures and need for psycho or legal education and referral to specific community-based services.
• Hold both the Aboriginal Service Officer (ASO) and Cultural Portfolio

Skills and experience:

• Develop and maintain consultative relationships with key stakeholders including RCC staff, other healthcare professionals, and external mental health, welfare, justice and social support agencies.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills in recording and reporting information to the multidisciplinary team.
• Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients that respect patient choices, experiences and circumstances; enhancing strengths, hope and resilience in the promotion of Recovery.
• Provide support and education to carers / significant others in the ongoing treatment and care of patients.
• Liaise with and provides high level consultation and advice to welfare, justice agencies and healthcare professionals.
• Actively participate in regular meetings and reviews of clinical standards and practice.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Part-time, ongoing P3 role
• Based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community  Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Completed in 2017, the new medium-security men's prison is located in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, providing world-class forensic mental health services in Victoria in a purpose-built state of the art facility developed to international best practice standards.

About the role:

The Psychologist works on a unit within Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee with mentally disordered patients/prisoners as a member of the multidisciplinary team.  The Psychologist provides a high level of clinical psychological expertise to Forensicare services at Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee.   The Psychologist provides high level consultation and advice on complex clinical matters; completes psychological reports for court as required and contributes to special projects, committees and working parties within the organisation including the development of policies and procedures.  As a senior professional representative, the position also provides consultancy and advice to other agencies and key stakeholders. The Psychologist also participates in the training and supervision of psychology placement students, interns and staff of other disciplines where appropriate. 

Duties:

• Provides specialist psychological assessments and reports where necessary.
• Provides individual and/or group interventions as appropriate.
• Contributes to patient risk management plans together with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide an advanced range of psychological services including advice on the management and treatment of complex patient/prisoner issues to other clinicians. 
• Provide consultation and liaison with psychologists with GEO and Forensicare concerning patients/prisoners from the Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee units. 
• Provide independent psychological reports for the courts as required. 
• Participate in the training and supervision of psychology placement students, interns and staff of other disciplines where appropriate. 
• Provide expert consultation on psychology related issues within the organisation, the Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee units, and to external clinicians and agencies as appropriate. 

Skills and experience:

• At least five years clinical experience in a mental health facility, correctional service, or a forensic mental health service.
• Listed as a registered supervisor (or eligible for being so listed) with AHPRA. 
• Expertise in clinical and/or forensic mental health practice including assessments (i.e., court ordered assessments, assessment of risk for violence) and intervention with a forensic population. 
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, the mental health system, and the criminal justice system.
• Ability to operate as an independent practitioner and to work within a multi-disciplinary team. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide supervision and support to staff and students.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent, OR Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications <clinical only>
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Part-time (0.6), Ongoing OT3
• Based in Ravenhall Correctional Centre
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community  Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Completed in 2017, the new medium-security men's prison is located in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, providing world-class forensic mental health services in Victoria in a purpose-built state of the art facility developed to international best practice standards.

About the role:

Based within the Ravenhall Correction Centre Outpatient Service, and with a strong focus on early intervention and prevention. The Senior Occupational Therapist independently plans, implements, evaluates and documents Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment and works as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to promote the benefits of participation and performance in meaningful occupations through liaison, collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders and external service providers.

Duties: 

• Participate in the general assessment and treatment of patients through group work and individual sessions, making a strong discipline-specific contribution to the clinical team's understanding of the patient and their situation.
• Assess, interpret and intervene to improve occupational performance through identifying individual needs based on functional deficits and strengths, and through promoting occupational choices.
• Liaise with other staff (both clinical and non-clinical) and services within RCC on the functional impacts of mental health and to promote the capacity of services and opportunities within RCC to support the person in meeting the requirements of their environment
• Manage the planning, implementation and evaluation of occupational interventions in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and the Program manager.

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport and to work collaboratively, flexibly and responsibly with patients and with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to examine own performance, identifying strengths and limitations, to engage constructively in clinical supervision and a commitment to applying knowledge learned to practice.
• Conceptual understanding of the theories of occupational performance and a commitment to understanding and improving patient functioning through assessment and treatment using occupational models of intervention.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

• Approved degree in Occupational Therapy recognised for membership of OT Australia – Australian Association of Occupational Therapists.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment. 

Administrative Assistant (HS-2)

• Full time position on fixed term basis to 4 June 2021
• Based at Ravenhall

About the role:
To provide administrative support to the senior management team at Ballert Yeram-boo-ee. Will work under broad direction in a team based environment.

The duties are administration based and broadranging

About you:
The position will suit those with office administration experience with good computer based skills. Good interpersonal skills and communication skills are required.

How to apply:
Submit a CV and Cover Letter outlining your interest and suitability for the position.

• Full time  Fixed-Term RPN4.
• Based in PPP St Paul's 

About the role:

The Clinical Coordinator will provide leadership and management of human resources during the shift while ensuring provision of high level mental health assessment and care to those under the care of Forensicare at Port Phillip Prison. 

The RPN4 will Coordinate patients transgers into and out of St Paul's Unit and Specialised observation cells for P1 patients.

The Clinical Coordinator will also Coordinate the outpatient clinic. 

Duties:

• Triaging referrals for intake and referrals for Outpatients clinic.
• Senior Clinical to support ANUM as needed. 

Skills and experience:

• An experinced RPN with highly developed clinical skills within forensicare mental healt.
• Leadership skills to support the team and ANUM onthe Unit as needed.
• Be able triage and prioritise by clinical need and risks.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

Please submit a cover letter and resume to express your interest. 

• Full time, ongoing position
• Based in Clifton Hill
• Salary: $126,245 pa plus super and salary packaging

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. This position is located at the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) in Clifton Hill, 15 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD. CFMHS is a specialist state-wide agency that works with individuals who have a serious mental health illness and have offended or are at risk of offending.

About the role:
The Forensic Clinical Specialist Program (FCSP) was established in 2010 by the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) and involves the employment of forensic specialists within ten Area Mental Health Services (AMHS), with one position based at Forensicare to coordinate the program. The program aims to support the mental health workforce to better assess, treat, manage and support people with severe mental illness who display, or have the potential for violent and/or high risk offending behaviours. The Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting the work of the specialists across services, and in contributing to the development of the program. The position works closely with DHHS and other key stakeholders such as AMHS, Community Mental Health Support Services (CMHSS), consumers, and the Criminal Justice System.

As the Program Coordinator you will provide oversight  and  leadership  to  ensure  a  consistent  and  standardised  approach  to  the Forensic Clinical Specialist positions in keeping with their specialist functions, as well as provide expert secondary consultation to support the  AMHS Forensic Clinical  Specialists in undertaking complex assessments and development of management plans.

You will also participate in collecting program data and stakeholder feedback and prepare reports accordingly for submission to DHHS.

About you:
You have a demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments and to plan, implement and evaluate clinical interventions. You work effectively with professionals from multi-disciplinary backgrounds and display a commitment to incorporating consumer perspectives and the recovery approach into service delivery. Crucial to your success in this role will be your high level interpersonal and communications skills including the ability to consult with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:
Relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board or Association as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

 This position is subject to a Police Check.

 
Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Full-time, ongoing P3 role 
• Melbourne Assessment Prison (Acute Assessment Unit), Spencer Street Melbourne
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements 
• Free onsite parking 

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support. 

Our services are delivered through: 

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital 
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria 
• Community Forensic Mental Health Service 

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education. 

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria, including specialist Forensic Mental Health (FMH) Services at the Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). The MAP/AAU provides a 16-bed inpatient unit, specialist clinics, outpatient services and a reception assessment program.

About the role: 

The Senior Psychologist provides a high level of clinical psychological expertise to Forensicare’s Psychology Service at the MAP/AAU. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Psychologist provides consultation and advice on complex clinical matters; liaison and support with MAP psychologists and psychologists at Thomas Embling Hospital (TEH) concerning MAP/AAU clients; provides professional leadership within the organisation; lisaises with other agencies and key stakeholders; and, contributes to special projects, committees and working parties within the organisation as required.  

Duties: 

• Provides specialist psychological assessments and reports where necessary. 
• Provides individual and/or group interventions as appropriate. 
• Contributes to patient risk management plans together with the multi-disciplinary team. 
• Consults and liaises with psychologists from Corrections Victoria and Forensicare concerning patients from the MAP/AAU and those being treated in outpatients. 
• Provides discipline-specific contributions to clinical practice and program development.

Skills and experience: 

• At least five years’ clinical experience in a mental health facility, correctional service, or a forensic mental health service. 
• Listed as a registered supervisor (or eligible for being so listed) with AHPRA. 
• Expertise in clinical and/or forensic mental health practice (assessment and treatment) with a forensic population. 

Mandatory qualifications & registrations: 

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent, OR Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent. 
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA). 
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide supervision and support to staff and students. 
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex organisational environment. 

Benefits: 

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including: 

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements 
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development 
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs. 

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 

This position is subject to a Police Check. 

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment. 

• Registrar HM25-HM30
• Rotations across the Forensicare sites
• Full time fixed term commencing August 2020

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria.

About the role:

Fixed term positions for Registrars will be available from August 2020 and February 2021.

The Registrar will contribute forensic mental health advice to multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of high quality direct care services and programs.

Applicants for this position will be able to participate in Forensicare's Training Program for Registrars, which is accredited as meeting the standards of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists for both Generalist and Forensic subspecialty training. 

All posts are RANZCP accredited and supervised by RANZCP accredited supervisors.

Senior Medical Officers with experience in Forensic Psychiatry will also be considered.

Duties: 

• Take a lead role in the assessment and management of patients and prisoners under the direction and supervision of the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
• Prepare and present reports to the Mental Health review Board.

Skills and experience:

• Experience at the Registrar level in Forensic Psychiatry is highly desirable
• Eligibility for, and a commitment to Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry is preferential
• Demonstrated responsibility for achievement of training goals

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions
• Excellent leave entitlements
• Discounted Health insurance
• Ongoing training and full orientation
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: staff gym, staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment. 

• Part-time, ongoing P3 role
• Port Phillip Prison (St Paul's Unit), Truganina
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Port Phillip Prison:

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria, including specialist Forensic Mental Health (FMH) Services at Port Phillip Prison in St Paul's Unit. 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 diagnosed mental illness. 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.

About the role:

The Senior Psychologist provides a high level of clinical psychological expertise to Forensicare’s Psychology Service at Port Phillip Prison, St Paul’s psychosocial rehabilitation Unit. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Psychologist provides consultation and advice on complex clinical matters; liaison and support with Port Phillip Prison psychologists and psychologists at Thomas Embling Hospital (TEH) concerning Port Phillip Prison patients; provides professional leadership within the organisation; lisaised with other agencies and key stakeholders; and, contributes to special projects, committees and working parties within the organisation as required. 

Duties:

• Provides specialist psychological assessments and reports where necessary.
• Provides individual and/or group interventions as appropriate.
• Contributes to patient risk management plans together with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Provides case management for a specific number of patients.
• Consults and liaises with psychologists with G4S and Forensicare concerning patients from St Paul’s unit and those being treated in outpatients at Port Phillip Prison.

Skills and experience:

• At least five years’ clinical experience in a mental health facility, correctional service, or a forensic mental health service.
• Listed as a registered supervisor (or eligible for being so listed) with AHPRA.
• Expertise in clinical and/or forensic mental health practice (assessment and treatment) with a forensic population.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

• Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent, OR Doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology from an APS accredited course or equivalent.
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA).
• The successful candidate will be required to register their qualifications on eCredential.
• Demonstrated ability to provide supervision and support to staff and students.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a complex organisational environment.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications <clinical only>
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

 Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Based at Thomas Embling hospital

About the role:

All Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Level 2 (PEN2) staff are advised of the opportunity to progress to the level of Psychiatric Enrolled Nurse Level 3 (PEN3).

This classification has been designed to recognise the development of advanced clinical knowledge and clinical practice at a higher level than normally expected at Level 2.

The opportunity to apply for this advanced position is open ended.

How to apply:

Potential applicants must read the Criteria information sheet attached as well as discuss the position with their Unit Manager before submitting an application. The Clinical Nurse Educator will convene a panel to consider applications.
Submit a CV and Cover Letter outlining your interest and suitability for the position.

• Full time and part time ongoing positions available RPN3
• Based in Fairfield, free onsite parking

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Forensicare is situated across five sites across Victoria with its largest site being Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD.
Thomas Embling Hospital is a 124 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing care services.

About the role:
The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) works closely with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) to lead and coordinate the nursing team. Working within a multidisciplinary team you will deliver consumer based mental health nursing interventions as well as coordinate the resources and processes required to maintain a high standard of patient care through effective clinical leadership. Practicing within a recovery framework you will use sound judgement to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and maintain a high standard of patient care. The ANUM, in collaboration with the NUM, ensures adherence to organisational policies and procedures, professional standards and promotes staff education and development and will participate in the training and supervision of nursing staff and students

About you:
You have experience and knowledge in contemporary forensic mental health nursing practices and relevant legislation. You have well-developed communication skills with the ability to provide leadership and to manage resources on a shift. You are able to build and maintain effective working relationships with staff and other key stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse with an interest in management and service development to step into a leadership position.  

Benefits:
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions
• Excellent leave entitlements
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: gym and pool access, Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

Applications will be reviewed upon submission and suitable candidates appointed immediately so don’t delay – apply now!

Casual RPN2 and RPN3 opportunities

• Western suburbs location (Ravenhall, Truganina, Deer Park)
• CBD location (Spencer Street)

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. 

Forensicare's Prison Mental Health Services are currently comprised of the following services provided under a Funding and Healthcare Services Agreement with Justice Health:

• Melbourne Assessment Prison - a 16-bed Acute Assessment Unit, specialist clinics, outpatient services and a reception assessment program;
• Dame Phyllis Frost Centre - a 20-bed mental health residential program, outreach support and therapeutic day program for women;
• Metropolitan Remand Centre – the Mobile Forensic Mental Health Service – mental health assessment, psychological intervention, mental health case management and transitions/pre-release planning for prisoners on remand with severe impaired mental functioning.
• Ravenhall Correctional Centre - holding 1,000 adult male prisoners, with the capacity to accommodate up to 1,3000 prisoners to meet potential future demand.
• Port Phillip Prison - operating a 30 bed psychosocial rehabilitation unit and a mental health outpatients program

 If you are interested in working in forensic mental health within our Prison Services, on a casual basis, we would be pleased to discuss Psychiatric Nursing opportunities with you.

We currently have casual RPN2 opportunities available at Port Phillip Prison, Ravenhall and Marrmak and RPN3 opportunities available within all our prison services (Ravenhall/Melbourne Assessment Prison/Dame Phyllis Frost Centre/Port Phillip Prison).

Qualification, skills and experience:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychiatric Nurse
• Previous experience working within a custodial setting would be an advantage

In addition to these qualifications, skills and experience, the RPN3 will also have:

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

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions
• Excellent leave entitlements
• Post graduate scholarship programs
• Ongoing training and full orientation
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

An exciting opportunity to join Forensicare's nursing team within our Prison Services! 

• Multiple opportunities available, full time / part-time ongoing
• Based at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Ravenhall and Port Phillip Prison
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community  Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Forensicare's Prison Mental Health Services are currently comprised of the following services provided under a Funding and Healthcare Services Agreement with Justice Health:

• Melbourne Assessment Prison - a 16-bed Acute Assessment Unit, specialist clinics, outpatient services and a reception assessment program;
• Dame Phyllis Frost Centre - a 20-bed mental health residential program, outreach support and therapeutic day program for women;
• Metropolitan Remand Centre – the Mobile Forensic Mental Health Service – mental health assessment, psychological intervention, mental health case management and transitions/pre-release planning for prisoners on remand with severe impaired mental functioning.
• Consultant psychiatric services and Nurse Practitioner services to the larger state-managed prisons;
• Satellite psychology services at Barwon prison and Marngoneet Correctional Centre
• Forensicare deliver comprehensive forensic mental health (FMH) services at the Ravenhall Correctional Centre, as a sub-contractor to the GEO group.  The FMH services comprises of a bed based service for 75 prisoners and a large outpatients program.  Over 100 Forensicare clinical and corporate support staff are located at the new prison.
• Forensicare provide specialist mental health services at Port Phillip Prison as a sub-contractor to G4S Correctional Services, operating a 30-bed psychosocial rehabilitation unit and a mental health outpatients program.

About the role:

The Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 2 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. 

Duties: 

• Use an evidence based practice approach to nursing.
• Contribute to therapeutic programs and participate in the delivery of individual and group programs to the patients on the unit.
• Facilitate the involvement of patients and carers in mental health recovery planning and delivery

Skills and experience:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent

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

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: gym and pool access, Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

An exciting opportunity to join Forensicare's nursing team within our Prison Services!

• Multiple opportunities available, full time / part-time ongoing
• Based within our Prison Services (Melbourne Assessment Prison, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Ravenhall and Port Phillip Prison)
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

Our services are delivered through:

• Thomas Embling Hospital: a secure mental health hospital
• Prison mental health services throughout Victoria
• Community  Forensic Mental Health Service

We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.

Forensicare's Prison Mental Health Services are currently comprised of the following services provided under a Funding and Healthcare Services Agreement with Justice Health:

• Melbourne Assessment Prison - a 16-bed Acute Assessment Unit, specialist clinics, outpatient services and a reception assessment program;
• Dame Phyllis Frost Centre - a 20-bed mental health residential program, outreach support and therapeutic day program for women;
• Metropolitan Remand Centre – the Mobile Forensic Mental Health Service – mental health assessment, psychological intervention, mental health case management and transitions/pre-release planning for prisoners on remand with severe impaired mental functioning.
• Consultant psychiatric services and Nurse Practitioner services to the larger state-managed prisons;
• Satellite psychology services at Barwon prison and Marngoneet Correctional Centre
• Forensicare deliver comprehensive forensic mental health (FMH) services at the Ravenhall Correctional Centre, as a sub-contractor to the GEO group.  The FMH services comprises of a bed based service for 75 prisoners and a large outpatients program.  Over 100 Forensicare clinical and corporate support staff are located at the new prison.
• Forensicare provide specialist mental health services at Port Phillip Prison as a sub-contractor to G4S Correctional Services, operating a 30-bed psychosocial rehabilitation unit and a mental health outpatients program.

About the role:

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. 

Duties: 

• Delivery of high quality care coordination, 'At Risk' assessments and provision of individual and group programs
• Administer and monitor the effects of medical interventions
• Maintain comprehensive, patient focused, clinical documentation

 Skills and experience

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

• Full time/part time ongoing positions available
• Based in Fairfield
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. Forensicare is situated across five sites across Victoria with its largest site being Thomas Embling Hospital, located in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD. Thomas Embling Hospital is a 124 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing care services.

About the role:
You will deliver care within a high-security forensic hospital, practicing within a Recovery framework and using sound judgement to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and maintain a high standard of patient care. You will contribute to risk assessment and development of risk management plans in consultation with the interdisciplinary team and utilise a planned systematic approach to providing care that is consistent with the mental, physical, spiritual, emotional, social, forensic and cultural needs of the patient.

About you:
You have a thorough understanding of and demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and the ability to undertake comprehensive nursing assessments of mentally ill patients, and to plan, implement and evaluate nursing interventions. You have sound communication skills with the ability to engage constructively and share information on clinical matters with colleagues and team members to support the delivery of best practice and most appropriate service outcomes.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions
• Excellent leave entitlements
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: gym and pool access, Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

• Multiple Casual RPN2 opportunities available
• Attractive rates and great salary packaging conditions
• Free onsite parking

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria. The positions are located at Thomas Embling Hospital, based in Fairfield just 15 minutes north of the Melbourne CBD. Thomas Embling Hospital is a 116 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing care services. Primarily designed to facilitate the provision of assessments, acute or continuing care and treatment for patients from the criminal justice system, the hospital is a unique service provided nowhere else in Victoria.

About the role:
You will deliver care within a high-security forensic hospital, practicing within a Recovery framework and using sound judgement to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and maintain a high standard of patient care.

Qualification, skills and experience: 

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
• Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA) as a Psychiatric Nurse
• You are an experienced Registered Psychiatric Nurse with a proven history of high quality psychiatric nursing care

Benefits:
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions (including casual staff)
• Post graduate scholarship programs
• Ongoing training and full orientation
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: staff gym, staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

All Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade-2 staff are advised of the opportunity to progress to the level of Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (PCNS)

This classification has been designed to recognise the development of advanced clinical knowledge and clinical practice at a higher level than normally expected at the Grade-2 level.

Potential applicants must read the information sheet and application pack (refer to the attachments) as well as discuss the position with their Unit Manager before submitting an application.

The application form which is contained within the application pack must be completed and submitted as an attachment.

The Clinical Nurse Educator will convene a panel to consider applications.

The opportunity to apply for this advanced position is open ended.