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The Mental Health Advice and Response Service (MHARS) provides effective coverage across Victoria for the provision of a clinical service to clients and clinical advice to metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts and the County Court on the mental health of accused persons. MHARS provides clinical mental health advice within the court to reduce delays in proceedings and remands, and to improve the appropriateness of mental health interventions and referrals for people appearing before the court. The program enables clinical services to intervene early in the criminal justice process by identifying where individuals charged with an offence and appearing before the court have a mental illness, and by providing timely advice and linkage with treatment providers.
The program also supports the court to understand mental health. It does this through consultation and education to CCS, Magistrates and users of the court on mental health services and mental health issues
About the role: The Manager of MHARS is responsible for all aspects of the delivery at Court of the clinical mental health services provided through the program. This is a key leadership position that ensures the successful delivery of services to clients at multiple sites and in complex stakeholder settings. The Manager provides day to day management of multi-disciplinary clinical staff, and also includes overseeing the process of coordination of MHARS provided in regional Court locations by Area Mental Health Services.
About you:
You have extensive experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical mental health interventions. You have a proven capacity to manage a multi-disciplinary team and lead complex programs effectively and efficiently. An experienced people manager with strong interpersonal skills, you can effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels. You have the ability to build positive morale, maintain staff engagement and commitment.
Mandatory qualifications & registrations:
Relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board or Association as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Benefits:
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:
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.
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:
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.
This position is based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre as well as St Paul's Unit within Port Phillip Prison.
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.
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 Consumer Consultant facilitates, supports, and enhances Consumer Participation Program initiatives and promotes consumer participation across Forensicare Prison.
The Consumer Consultant focuses on broad systemic issues promoting effective service delivery. They are not a member of the treating or therapeutic team and do not advocate on behalf of individual patients, unless the issue may have broader application.
Duties:
Convene, facilitate, administer and provide leadership to the Prison Consumer Advisory Group (CAG) and manage the CAG member recruitment process.
Provide consumer perspectives on designated operational committees and working groups.
Liaise with and provide consultation to other welfare, justice agencies and healthcare professionals on consumer participation strategies.
Attend Prison Clinical Governance meetings at Port Phillip Prison and Ravenhall.
Skills and experience:
Demonstrated personal involvement with the mental health system as a consumer.
Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer Recovery.
Experience in, and commitment to, working successfully with service providers and other consumers to improve mental health services.
Ability to write reports, prepare presentations, policies and submissions.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with a range of people.
Demonstrated ability to effectively convene, facilitate and contribute to the efficient management of consumer related meetings and forums
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 care
About the role Joining the psychology team, the Senior Clinical/Forensic Psychologist will be based within one of our rehabilitation/continuing care units at Thomas Embling Hospital. As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, they will provide specialist assessment and interventions for adult patients (male and female) presenting with complex mental health issues and offending behaviour. The Senior Psychologist will provide clinical supervision to other psychologists and trainees, complete Court reports, offer consultation to other clinicians, and contribute to service development. For further information please refer to the Position Description for a comprehensive overview of the duties relevant to this role.
Qualification, skills and experience
We have some other relevant requirements, which are contained in the Key Selection Criteria found in the Position Description.
Benefits
We value our staff and provide a range of benefits including:
We would love to hear from you, so please apply now!
Please note: 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 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.
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:
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
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:
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:
In addition to these qualifications, skills and experience, the RPN3 will also have:
An exciting opportunity to join Forensicare's nursing team within our Prison Services!
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.
Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent
Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulations Agency (AHPRA)
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.
Skills and experience
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.
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.
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.