Senior Psychologist Grade 3

Posted Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 2:00 pm | Expires Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 1:59 pm

• We are establishing our new Regional and Rural Community Services in the Grampians region
• Financial Relocation incentives available subject to eligibility.

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 in our newly established community operations within the Hume region, you can apply your specialist skillsand advance your learningand career development. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.

Expansion to Regional and Rural Victoria

Join the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) team as we expand our services across Regional and Rural Victoria, establishing sites throughout regional Victoria. 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.

This newly created position provides an exciting opportunity to be part of a new service, reflective of the expanding growth of Forensicare. These roles will embed Forensicare's model of care in practice within the Grampians region, which will include assessing and managing violence risk, working collaboratively in a recovery-orientated framework and proactively developing and maintaining close professional relationships with the relevant AMHWS.

About the Role:

The Senior Psychologist is part of the multi-disciplinary team and provides a high level of clinical and forensic psychological expertise. The position undertakes assessments and treatment of clients referred to the Regional Forensic Mental Health Service and provides consultancy and advice to other agencies and key stakeholders.

The Senior Psychologist may also provide supervision to postgraduate psychology students and staff and may be involved in scholarly writing and research.

Duties:

• Provide specialist psychological, psychometric and risk assessments and reports where required, including reports for the Courts and other agencies.
• Provide an advanced range of advice on psychological services including secondary consultations regarding the management and treatment of complex client issues to other clinicians and also to professionals supporting and supervising these clients.
• Provide individual and/or group based interventions as appropriate.
• Assess and deliver treatment interventions to clients in settings external to Forensicare, where required, including prison settings and secure residential settings.
• Contribute to patient risk management plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

About You:

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery.
• Extensive knowledge of the current psychological approaches in working with mentally, and/or behaviourally disordered clients in the forensic mental health setting.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, the mental health system, and the criminal justice system.
• Previous working experience in a mental health facility, correctional service, or a forensic mental health service.
• Skills in clinical forensic psychology including forensic assessments (e.g., court ordered assessments, assessment of risk for violence) and intervention with offenders and/or forensic patients.

What you need:

• Masters or Doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology, or, Doctoral degree in Forensic psychology from an APAC accredited course or equivalent.
• Ahpra approved area of practice in clinical psychology and/or forensic psychology.
• Endorsement or eligibility for endorsement by the Psychologists Registration Board of Australia, in the area of clinical psychology.
• At least five years' experience practicing as a fully registered psychologist.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

This position will initially have a hybrid working arrangement between Paul Mullen Centre – Clifton Hill and local area pending establishment of site post July 2025.

For more information on Careers at Forensicare, visithttps://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers

A culture where people matter.

• Regional Financial Relocation Incentive support provided via RWAV, subject to eligibility.
• 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
• 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 program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological, peer support and critical incidence response programs.
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPECT, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.