Clinical Coordinator

Clinical Coordinator (RPN4)

• Full Time Permanent Position Based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre (RCC)
• Extensive investment in facilities and people supporting significant expansion
• Salary Range from $112,470.80 to $121.113.30 RPN4 Y1- Y3 plus super & benefits
• Interstate and International relocation support provided to eligible applicants
• International Visa Sponsorship provided - including Permanent Residency

About Forensicare

Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria, Australia. 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 preventionto inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.

About the Role

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for providing the multidisciplinary team (MDT) with support in relation to the development, implementation and evaluation of quality initiatives. The Clinical Coordinator will also be responsible for the allocation of patients to care coordination streams, including allocation to specific Key Nurses/Clinicians taking into account the individual patient needs, the strengths of each staff member, and the patient cohort within each stream.

The Clinical Coordinator will have a pivotal role in the establishment and maintenance of a high-quality standard of clinical care, and ensure practices are in alignment with the National Safety and Quality Health Standards, National Standards for Mental Health Services, Justice Health Quality Framework Standards and the Correctional Management Standards for Men's Prisons in Victoria.

The position is also responsible for providing nursing staff on the Unit with supervision and support, and ensuring a high standard of Unit based interagency engagement with GEO Prison and Clinical staff, Correct Care Australasia staff and Alliance Partners.

The Clinical Coordinator will work closely with the FMH Triage and Referral Coordinator and the Prison Access Flow Coordinator to determine the priority and timing of each admission to the Unit

Job Location

Forensicare provides specialist forensic mental health services across 12 of Victoria's 14 prisons with expansion underway to include Western Plains in the Barwon region. This position based at Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, provides 75 prison-based custodial mental health beds as well as assessments and outpatient services provided in maximum-security forensic mental health complex within the medium-security prison.

Your primary functions will be, but not limited to;

• Work within an ethically and legally sound framework.
• In collaboration with the Unit/Program Manager, provide oversight of the day-to-day functioning of the Unit.
• Assist the Unit/Program Manager in orientating new staff (including agency/bank) to ensure they receive an appropriate induction into the Unit.
• Allocation of Key Nurses to patients, being considerate of staff strengths/skills, patient needs and patient cohort within each stream.
• Liaise with the Prison Access Flow Coordinator to facilitate admission and discharge flow.
• Provide supervision and support to nursing staff.
• Oversee the delivery of effective and sustainable therapeutic programs.
• Assist in the coordination of Unit and organisational projects, and participate in committees that contribute to service development.

Skills and experience

• Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery.
• Hold a Postgraduate Diploma (Nursing Practice Mental Health) or equivalent and possess current registration with AHPRA.
• Demonstrate experience translating knowledge of current Australian College of Mental Health Nursing standards of practice, contemporary forensic mental health nursing practices and relevant legislation into practice, coupled with significant post registration experience in a similar role.
• Thorough understanding and demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer Recovery, including the modelling and leading of Recovery focused initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan and undertake comprehensive nursing assessments of mentally ill patients
• International Candidates– Sponsorship availability, Permanent (186) or Temporary (482) to approved applicants.
• Interstate and International relocation support provided to eligible applicants.
• Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
• A mental health and wellbeing program provided
• Professional Development training opportunities to suit your career goal
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• Fitness passport – discounted unparalleled access to a wide range of gyms, pools and fitness centres
• Yearly retention payment of $2000 to Full Time employees, pro rata for Part Time
• Refer a friend program, get up to a $1000
• Salary sacrificing of $9,010 and $2650 meal allowance per annum
• Social Club, access to discounted cinema tickets, AFL games, Zoos, Concerts etc
• Comprehensive Orientation Day before you start, and buddy system available
• This position is subject to a Police Check.
• Register and maintain your qualifications on eCredential
• Visa - We will Sponsor with pathways to Permanent Residency, subject to eligibility.

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 curiosity, purpose, strong ethics, compassion and fairness; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.