Manager - Regional Forensic Mental Health Service

6 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Forensicare Full time

Location: Melbourne

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Forensicare

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Medical and Nursing

Reference: 16388
- We are establishing our new Regional and Rural Community Services in Loddon Mallee region
- Financial Relocation incentives available including community integration
- Salary $133,972 +11% Super + benefits
- Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay

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 a site in Bendigo and Mildura to support the Loddon Mallee region. 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 provide 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 Loddon Mallee 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:
**Duties**:

- Provide high level management, clinical, and forensic expertise to the regional and rural team.
- Coordinate the implementation and operation of the regional team in conjunction with the Consultant Psychiatrist.
- Oversee the ongoing development and implementation of the service model for regional forensic mental health services
- Coordinate the delivery of the regional team’s interventions and reports.
- Provide high level advice to the Executive Director Community Operations and Director of Clinical Services on emerging issues likely to impact on the regional team.
- Contribute at a senior level to strategic planning and service development activities.

About You:

- Demonstrated commitment to mental health consumer recovery and incorporating consumer perspectives into service delivery.
- Possession of a relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board or Association as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
- Demonstrated minimum 10 year post registration mental health experience.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate a multi-disciplinary team and lead complex programs effectively and efficiently.
- Extensive experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical mental health interventions.
- Highly developed and effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to consult, liaise, facilitate and negotiate with key stakeholders, mental health professionals, clients, and carers.
- Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation, mental health and criminal justice systems

A culture where people matter.
- Regional Financial Relocation Incentive support provided via RWAV including community integration
- 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.
- Please Note - Applications will be reviewed and Interviewed as they are received.

Eligibility
- COVID19 & Influenza Vaccination Evidence

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