Forensic Technical Officer

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine

**Salary**: $73,842 - $89,661

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: VG/FM1822APRIL2023

The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine is Australia’s most comprehensive forensic medical facility. We serve the Victorian community and the whole of the Victorian justice system, especially the courts.

We provide the justice system with evidence to underpin safe convictions and appropriate acquittals. Our doctors help investigate deaths reported to the Coroner, examine alleged offenders and assess, treat and support victims of crime.

The Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria supports patients and their families by providing safe tissues for transplantation and medical research.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit vifm.org/about-us/careers/

If a career that can give you the opportunity to contribute to a safe and just Victoria appeals to you, we look forward to hearing from you.
- ** Utilise your professional expertise to provide support and advice to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM)**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time** Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 3**:$73,842 - $89,661** plus superannuation**

**About the Business Unit**

The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) is an independent statutory authority governed by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985. It is part of the Justice portfolio of the Victorian Government.

The work of the VIFM can be described as a cycle of three parts:

- Providing forensic medical & scientific services and tissue banking
- Learning from this work
- Researching and teaching.

The Director of the Institute holds the Chair of the Forensic Medicine at Monash University and the VIFM also operates as the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University. VIFM is based at the Coronial Services Centre which also houses the Coroners Court of Victoria.

This position is within the Forensic Services Division, which includes the departments of Forensic Pathology, Forensic Sciences and Clinical Forensic Medicine. Forensic Pathology encompasses Human Identification, Forensic Technical Services and Coronial Admissions and Enquiries. Coronial Admissions and Enquiries (CAE) is the first point of contact with respect to deaths reportable to the coroner and coordinates the initial phase of the coroner's investigation into deaths and fires. Forensic Technical Services provides all services related to the mortuary including the management of admission, storage, medical imaging, medico-legal investigations and release of deceased persons.

**About the Role**

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Forensic Technical Services this role will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing 24/7 support for the Coroners and VIFM Pathologists conducting medico-legal death investigations. The role will provide services in the mortuary including the admission, storage, medical imaging, and release of deceased persons.

The role will also include assisting with autopsies, tissue bank retrieval, and maintenance of equipment and stores. This role involves regular exposure to deceased persons including varying state of decomposition and/or trauma, and/or afflicted with infectious diseases and/or paediatric. The person selected for this role will adapt quickly and easily to changing priorities and will be expected to exercise the highest level of professionalism (including confidentiality), commit to providing a high quality service and adhere to VIFM's core values of Respect, Openness, Service, Integrity and Innovation.
- Provide high quality autopsy, ancillary scientific and technical support to pathologists performing autopsies at the Institute.
- Participate in a retrieval service for the Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria in accordance with the TGA approved Work Instructions and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Admit and release bodies from the mortuary, in accordance with mortuary policy and procedures, including the care and custody of deceased persons property.
- Maintain accurate chain of custody documentation of forensic specimens and exhibits. Provision of high-quality medical imaging examinations, including CT scanning/skeletal surveys of deceased persons and digital photography

**About You**
- Demonstrate resilience, adopting self-care strategies and commitment in managing multiple competing priorities in a complex and challenging work environment.
- Demonstrate ability to learn complex tasks in a timely manner.



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