Forensic Mental Health Specialist

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

**Forensic Mental Health Specialist**
**Full-time Permanent**:
**Closes: 17 April 2023**:
**Classification**: Specialist Band 1-5/Senior Specialist
**Salary**: $188,151 - $254,198 plus superannuation
**Position No**: 47567 - 029S0
**Directorate**: Canberra Health Services
**Advertised (Gazettal date)**: 28 March 2023

Our **Vision**: creating exceptional health care together

Our **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our **Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.

Forensic Mental Health Services provides services to:

- Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) adult correctional centre via Acute Response and Case Management Teams in the Custodial Mental Health settings.
- Bimberi Youth Justice Centre
- Dhulwa Mental Health Unit a secure mental health unit with 10 acute and 15 subacute beds
- Gawanggal Mental Health Unit a community transition rehabilitation and reintegration unit with 10 beds

The successful applicant will have specialist experience in Forensic Psychiatry, and high-level skills relevant to inpatient and community services, including custodial mental health skills and the provision of ECT services. The successful applicant will also be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of medical officers within the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential.

Strong research links are maintained with the ANU, University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. All specialties are represented with the exception of organ transplantation. The hospital has well developed post graduate teaching programs. A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and on line journals and textbooks.

**DUTIES**

Under limited direction of the Clinical Director, you will:

- Provide direct patient services in a variety of settings related to mental health provision and comply with applicable regulatory and legislative requirements for the role.
- Assist in the progression of training in the specialty including participation in the relevant teaching program and activities, timely completion of assessments and involvement in research.
- Contribute to the clinical oversight of multi-disciplinary teams and in particular:

- Provide expert opinion and consultation on clinical work;
- Participate in the develop, implementation and ongoing review of the recovery plans for persons using the service.
- Liaise and collaborate with medical practitioner, consumers, carers, voluntary and government and non-government agencies concerned with patients care.
- Participation in administration and clinical governance activities and the after-hours roster as required.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:
**For employment at either the Specialist 1-5 or Senior Specialist**
- Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
- Hold a Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or an equivalent higher specialist qualification
- Evidence of Satisfactory participation on the RANZCP Continuing Professional Development Program
- CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.
- You will need to understand how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- You will need to fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and other related frameworks.
- Have had no

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