Clinical Medical Forensic Service

2 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia ACT Health Full time

**Description**
- POSITION DESCRIPTION

**Directorate**
- Canberra Health Services

**Branch**
- Clinical Services

**Section**
- Medicine

**Position Number**
- P44832

**Position Title**
- Clinical Medical Forensic Service

**Classification**
- Career Medical Officer

**Vacancy Type**
- Full Time

**Duration**
- 12 months with possible extension

**Location
- Cnaberra Health Services

**Base Annual Salary**
- $140,609 - $169,889

**Contact Officer**
- Dr Jane Van Diemen (02) 51242185.

**Closing Date**
- 14 February 2024

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**:

- The CHS Division of Medicine provides a range of medical specialties and allied health services. A strong emphasis is placed across all sections on accessible and timely care, delivered to a high standard of safety and quality. This is underpinned by the Division’s commitment to research and training. The Division works in partnership with professional colleagues, consumers, and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients.

Clinical Forensic Medical Services (CFMS) is a locally based well established clinical service that provides forensic medical care to patients from the ACT and surrounding areas. CFMS comprises of Clinical Forensics ACT (CFACT), a contracted medical service to the AFP, Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care (FAMSAC), the ACT Health based sexual assault service, and ‘Fitness To Drive Medical Clinic (FTDMC). CFMS is a medical unit within Canberra Health Services, with requirements and support for ongoing professional development of all staff.

Under the direction of the CFMS Medical Director, the Forensic Medical Officer role is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive range of medical forensic care services for individuals affected by sexual assault and/or domestic violence, persons in custody, police officers, and assessing a patient’s medical ability and/or capacity to drive within the Medical Standards for Licensing and Clinical Management Guidelines.
- These positions will be required to participate in afterhours, on call and/or rotation roster.
- Note: These are initially 6-month temporary part-time positions from four (4) hours to sixteen (16) hours per fortnight and on call recall with the option to extend these contracts.

Applicants must address the selection criteria as well as include a covering letter and curriculum vitae detailing relevant experience and qualifications together with the names and telephone numbers of two referees.

**DUTIES**:
1 Ability to participate in both a daytime and an after-hours roster to provide high quality clinical forensic medicine and related services including:

- Assessment of individuals as requested by the AFP (including death scene attendance, provision of medical care to detainees in the Regional Watch House and those allegedly involved in sexual and general assaults).
- Obtaining of biological samples with patient consent.
- Assessment of an individual’s fitness to be interviewed and fitness for custody.
- Providing advice to police and nursing staff on psychiatrically disturbed or intellectually impaired persons (where no other appropriate services are available).
- Provision of medico-legal reports for CFMS cases. Including expert evidence and opinions for the purposes of legal process and to the courts.
- Adherence to relevant legislation, policies and procedures regarding the duties of forensic medical officers.
- Participation in educational and audit activities in the field of clinical forensic medicine.
- To provide expert evidence in legal jurisdictions including criminal and civil proceedings.
- Other medical services as requested.

2 Provide comprehensive forensic and medical care for women and men who have experienced a recent sexual assault including the medico-legal examinations and comprehensive documentation and associated medico-legal reports.

3 Willingness to participate in CFMS after-hours on call rosters. Must undertake a minimum of fifty-two (52) after hours shifts per year, including weekends and public holiday shifts unless approved leave has been taken.

4 Provision of general forensic medical services under the CFMS service agreement to the Australian Federal Police including working with and supervision of nursing staff employed by the Clinical Forensic Medical Services.

5 Ability to assess capacity to drive against the Medical Standards for Driver Licensing and Clinical Management Guidelines.

6 Participate in ongoing educational activities in the field of forensic medicine.

7 Participation in data entry, audit activities, quality improvement activities related to patient care in clinical forensic medicine, sexual assault and sexual health.

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