Program Coordinator

Location: Melbourne

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Medical and Nursing

Reference: 15588
- Full time, Fixed-Term 10 month contract (maternity leave replacement) - HS8
- Based at Community Forensic Mental Health Services in Clifton Hill
- Diverse and supportive environments

**Job location**

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria.

This position is located at the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) in Clifton Hill, 15 minutes from Melbourne’s city centre. 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.

**About the Role**:
The Forensic Clinical Specialist Program (FCSP) was established in 2010 by the Department of Health, to build forensic mental health expertise and capacity in Victoria’s specialist mental health services. The FCSP Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting the work of forensic clinical specialists across services, and in contributing to the development of the program. The position works closely with the Department of Health and other key stakeholders such as AMHS, Community Mental Health Support Services (CMHSS - formerly known as PDRSS), consumers, and the Criminal Justice System. The FCSP Coordinator is also a member of the CFMHS leadership team.

**Duties**:

- Provides oversight and leadership to ensure a consistent and standardised approach to the Forensic Clinical Specialist positions in keeping with their specialist functions.
- Provides expert secondary consultation to support the AMHS Forensic Clinical Specialists in undertaking complex assessments and development of management plans.
- Provides primary and secondary consultations to AMHS regarding high risk clients who are referred through Forensicare’s intake process as required.
- Provides direct programmatic supervision that includes debriefing support for AMHS Forensic Clinical Specialists.
- Coordinates the provision of a comprehensive orientation program for newly appointed AMHS Forensic Clinical Specialists as staff turnover in these positions takes place.

**About You**:

- Demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments and to plan, implement and evaluate clinical interventions.
- Experience working at a senior level in forensic mental health and detailed knowledge of forensic mental health risk assessment.
- Highly developed and effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to consult, liaise, facilitate and negotiate with key stake holders, mental health professionals, clients, and carers.

**What you need**:
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 5 year post registration mental health experience.

**A culture where people matter.**
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of managers and supervisors.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- 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.
- 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 support, peer support and critical incidence response programs, as needed.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of three COVID-19 Vaccination prior to commencing work at Forensicare. Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All applicants will also be required to provide evidence of a flu vaccination.