Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $136,822 - $136,822
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6801
Forensic Clinical Specialist
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
About The Royal Melbourne Hospital:
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.
The Forensic Clinical Specialist role provides consultation and liaison to Area Mental Health Service clinicians to support clinical work with consumers who have a forensic history. The successful applicants will undertake joint assessments of patients with a forensic history or high risk of offending across a range of clinical areas, deliver secondary consultation, education and training, and provide a key liaison function between AMHS’s and correctional services system.
We are looking for people with excellent communication skills, extensive clinical experience, the ability to provide advice regarding the management of complex high-risk behaviours, and interest and experience in the assessment and treatment of mental health consumers with co-existing forensic problems.
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Please note, recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date,
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and are committed to a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.
As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.