Hope Inside Senior Clinician

at  Forensicare

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time, Temporary
Organisation: Forensicare
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Policy, Prison and Corrective Services, Nursing

Reference: 16397

• Full-time/Part-time, ongoing/fixed term, multidisciplinary positions (RPN4, P3, OT3, SW3)
• Opportunities for 12-month secondment, if preferred
• Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• International Support of Permanent (186) or Temporary (482) Visa for eligible applicants!
• Free onsite parking
• Based across three prison locations: Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC), Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) and Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP).

A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other. If you are passionate about supporting people in their mental health recovery, Forensicare is where you need to be. You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers and carers. Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.
About Hope Inside (https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/hope-inside/)
Hope Inside was developed as a collaboration between Forensicare and the Mental Health Reform team of Justice Health (a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety). The service aims to provide support for people within a correctional setting who experience strong suicidal ideation, behaviour or planning but are not otherwise engaged with Forensic Mental Health services or other Mental Health supports. This service was established in response to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (RCVMHS), which recommended the expansion of the Hospital Outreach Post-Suicide Engagement (HOPE) program across the State as part of an overall strategy to improve outcomes for people living with mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system in Victoria. This service has been implemented across three prison locations: Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC), Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP), and Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC). Hope Inside is not a crisis service and operates during business hours Monday – Friday. In addition to suicidality, consumers engaging with this service may also present with a range of comorbid well-being issues. Hope Inside Program provides consumers with interventions and psychosocial support for an initial period of six weeks and will actively work to identify appropriate services that can continue to address a consumer’s needs after this time.

• Provide person-centred and strengths-based psychosocial assessment, treatment, and brief interventions to support consumers who have experienced suicidal ideation or behaviour.
• To develop and implement consumer-centred individual safety plans, risk assessment and formulation of the drivers of suicidality
• To work collaboratively with consumers in a prison setting and, where appropriate, their families/supports.
• To support improved continuity of care for consumers through collaboration and linkage with existing service providers (either in prison or the community, as appropriate) that can continue to address a consumer’s needs after they have been discharged from Hope Inside.
• To develop and maintain relationships, collaborations, and partnerships with various stakeholders and support services available at each prison location and in the broader community.
• To work independently, as well as effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• To provide program-specific supervision and/or training to clinicians and stakeholders.
• To contribute to the program’s ongoing development, research, and evaluation.