OVERVIEW

Work type: Full time
Salary: $109,730 - $132,764
Grade: VPSG5
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services
Location: CBD
Reference: VG/DJ9558MARCH25
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Utilise your expertise to review, investigate and audit mental healthcare and AOD service delivery.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
• VPS Grade 5: $109,730 - $132,764 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Clinical Oversight Officer, Mental Health and AOD to provide a critical role within Justice Health.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A tertiary qualification in a mental health, AOD or related field.
• Current AHPRA registration is desirable.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of the Senior Clinical Oversight Officer, Mental Health and AOD is to review, investigate and audit mental health and AOD service delivery, including through location-based audits, provide evidence-based clinical advice to inform service design and system improvements and maintain sound systems, policies and procedures that support audits and reviews.

What you will do as a Senior Clinical Oversight Officer, Mental Health and AOD:

• Review, investigate and audit mental healthcare and AOD service delivery.
• Provide evidence-based clinical advice to inform mental health and AOD service design and system improvements.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, including other teams in Justice Health and Corrections Victoria, to identify and respond to issues and risks that affect health care outcomes.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

Justice Health is responsible for:

• The delivery of primary health, primary mental health and specialist forensic mental health services for people in Victorian custodial facilities and young people in custodial centres. In Victoria, health services to people in adult correctional and youth justice facilities are delivered by both public and private providers
• Managing relevant contractual arrangements, including overseeing the delivery of health services and the provision and maintenance of all medical records in an electronic medical record
• Facilitating the release of health information to community health care providers, legal representatives, and individuals
• The design, procurement and delivery of new and innovative, evidenced-based health services that meet the needs of people of all ages and genders in custody

The Adult Health Services Unit is responsible for:

• Oversight of the delivery of health services across the Victorian adult correctional system
• Ensuring service providers work collaboratively to ensure integrated and coordinated approaches to meeting the needs of men and women in custody
• Driving ongoing improvements to service delivery

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in delivery of mental and/or AOD healthcare services in highly sensitive and complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience in a quality focused role