Clinical Administrator

Forensicare; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging Options

Career progression across Directorates

Employee assistance program

Mental health and wellbeing program

Job summary

Forensicare invites applications for a Clinical Administrator to support nursing resource coordination at Thomas Embling Hospital and prison services in Victoria. You will help allocate nursing staff to maintain safe, therapeutic environments and contribute to workforce planning, onboarding, rostering, and resource management.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care and requires collaboration with Nurse Unit Managers, program leads, and other service areas to ensure smooth

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing and current AHPRA registration.
• Experience coordinating nursing resources, rostering, onboarding and workforce planning.
• Sound understanding of forensic mental health legislation and nursing scope of practice in secure environments.
• Proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to clinical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing resource allocation, including rostering, casual staff management, and leave planning, in collaboration with Nurse Unit Managers and program leads.
• Support onboarding and orientation of new nursing staff, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and training requirements.
• Provide operational oversight to ensure adequate nursing coverage across inpatient and prison services, maintaining safe and therapeutic environments.
• Act as a liaison between clinical services, security, and concierge functions to support consumer, staff, and visitor safety.
• Contribute to quality improvement and practice development initiatives that enhance nursing service delivery and consumer outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership and support across Thomas Embling Hospital under the guidance of the Clinical Administration Manager.
• Provide high quality administrative and operational support that enables effective functioning of teams services and day-to-day operations.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Mental health nursing

AHPRA registration

Resource coordination

Education

Postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing

Job description

Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is Victoria’s specialist provider of forensic mental health services. We deliver recovery-focused programs that support consumers living with serious mental illness or problematic behaviours who are connected to, or at risk of contact with, the justice system, across a variety of settings including community-based services, inpatient units, and secure environments throughout Victoria.

Position Objective

The Clinical Administrator plays a vital role in supporting the operational coordination of nursing resources across Thomas Embling Hospital and prison services. Reporting to the Clinical Administration Manager, this role ensures the effective allocation of nursing staff to maintain safe, therapeutic environments and uphold high clinical standards. The Clinical Administrator contributes to workforce planning, onboarding, rostering, and resource management, ensuring nursing services are responsive to consumer needs and aligned with Forensicare’s Model of Care.

A key focus of the role is to provide operational and clinical support that enables nursing teams to deliver recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care. The Clinical Administrator works collaboratively with Nurse Unit Managers, program leads, and other service areas to ensure smooth day-to-day operations. The role also supports quality improvement initiatives, contributes to practice development, and acts as a liaison between clinical services, security, and family/carer support functions to promote safety, inclusion, and service excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate nursing resource allocation, including roster development, casual staff management, and leave planning, in collaboration with Nurse Unit Managers and program leads
• Support the onboarding and orientation of new nursing staff, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and training requirements
• Provide operational oversight to ensure adequate nursing coverage across inpatient and prison services, maintaining safe and therapeutic environments
• Act as a liaison between clinical services, security, and concierge functions to support consumer, staff, and visitor safety
• Contribute to quality improvement and practice development initiatives that enhance nursing service delivery and consumer outcomes
• Provide clinical leadership and support across Thomas Embling Hospital under the guidance of the Clinical Administration Manager
• Provide high quality administrative and operational support that enables effective functioning of teams services and day-to-day operations

Key Selection Criteria

• Registered Nurse with a postgraduate qualification in mental health nursing and current registration with AHPRA
• Demonstrated experience in nursing resource coordination, including rostering, onboarding, and workforce planning
• Sound understanding of forensic mental health legislation, nursing scope of practice, and systems relevant to secure environments
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to operational and clinical decision-making

Please Note: Applications will be assessed as received and position may close earlier than indicated.

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A culture where people matter.

• Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of all our team members.
• Well defined career pathways existing across our Directorates with multi-disciplined Teams.
• Salary Packaging Options available – Mortgage, Rent, Car, Expenses
• 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.
• Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
• 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, peer support and critical incidence response programs.
• This position is subject to a Police Check

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.