Director, Statewide Forensic Programs

Forensicare; Shire of Yarra Ranges; On-site; AUD 201,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is Victoria’s specialist provider of forensic mental health services. The Director, Statewide Forensic Programs leads delivery of safe and consumer-focused programs across Victoria, fostering integration with the broader system and driving innovation with a cohesive, evidence-led approach.

The role requires tertiary clinical qualification and proven leadership in complex mental health services, with a focus on collaboration, data-driven

Qualifications

• An appropriate tertiary qualification with clinical discipline registration relevant to forensic mental health.
• Leadership experience in community mental health or similar complex service delivery environments.
• Ability to foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to deliver cohesive care.
• Strong analytical skills to inform service improvement and innovation.
• Experience influencing executives and external partners to achieve strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight and leadership for safe, effective Statewide Programs with compliance to standards.
• Champion integration within Forensicare and among external stakeholders to break silos.
• Lead high performing multidisciplinary teams and foster accountability and respect.
• Ensure improvement guided by evidence and lived experience for community living outcomes.
• Embed cultural safety and self-determination across Community Forensic Mental Health Services.
• Drive evidence-based innovation in line with Royal Commission and strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate strategic foresight to anticipate challenges and inform decisions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Multidisciplinary leadership

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Clinical registration

Job description

Grade: RPN7, Allied Head or Psychology equivalent

Location: Paul Mullen Centre, Clifton Hill, 3068
Will be required to travel to regional sites

Full time

$201,203 (up to $220,000)+ super + benefits + salary packaging

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 Director, Statewide Forensic Programs provides strategic and operational leadership of the delivery of safe, effective and consumer focused forensic mental health services across Victoria. The Director will foster a cohesive, evidence led forensic mental health system, develop and innovate Statewide Programs and expand our reach. Together with the Community Forensic Mental Health Service (CFMHS) Senior Leadership Group (SLG), this role will contribute to driving innovation and fostering integration across Forensicare and with the broader forensic mental health system.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight and leadership for the delivery of safe and effective Statewide Programs,ensuring compliance with clinical and operational standards, policies and procedures including accurate documentation and reporting.
• Champion integration within Forensicare and among external stakeholders, actively breaking down silos and enabling cross functional solutions that support people to live safe, connected and meaningful lives in the community.
• Lead with influence and integrity, build high performing multidisciplinary teams and foster a culture of accountability, respect and responsiveness.
• Ensure improvement and innovation are guided by evidence and shaped by lived experience so that people can live safe, connected and meaningful lives in the community.
• Actively embed cultural safety and self-determination in system design, innovation and delivery across all Community Forensic Mental Health Services.
• Drive evidence based innovation of Statewide Programs in line with the intent of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health Services and Forensicare’s strategic objectives.
• Demonstrate strategic foresight and systems thinking to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities and contribute to whole-of-organisation decision-making

Key Selection Criteria

• An appropriate tertiary qualification with clinical discipline registration relevant to the delivery of forensic mental health services and a commitment to providing care for people in the mental health and justice systems.
• Leadership experience in community mental health service delivery or similar complex service delivery environments, with a track record of driving service integration and innovation.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, integrating diverse professional perspectives to achieve shared goals and deliver cohesive, consumer focused care
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and use data to inform service improvement and innovation.
• Strong, transformative leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to mentor and manage high performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, recognising and integrating diverse professional perspectives to achieve shared goals and deliver cohesive, consumer focused care
• Sound financial management experience inlcuding understanding and operating within budget
• Demonstrated experience translating strategic priorities into measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience influencing executive stakeholders, governing bodies and external partners to deliver strategic outcomes.

Please note, applications close on 28th September 2026

Contact Mia Bromley for further information via***********@forensicare.vic.gov.au

• 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.
• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• 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 ofRESPONSIVENESS, 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.