Forensic Intern Clinician

Corrections Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fair salary

Performance framework

Generous leave entitlements

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corrections Victoria’s Forensic Intervention Services is recruiting a Forensic Intern Clinician on a 14-month fixed-term basis. You will learn to conduct offence-specific risk assessments, facilitate group interventions, and develop treatment plans under supervision.

The role requires state-wide travel to prison locations, with supervision and professional development support. A background in CBT and evidence-based offender rehabilitation frameworks is essential.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Provisional Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency; or eligibility for AASW.
• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) or PACFA registration.
• Master’s degree in psychotherapy with PACFA eligibility or master’s in counselling with ACA or PACFA eligibility.
• Credentialed as a Mental Health Nurse with AMC MN or registration as an Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Learning to undertake offence-specific risk assessment and develop treatment pathways.
• Facilitate group-based offence-specific interventions and complete clinical notes.
• Author comprehensive risk assessments and draft treatment completion reports and plans.
• Engage in extensive supervision.
• Travel across the state to prison locations where service is required.

Skills

CBT knowledge

Evidence-based frameworks

Reflective practice

Clinical supervision

Self-motivation

Education

Registration as Provisional Psychologist (AHPRA)

AASW eligibility

PACFA registration eligibility

ACA/PACFA eligibility

Mental Health Nurse credential

Occupational Therapist registration

Job description

Great opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services

Make a positive difference in keeping our community safe

Attractive salary between $72,189 – $98,955 + superannuation

Exciting opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services as a Forensic Intern Clinician, on a 14-Month Fixed Term basis.

What does Forensic Intervention Services do?

As a division of Corrections Victoria, Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area that provides people in custody and on community-based dispositions with offence specific services including: screening, assessment, and intervention to support their rehabilitation. In doing so, Forensic Intervention Services is a critical component of the department’s strategy to reduce reoffending and contribute to community safety.

What will the Forensic Intern Clinician do?

Under supervision, the Forensic Intern Clinician is responsible for providing a limited range of specialist clinical services state-wide, including screenings, assessments, and group-based interventions to people who have perpetrated sexual and/or violent offences, or whose offences are strongly connected with substance misuse.

Some of your duties will include:

• Learning to undertake offence specific risk assessment, including developing the skills required for clinical interview, and determine appropriate treatment pathways for those eligible for our service.
• Facilitate/co-facilitate group-based offence specific intervention programs and complete comprehensive clinical case notes in a timely fashion.
• Learning to author comprehensive risk assessments and assisting in the development of treatment completion reports and treatment plans for internal and external stakeholders
• Engaging in extensive supervision
• Travelling across the state to prison locations where service is required.

To be successful in the Forensic Intern Clinician role, you will have:

• Demonstrated the core skills required for the role as detailed in the Position Description and noted below
• Demonstrated a propensity towards self-reflection and self-drive, including seeking and integrating feedback
• Demonstrated an openness to learning and a willingness to ask questions to support your own learning and development

What skills should the Forensic Intern Clinician have?

• A basic knowledge of, and commitment to, the use of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model of therapeutic intervention.
• A basic understanding of, and commitment to, the application of best practice principles of evidence-based frameworks relevant to offender rehabilitation, including the Risk Needs Responsivity model, and Strengths Based Approaches.
• A understanding of, and commitment to, engagement in reflective practice and clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Registration as a Provisional Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency; or
• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW); or
• A master’s degree in psychotherapy and eligibility for registration with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA); or
• A master’s degree in counselling and eligibility for membership with Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA); or
• Credentialed as a Mental Health Nurse with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; or
• Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

What’s in it for you?

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

• A fair salary– enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
• Transparent performance framework– approach your work with confidence in how you’re tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
• Generous leave entitlements– provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program support– you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you’re experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the attached position description.

If you have any queries, please contact Lisa Rinaldo via email ************@justice.vic.gov.au.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department’s work. One of the ways do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce – we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We’re proud of our individual differences. We’re proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is continually working towards increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) workforce. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit and retain Aboriginal staff across all our roles. This support includes a culturally appropriate attraction and recruitment process. To learn more, email ***************@justice.vic.gov.au