Senior Forensic Mental Health Clinician

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 148,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Accrued Day Off

Fitness Passport access

Salary Packaging options

Wellbeing programs

Professional development

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba, Melbourne VIC, is seeking a Senior Clinician to lead forensic mental health assessments and provide high-standard clinical consultations within a recovery-oriented team. The role emphasizes supervision, case management, and collaboration with external partners to support clients with complex presentations.

The position requires extensive experience in mental health, AHPRA registration, and knowledge of relevant legislation, with a part-time 0.6 FTE

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA.
• Minimum of 10 years post-qualification clinical experience in Mental Health Services.
• Extensive experience in assessment, discipline-specific interventions and case management.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to other mental health staff.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 and related legislation.
• A National Criminal History Check is required or willing to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, education and leadership to staff within the team.
• Build alliances with external stakeholders and other teams in the mental health program.
• Undertake assessments and consultations with targeted interventions for complex cases.

Skills

Risk assessment

Forensic mental health

Clinical supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Education

AHPRA registration

10+ years post-qualification clinical experience

Mental Health Act knowledge

Tools

Nationally Coordinated Criminal History check

Job description

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba, Melbourne VIC, is seeking a Senior Clinician to lead forensic mental health assessments and provide high-standard clinical consultations within a recovery-oriented team. The role emphasizes supervision, case management, and collaboration with external partners to support clients with complex presentations.

The position requires extensive experience in mental health, AHPRA registration, and knowledge of relevant legislation, with a part-time 0.6 FTE