$108,279 - $123,916 (P3) plus Super and Benefits
Employment Type: Full-Time Fixed-Term (12 Months) - August 2027
Pay Grade Range: $108,279 to $123,916, base plus super and Salary packaging benefits apply.
Regional Forensic Mental Health Service (RFMHS)
At Forensicare, you'll be part of a specialist service dedicated to improving outcomes for people experiencing mental illness, offending‑related risks and complex behavioural concerns. We work across mental health, justice and community settings, supporting recovery while contributing to a safer community.
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Senior Psychologist to join our Regional Forensic Mental Health Service on a full‑time fixed‑term basis through to August 2027. Based at Clifton Hill and supporting the Western Metropolitan region, you will provide expert forensic psychological assessment, intervention, consultation and clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team.
About the Role
As a Senior Psychologist, you will play a key role in delivering specialist forensic mental health services to consumers involved with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. You will contribute your advanced clinical expertise to support recovery‑focused care, risk management and service development.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct specialist forensic psychological, psychometric and risk assessments.
- Prepare high‑quality reports for courts, justice agencies and mental health services.
- Deliver evidence‑based individual and group psychological interventions.
- Provide expert consultation and secondary advice to clinicians and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary risk assessment, formulation and treatment planning.
- Support transitions between community, hospital and correctional settings.
- Supervise psychology students, registrars and psychologists.
- Participate in research, evaluation and service improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to local workforce capability development through education and training.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Hold general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) or, for overseas‑trained psychologists, be eligible for a PsyBA transitional program to attain general registration.
- Completed a minimum of a Level 3 and 4 APAC‑accredited Psychology training sequence (i.e., Masters or Doctorate) in one or more of the following Areas of Practice Endorsement (AoPE): Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, and/or Forensic Psychology
- Must have or be eligible for an Area of Practice Endorsement (AoPE) in clinical psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and/or forensic psychology.
- Psychologists with Forensic AoPE alone will need to demonstrate the necessary education, training, and experience in clinical psychology needed to work in forensic mental health settings
- Registration as a Board‑approved supervisor,
or eligibility to obtain supervision endorsement.
- A minimum of five years' experience as a fully registered psychologist.
- Demonstrated expertise in forensic mental health assessment, risk assessment and intervention.
- Robust knowledge of relevant mental health, forensic and criminal justice systems.
- Experience working in forensic mental health, mental health and/or correctional settings.
- Exceptional written communication skills, including report writing and court‑related documentation.
- The ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
Why Join Forensicare?
- Be part of Victoria's leading forensic mental health service.
- Work alongside highly experienced multidisciplinary professionals.
- Access ongoing professional development, supervision and training.
- Contribute to innovative service delivery and research initiatives.
- Make a meaningful difference to consumers, families and communities.
- Join an organisation committed to Respect, Integrity, Accountability and Human Rights.
- Full‑time fixed‑term opportunity through to August 2027.
- Salary packaging benefits.
- Access to employee wellbeing supports.
- Professional supervision and development opportunities.
- ...
- Full‑time fixed‑term opportunity through to August 2027.
- Salary packaging benefits.
- Access to employee wellbeing supports.
- Professional supervision and development opportunities.
- ...
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Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.
Our mission
We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:
focus on the recovery of our consumers,
build our translational research capacity; and
work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.
Our values
Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Sector Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:
Our story
Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state‑wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria.
Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.
We provide forensic mental health services for people:
with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system
at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others
referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.
Forensicare’s primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Our vision
Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.
Our mission
We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:
focus on the recovery of our consumers,
build our translational research capacity; and
work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.
Our values
Forensicare is guided by the values established by the Victorian Public Service Commission for the public sector, and promotes behaviours consistent with these values at all times and in all circumstances:
Our story
Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the state‑wide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare is the only agency in Victoria that provides clinical forensic mental health services which span all components of the mental health and criminal justice sectors – giving Forensicare a unique perspective on mental health and public safety issues. It is able to provide specialist forensic mental health services tailored to meet the specific needs of both sectors.
We provide forensic mental health services for people:
with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system
at risk of offending who pose a risk to themselves or others
referred from the general mental health system for specialist advice, support and/or treatment.
Forensicare’s primary focus is the provision of clinical services within a recovery framework. These services include the effective assessment, treatment and management of forensic patients, prisoners and clients.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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