Job Description

Classification: HM42-HM43 (dependent on experience)

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Salary Range: $369,401 to $424,816 (Dependant on experience) plus Super and EBA Benefits

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Employment Type: Full-Time Ongoing

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An Exceptional Leadership Opportunity

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Senior clinical leadership opportunities of this scale and influence rarely become available.

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The Opportunity

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Reporting directly to the Executive Director Clinical Services, you will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership across key service areas within Forensicare. This role offers the opportunity to influence clinical excellence, workforce strategy, service innovation and system-wide outcomes in one of Australia's most respected specialist mental health services.

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You will work alongside senior medical, nursing and operational leaders to:

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- Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional consumer outcomes.
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- Drive clinical governance, safety and quality initiatives.
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- Shape contemporary models of forensic mental health care.
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- Support the recruitment, retention and development of a highly skilled medical workforce.
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- Build strong partnerships across health, justice, academic and government sectors.
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- Contribute to organisational strategy and future service development.
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About You

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You are an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with a strong track record of clinical leadership, service improvement and stakeholder engagement. You are known for your ability to influence, inspire and lead through complexity while maintaining a strong focus on consumer-centred care.

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You will bring:

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- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent.
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- Registration, or eligibility for registration,



as a medical practitioner in Victoria.
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- Senior leadership experience within complex health services.
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- Expertise in clinical governance, quality and risk management.
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- Exceptional relationship‐building and influencing skills.
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- A commitment to innovation, service excellence and workforce development.
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Why Join Forensicare?

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- Rare opportunity to hold a senior organisational leadership role.
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- Influence the future direction of forensic mental health services in Victoria.
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- Join a highly regarded executive leadership team.
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- Lead services that deliver real impact across both the health and justice systems.
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- Access outstanding research, teaching and career development opportunities.
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- Contribute to a growing organisation with ambitious plans for the future.
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- Sponsorship and Relocation Packages offered, subject eligibility.
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Make a Lasting Impact

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This is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to shape services, develop future clinical leaders and contribute to better outcomes for some of Victoria's most complex and vulnerable consumers.

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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.

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Perks and benefits

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- Salary Packaging options - reduce your tax!
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- Forensic skills training
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Our mission

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We will provide high quality, specialist clinical services that:

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focus on the recovery of our consumers,

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build our translational research capacity; and

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work collaboratively with our stakeholders to achieve better and safer outcomes for our consumers and the community.

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Our values

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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:

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Our story

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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.

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Our vision

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Clinical excellence and translational research enable our consumers to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives in a safer community.

📌 Director Clinical Services (South Australia)
🏢 Forensicare
📍 South Australia