Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Clinical Rehabilitation, Darwin Correctional Centre

Job title Clinician Designation Professional 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $95,697 – $114,104 Location Darwin

Position number 33375 RTF 358649 Closing 01/11/2026

Contact Officer Manager Clinical Rehabilitation Hayley O’Brien on 08 8928 7345 or hayley.o’[email protected]

About the agency https://corrections.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358649

APPLICTIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Conduct competent professional assessments of individual prisoners’ criminogenic risks and needs, contribute to offender management plans and reports and facilitate group and individual treatment programs.

Context statement

Under the newly developed Rehabilitation and Reintegration (R&R;) Framework the Clinical Rehabilitation team requires psychologists to support the team of psychologists, social workers and Aboriginal Program Facilitators to deliver offence related intensive treatment programs. There are opportunities to support the development of new intensive programs within both the men’s and women’s spaces within the prison system. This is an opportunity to develop your clinical skills as a psychologist within a correctional setting.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Undertake clinical assessments, including criminogenic risk and needs assessments,



develop clinical formulations and appropriate treatment plans, and write assessment and treatment reports for prisoners in the custody of NTCS.
- Facilitate individual and/or co-facilitate group-based offence specific and offence related programs for prisoners as required.
- Liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders on issues relevant to the management of offenders to ensure coordinated case management.
- Provide oversight, advice and support for administrative stream staff within Offender Services & Programs prison-based teams.
- Apply sound theoretical knowledge in the development, delivery and evaluation of programs and services.
- Be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team, participate in clinical supervision, peer supervision and ongoing professional development and training.
- Provide feedback on programs, assessments and reports as required and maintain accurate, legible and proficient client case notes, records and statistics.
- Carry out duties as requested by the Manager Offender Services and Programs.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Tertiary qualifications in psychology or social work with unconditional registration to practice as a psychologist via Psychology Board of

Australia/AHPRA and eligibility for membership of the Australian Psychological Society, or tertiary qualifications in social work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

- Demonstrated understanding of the theories that underpin effective therapeutic and counselling interventions,



and ability to apply these to a diverse range of individuals and in group settings.
- Demonstrated ability in the application of appropriate criminogenic risk/need assessments and the preparation of comprehensive treatment/case management plans for individual clients.
- Demonstrated high standard of written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex issues in a succinct manner.
- Interpersonal skills of a high order especially the ability to communicate effectively and interact with clients at all levels including Indigenous

Australians as well as other culturally diverse groups.

- Demonstrated ability in professional practice; with particular emphasis on case management, direct client assessment and ability to conduct group behaviour change interventions within a forensic setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, operating in a complex therapeutic and legislative environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support the effective delivery of treatment programs.

Further information The Department of Corrections has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere on Departmental premises, facilities or in vehicles, nor whilst working off-site. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a Departmental pre- employment questionnaire, and the successful applicant/s will be required to undergo a criminal history check confirmed by fingerprints and name check prior to confirmation of employment.

A positive criminal history will not necessarily exclude an applicant from this position. All Department of Corrections employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing. The successful applicant/s will be required to maintain the applicable qualified registration and/or membership for ongoing employment.

📌 Clinician (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Corrections
📍 Darwin