Consultant Psychiatrist (Forensic Mental Health)

Melbourne, Australia

Advance Your Psychiatry Career. Be Part of a Major Service Expansion.

Forensicare, Victoria's statewide forensic mental health service, is looking for experienced Consultant Psychiatrists interested in building their career.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

Forensicare is undergoing one of the largest expansions in its history.

Over the coming years, Thomas Embling Hospital will expand from 136 beds to 218 beds, with the addition of six new inpatient units and 82 recent beds.

This growth is creating significant opportunities for Consultant Psychiatrists to:

- Influence the development of new services
- Shape contemporary models of care
- Lead multidisciplinary teams
- Develop specialist forensic psychiatry expertise
- Contribute to service innovation, education and research

Rather than joining a mature service with limited growth opportunities, you will be part of an organisation at a transformational stage of development.

Why Forensicare?

As Victoria's specialist forensic mental health service, Forensicare delivers care across:

- Secure inpatient services
- Prison mental health services
- Community forensic mental health programs
- Court and justice-related services

Our Consultant Psychiatrists work within highly skilled multidisciplinary teams comprising:

- Psychiatrists
- Registered Mental Health Nurses
- Psychologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Workers
- Allied Health Clinicians
- Lived Experience Professionals

Unlike many healthcare settings,



you'll be supported by a workforce of qualified mental health professionals working collaboratively to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes.

The Role

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, you will:

- Provide specialist psychiatric assessment and treatment
- Deliver forensic mental health advice and leadership
- Support multidisciplinary teams in the management of complex consumers
- Supervise Registrars and Junior Medical Staff
- Contribute to service development, education and training
- Participate in quality, research and improvement initiatives

Opportunities exist across hospital, prison and community settings.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in hearing from Consultant Psychiatrists who have:

- Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (FRANZCP)
- Experience in general adult, forensic, acute or secure psychiatry
- Demonstrated clinical leadership experience
- Confidence working with risk assessment and relevant mental health/forensic legislation
- A commitment to recovery-oriented and patient-centred care
- An interest in teaching, supervision and service development

Formal forensic psychiatry experience is highly regarded but not essential.

What's On Offer?





- Competitive Specialist Medical Salary Package

- Consultant Leadership Opportunities
- Research and Academic Opportunities
- Access to One of Australia's Leading Forensic Mental Health Services

- EBA based remuneration: HN16-HN59 $160.20-$221.19 per hour
- Flexibility to work fractional or full time, with scope to balance clinical, supervisory, leadership and academic interests.
- Access to ongoing Professional Development

Ready to make a different kind of impact?

- If you are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist role where your expertise genuinely shifts outcomes for individuals, we'd love to hear from you.

Click Apply and incude your CV and a short covering letter outlining:

- Your interest in Full time or Fractional work
- Your preferred practice setting (hospital/community/prison)

Forensicare is an equal chance 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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