Clinical Nurse Consultant - Physical Health Care

Grade: RPN5

Location: Thomas Embling Hospital, Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield 3078.

May be required to work at other sites from time to time.

Full time

$140,925 + super + benefits

Forensicare

Forensicare (Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is Victoria’s specialist provider of forensic mental health services. We deliver recovery-focused programs that support consumers living with reliable mental illness or problematic behaviours who are connected to, or at risk of contact with, the justice system, across a variety of settings including community-based services, inpatient units, and secure environments throughout Victoria.

Position Objective

The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Physical Health Care provides senior clinical leadership and specialist
consultancy to support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based physical health care at Thomas
Embling Hospital. The role works across high and medium secure acute and rehabilitation hospital services to promote holistic, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care by improving the assessment, management and
monitoring of consumers’ physical health needs. The position leads initiatives that enhance consumer health outcomes, reduce preventable physical health risks, and strengthen the integration of physical and mental health care across the hospital.

The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Physical Health Care is part of a team of CNCs who work collaboratively with the hospital leadership group and other key internal and external stakeholders to develop workforce capability, improve clinical practice, strengthen multidisciplinary approaches to care, and drive continuous quality improvement to develop workforce capability, improve clinical practice, strengthen multidisciplinary approaches to care, and drive continuous quality improvement. The role provides educative consultation, mentoring and expert support to clinical and non-clinical staff to promote best practice physical health assessment, intervention, prevention and ongoing management of complex health conditions within a forensic mental health setting.





The Clinical Nurse Consultant – Physical Health Care is responsible for leading service improvement and change initiatives that strengthen physical health care delivery, implementing evidence-based strategies that address the physical health needs of consumers, and ensuring consistent, coordinated approaches to care that improve safety, quality and operational effectiveness across the hospital. The role supports the development of systems, processes and clinical capabilities that promote health screening, chronic disease management, preventative health care, health promotion and timely access to specialist services, contributing to improved consumer health outcomes and overall wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide advanced clinical leadership, consultancy and specialist support to nursing, allied health, and
multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, person-centred, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed
and evidence-based care, with a focus on improving physical health outcomes for consumers.
- Lead and coordinate hospital-wide initiatives that strengthen physical health assessment, treatment,
prevention and ongoing management, ensuring physical health care is embedded within routine clinical practice across all services.
- Provide expert clinical consultation and support for consumers with complex physical health needs,
assisting teams to develop and implement effective management strategies that optimise health outcomes and reduce preventable health risks.
- Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of physical health frameworks, models of care, clinical pathways and evidence-based practices to support consistent, high-quality physical health care across the hospital.
- Drive implementation of strategic physical health priorities, including the Equally Well framework and other organisational, state and national physical health initiatives, ensuring these are translated into sustainable clinical practice.




- Coordinate and support multidisciplinary approaches to physical health care, working collaboratively with medical, nursing, allied health and external providers to ensure integrated, coordinated and consumer-centred care.

Key Selection Criteria

- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and a relevant postgraduate qualification, supported by substantial post-registration, independent clinical practice experience, preferably in mental health and/or forensic or correctional services.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical expertise in mental health nursing, including the application of contemporary evidence-based practice, professional standards and relevant legislation to support
consumers with complex needs.
- Demonstrated commitment to recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-centred care, with experience leading initiatives that improve consumer outcomes.
- Extensive knowledge of physical health issues experienced by people with serious mental illness, including chronic disease management, metabolic health, preventative health care, medicines monitoring and health promotion.
- Demonstrated clinical leadership and consultancy skills, with the ability to influence practice, provide
expert advice, mentor staff and lead sustainable clinical improvement

Please note, applications will be reviewed and accessed as received. Advertising may close earlier than indicated.

ELIGIBILITY

- Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
- This position is subject to a Police Check

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.

📌 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Physical Health Care (Melbourne)
🏢 Forensicare
📍 Melbourne