• Full time, ongoing position
• Based in Clifton Hill
• Salary: $137,212 pa plus super & salary packaging

The Mental Health Advice and Response Service (MHARS) provides effective coverage across Victoria for the provision of a clinical service to clients and clinical advice to metropolitan Magistrates’ Courts and the County Court on the mental health of accused persons.

MHARS provides clinical mental health advice within the court to reduce delays in proceedings and remands, and to improve the appropriateness of mental health interventions and referrals for people appearing before the court. The program enables clinical services to intervene early in the criminal justice process by identifying where individuals charged with an offence and appearing before the court have a mental illness, and by providing timely advice and linkage with treatment providers.

The program also supports the court to understand mental health. It does this through consultation and education to CCS, Magistrates and users of the court on mental health services and mental health issues.

About the role:

The Manager of MHARS is responsible for all aspects of the delivery at Court of the clinical mental health services provided through the program. This is a key leadership position that ensures the successful delivery of services to clients at multiple sites and in complex stakeholder settings. The Manager provides day to day management of multi-disciplinary clinical staff, and also includes overseeing the process of coordination of MHARS provided in regional Court locations by Area Mental Health Services.

About you:

You have extensive experience in undertaking comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, and in the planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical mental health interventions. You have a proven capacity to manage a multi-disciplinary team and lead complex programs effectively and efficiently.

An experienced people manager with strong interpersonal skills, you can effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels. You have the ability to build positive morale, maintain staff engagement and commitment.

Mandatory qualifications & registrations:

Relevant tertiary qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Board or Association as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.

A position description is attached.