• Full time Fixed-Term 12-month contract
• Great salary packaging conditions and leave entitlements
• $112,808 pa + super and salary packaging

About Us:

Forensicare is contracted by the Department of Justice to provide specialist mental health services at prisons within the Victorian public prison system.

There are dedicated Units currently operating at:

• Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (Marrmak) – A 20 bed mental health residential custodial unit providing integrated forensic mental health services for women, as well as outpatient, outreach, and day program services
• Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) – A 24 hour, 7 days a week service including a 16 bed Acute Assessment Unit custodial unit, mental health assessments of all new prisoners, outpatient services, and crisis assessments of prisoners ‘at risk’
• Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) – A Mobile Forensic Mental Health Service delivering multidisciplinary services including individual and group treatment for remand prisoners
• Port Phillip Prison (PPP) – A 24 hour, 7 days a week service providing mental health care to the 30-bed custodial Psychosocial Recovery Unit – St Paul’s, psychiatric outpatient services, and after hours’ crisis assessments of prisoners ‘at risk’
• Ravenhall Correctional Centre (RCC) - Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee Forensic Mental Health – Ballerrt Yeram-boo-ee FMH Service is comprised of 75-bed forensic custodial mental health beds, an outpatient service including specialist consultations and intensive case management services, reception mental health assessments, ‘at risk’ assessments and a Community Integration Program

In addition, Forensicare provides services at other publicly managed Victorian prisons. These include:

• Visiting Consultant Psychiatry and Psychiatric Registrar clinics
• Visiting Nurse Practitioner clinics
• Dedicated Psychology services at Barwon Prison, Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga
• Correctional Centre
• Delivery of Suicide and Self Harm (SASH) training to Corrections Victoria

About the role:

The role of the Quality and Risk systems Coordinator is to coordinate the Forensicare wide quality and risk systems across prison services which underpin the provision of best care. This position is a resource in relation to process development, data collection, adherence to standards and legislative compliance across the prison services. This includes providing guidance, leadership and support in the collection, use, evaluation and management of health data within the prison services. The position will actively develop and promote the directions of the FMH Prison Services and foster a culture of continuous improvement with emphasis on patient focused services and outcomes.

About you:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification
• Knowledge of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
• Experience participating in accreditation processes
• Experience in serious incident review processes
• An understanding of clinical audit and quality improvement principles, with emphasis on system improvement
• Advanced skills in a range of relevant computer programs including competence in document preparation using MS word, data collection and recording/presentation using MS Excel and competence in using MS PowerPoint for presentations
• Excellent data analysis and writing skills including a demonstrated ability to prepare written reports using clear and concise language, organise data into a logical sequence and include content appropriate for the purpose and audience
• Demonstrated competence with the RiskMan system
• Relevant experience in a hospital or custodial healthcare setting (desirable)

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