Senior Clinical/Forensic Psychologist – Custodial Mental Health Risk and Suicide Prevention - TFT up to 12 months - Justice Health Olympic Park

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes. 

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

The Role

The Senior Clinical/Forensic Psychologist, Custodial Mental Health Risk and Suicide Prevention, will deliver specialist interventions for people in custody with elevated risk of harm to self. This role is also responsible for developing capacity within the Custodial Mental Health (CMH) Service in the assessment, formulation and management of suicide/self-harm risk.
In addition to delivering direct clinical services, the clinician will provide education and supervision to CMH colleagues, and clinical leadership and consultation to clinicians within the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team (SPOT). A key focus will be on building SPOT clinicians’ capabilities in applying evidence-based approaches to suicide risk assessment management. Where appropriate, the clinician will undertake specialist assessment and treatment of patients presenting with especially complex clinical and behavioural needs.

Working as part of the Suicide Prevention Outreach Team within the broader CMH Service, this role will collaborate closely with clinicians from Outreach, Assertive Care, and Specialist Services, and will develop and maintain close working relationships with Corrective Services NSW psychologists.

Essential Requirements

• General registration and area of practice endorsement in clinical or forensic psychology with the Psychology Board of Australia under Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with an accredited 6th year master’s degree or higher in clinical or forensic psychology.
• Approved or eligible for approval as a Psychology Board of Australia Supervisor.
• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in mental health and suicide prevention, including risk assessment, formulation and management, within prison, mental health, and/or secure settings.
• Significant experience in providing consultation, supervision and clinical leadership to other mental health clinicians.
• To be appointed at the Senior Clinical Psychologist level, evidence must be provided of minimum 6 years clinical experience as a clinical or forensic psychologist (including registrar period).

Our location, team, and service

Custodial Mental Health (CMH) is a specialist mental health service within the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network that provides a range of mental health services to adults in NSW correctional centres.

CMH includes a specialist mental health team with mental health nurses (MHNs), nurse practitioners (NPs), Aboriginal Mental Health Clinicians, psychiatrists, career medical officers (CMOs), and psychiatry registrars who are supported by administrative and managerial staff.

CMH clinicians work alongside staff from other clinical streams and CSNSW staff, including Psychology, Offender Services and Programs, and Custodial Operations staff in the provision of mental health services. Mental health services begin at the point of reception and continue through to release from custody or transfer to another correctional centre.

To learn more about careers in our network, please click the links below:

Welcome — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Our Locations — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Our Health Services — Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (nsw.gov.au)

Salary & Benefits

Your salary of $139,137 – $147,108 p.a plus superannuation, is just the beginning. 

You will have access to a number of benefits:

·              Eligibility for Fitness Passport, Salary Packaging, and Novated Leasing options.

·              Allocated Days Off (ADOs) and annual leave loading.

·              Free on-site parking to minimise your commute time.

·              Genuine training, education, professional development, and career progression opportunities.

·              Support from a passionate & enthusiastic management team.

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, and people with disability.

*This is also a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977