Senior Psychologist
Core
Provide specialist psychological, psychometric and risk assessments, treatment, and consultancy for individuals with serious mental illness who have offended or are at risk of offending in a forensic mental health setting.
Role type
Senior IC forensic psychologist (clinical & risk)
Builds
Consumer risk management plans, court reports, and forensic intervention programs
Domain
Forensic mental health / Criminal justice
Required skills
Forensic psychological assessment, risk assessment for violence, individual and group-based forensic interventions, case management, supervision and mentoring of staff/students, knowledge of mental health and criminal justice legislation
Preferred skills
Experience in correctional services or mental health facilities
Technologies
Psychometric testing tools, risk assessment frameworks
Responsibilities
Conduct specialist psychological and risk assessments for courts and agencies; Provide advanced advice on management and treatment of complex client issues; Deliver individual and group-based forensic interventions; Contribute to consumer risk management plans; Supervise and mentor psychology students and staff; Manage caseloads as determined by the team