Clinical Nurse or Allied Health Professional - Forensic Services
Core
Provide clinical mental health nursing and allied health assessments, interventions, and care plans for young people in custody and those accessing youth justice services.
Role type
Senior IC clinical nurse (mental health) / Senior IC allied health professional (mental health)
Builds
Forensic mental health consultation services for youth in custody and community-based adolescent sexual assault prevention programs
Domain
Healthcare + Forensic mental health + Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Required skills
Advanced clinical mental health nursing practice, culturally informed assessments and interventions, care planning and coordination, therapeutic counseling and rehabilitation, multidisciplinary team collaboration, engagement with Aboriginal children and young people
Preferred skills
Enrolled in approved mental health course, experience with complex child and adolescent mental health issues, ability to integrate Aboriginal cultural philosophy and practice
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement, and coordinate care and appropriate service delivery options; Provide health education, physical health monitoring, therapeutic interventions, counselling, and rehabilitation programs; Participate in and oversee the provision of quality mental health nursing care in a forensic setting; Provide culturally informed assessments, interventions, and care plans; Present at and contribute to multidisciplinary team reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC