Victorian Fixated Threat Assessment Centre - Mental Health Clinician
Core
Senior forensic mental health clinician conducting risk assessments and developing intervention plans for fixated individuals and grievance-fuelled lone actors posing threats to the community.
Role type
Senior forensic mental health clinician (threat assessment)
Builds
Risk management plans and intervention strategies for high-risk individuals
Domain
Forensic mental health + threat assessment
Required skills
structured risk assessment, forensic mental health clinical services, threat assessment methods, mental health system knowledge, criminal justice system knowledge, case management, data entry, training delivery
Preferred skills
experience with fixated individuals, experience with grievance-fuelled lone actors
Technologies
Victorian public mental health database, standardised risk assessment tools
Responsibilities
Collect and exchange mental health information from databases and sources, undertake structured risk assessments using standardised tools, formulate intervention and mental health linkage strategies with police, enter case information into public mental health databases, follow up on open cases including those in hospital or incarcerated, present cases at weekly review meetings, provide support for major events, deliver training to mental health services, police and referrers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC