Principal Clinician, Prison Disability Support InitiativeJob posted: 08/11/2024Organisation: Department of Justice and Community SafetyOccupation: ProjectsReference: VG/D02388-NOV24At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Principal Clinician, Prison Disability Support Initiative to provide a critical role.About the Business UnitThe Prison Disability Support Initiative (PDSI) is a multidisciplinary team of clinical and disability support staff. PDSI works across all prisons in Victoria providing a range of services including case co-ordination, advocacy, clinical consultations, training, assessment, treatment, behaviour support and other interventions for service users with disability associated with underlying cognitive impairment.About the RoleThe Principal Clinician, Prison Disability Support Initiative leads a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment, clinical consultation, behaviour support and other interventions for prisoners with disability and complex needs, with specific focus on individuals with cognitive impairment. You will continue to develop the PDSI service, as well as providing high level advice to internal and external stakeholders and provide leadership and line management to the team.As the Principal Clinician, Prison Disability Support Initiative, some of your duties will include:Providing high level clinical advice and undertake a clinical workload supporting conducting assessments and providing intervention for prisoners with disability related to cognitive impairment who demonstrate complex and challenging behaviours.Contributing to program and policy development to support people in custody with disability.Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of clinical service delivery through the provision of individual support and professional development for clinical staff, supervisors and managers.The PDSI is a state-wide service. The successful candidate will be required to work under a hybrid model with required attendance at 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne as the primary work location with travel to all metropolitan and regional prisons.About youTo be successful in this role, you will have:Demonstrated experience working within forensic and custodial settings, including an understanding of the legislative and operational considerations impacting delivery of clinical services within a forensic environment.Clinical experience working with forensic cohorts who demonstrate cognitive impairments and complex and challenging behaviours, including a demonstrated understanding of relevant frameworks for rehabilitation of cognitively impaired service users.A highly developed understanding of and extensive practice experience in clinical work with high risk and complex clients, including assessment of risk, risk management and therapeutic work.Experience providing high quality clinical supervision and applying practice integrity processes.QualificationsMinimum four years' post-registration clinical experience.Registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), or another relevant tertiary qualification.A Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor would be highly regarded.Specialist endorsement and/or experience in a clinical or forensic field would be highly regarded.A current Victorian driver's licence is required.How to ApplyPlease click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.IMPORTANT INFORMATION:CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
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