PSYCHIATRIC NURSE Grade-3
(RPN-3)
Forensicare is a statutory agency mandated to provide a range of specialist mental health and associated services to mentally ill offenders. Forensicare operates the Thomas Embling Hospital in Fairfield, a 118 bed secure hospital providing acute care, rehabilitation and continuing care for mentally disordered offenders. Our organization has a sound reputation as a leading clinical service and an employer of choice offering broad ranging professional opportunities.
The RPN3 will be required to function as a shift leader.
Forensicare offers a unique career choice and is able to offer staff -
• a high-quality induction program
• exposure to complex and diverse patient care requirements
• the challenge of caring for patients in an interesting legal context
• the opportunity to work with a large group of mental health professionals in a well-supported and safe environment
• research program and academic links
• flexibility, with the opportunity of part-time (minimum 0.5 EFT) or full time employment, or casual employment
• professional development program including workshops in risk assessment, dual diagnosis, offending and other areas to help you with the transition to forensic mental health
• job rotation within the service
• salary packaging and skills recognition payments
Applicants are expected to provide the names of three professional referees, one of whom should be a recent line manager.
More information is available by e-mailing Monica.Summers@forensicare.vic.gov.au.(PH: 61 3 94959156)
Forensicare endorses the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times.
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