Forensic Senior Clinician (Complex Interventions)

About this role

Forensic Senior Clinician, Complex Interventions

Empower people and elevate your career – join Forensic Intervention Services.

• Lead and advise on the management, treatment, and assessment of high-risk individuals, including violent extremism cohorts.
• Provide specialist clinical supervision and advice to multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Enjoy world-class training and wellbeing support.
• Flexible home and on-site working arrangements
• 2 fixed term positions available (ending 13/9/2025 and 2/2/2026) 
• Earn $109, 730 – $132,764 (AH4) per year plus super.
• City-based head office with travel across Victoria.

FIS provides evidence-based screening, assessment and intervention services for individuals in custody and the community. We focus on areas such as violent and sexual offending, restorative justice, violent extremism and family violence.

We're seeking experienced professionals in psychology, social work, mental health nursing or occupational therapy to join our growing team of forensic clinicians.

Whether you're looking to expand your expertise, enjoy a more dynamic role or leave a lasting impact in a progressive field, this is career defining work with marginalised groups you can't access anywhere else.

How we'll support and reward you

Our work can be demanding, so we offer first-rate training and support.

• A specialised induction program for new clinical staff (including foundation, theory, and mentored on-the-job training).
• Exposure to national and international experts in forensic work.
• Mental health and wellbeing care – essential debriefing for the first 12 months for new forensic practitioners.
• Ongoing professional development, including clinical scholarship, research program and study leave opportunities.
• Your professional association membership or registration funded annually (e.g. PBA/AHPRA, AASW)
• Relocation allowances for eligible candidates.

What you'll do

As a forensic senior clinician working in complex interventions, you will provide specialist risk assessment, treatment planning, intervention and consultation to complex, high risk and high-profile service users.

You will:

• Lead and advise on the management, treatment, and assessment of high-risk individuals.
• Supervise and train clinical staff to ensure best practices, particularly in restricted environments.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders to enhance multi-disciplinary approaches and improve service delivery.
• Drive quality assurance, research, and policy development to improve practices for managing high-risk service users, including violent extremism cohorts.

Eligibility

To apply for this role, you'll need to hold or be eligible for, one of the following:

• General registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Credentialed as a mental health nurse with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.
• Registered as an occupational therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

To find out more about the role and FIS, watch our career information video, visit our microsite or contact our recruitment team at candidatecare@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.         

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