• Part-time (0.6), parental leave backfill until June 2020
• Based at Melbourne Assessment Prison in Melbourne’s CBD
• Salary range: $64,823 - $69,773 (pro rata) plus super, dependent on skills and experience

Forensicare provides a detailed reception mental health screening assessment for every prisoner received into custody at the Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) in Spencer Street West Melbourne; outpatient clinics to mentally ill prisoners within the prison; a 16 bed Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) which provides initial assessment and treatment to seriously mentally ill prisoners; an after- hours mental health crisis intervention service and consultancy and training services for prison and service staff on the treatment and management of male prisoners with mental health issues.

About the role:

Ward Clerks at Melbourne Assessment Prison provide high quality administrative support to the multi-disciplinary teams working within the service.

Duties of the role include:

• Collation and maintenance of patient health records and information
• Registration, admission and discharge of patients
• Data entry and filing
• Maintain office supplies (stationery, equipment

This position also works in the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), in addition to other MAP administrative duties with the team in medical records.

The successful candidate will be required to work 3 days a week plus 1 Saturday a month (4 hrs). 

About you:

You are highly organised and efficient, with experience providing administrative support in a health or mental health setting. You have excellent IT skills, proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite and a working knowledge of RAPID (statewide mental health database).

You have the ability to relate sensitively and professionally with patients and can work with limited supervision. You are a good communicator and work effectively in a team.

Benefits:

We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions & leave entitlements
• Bonus payment for relevant postgrad qualifications
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: gym and pool access, Staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs.

This position is subject to a Police Check.

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.