Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
The Forensic Clinical Specialist Program (FCSP) is funded by DHHS under the Adult Mental Health Reform Initiatives. Operating across Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH), including Adult, Child & Youth, and Aged Psychiatry services, the program was established to support consumers with severe mental illness and offending histories, including those involved with the criminal justice system or Forensicare statewide services. The FCSP builds workforce capability by providing specialist forensic consultation, risk assessment, clinical advice, behaviour and risk management planning, and service development support.
This is a unique and dynamic role that combines specialised clinical practice with project management, service development, education design and delivery, and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in building forensic mental health capability across the service through education, advocacy, consultation, and collaboration.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical leadership, advanced forensic mental health knowledge, and highly developed assessment and risk management skills. They will be a compassionate and collaborative practitioner who can build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams. With a strong commitment to recovery-oriented and person-centred practice, they will be passionate about improving outcomes for consumers experiencing complex mental health and forensic challenges.
The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, the ability to influence service development and workforce capability, and a dedication to advocacy, education, and continuous quality improvement.
If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Susanne Birks (Deputy Director Adult & Older Adult services) on ph: 0408 562 620
Applications close 11pm AEDT, Friday 23rd October 2026.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
