Director Clinical Services

Director of Clinical Services

Classification: HM42-HM43 (dependent on experience)

Salary Range: $369,401 to $424,816 (Dependant on experience) plus Super and EBA Benefits
Employment Type: Full-Time Ongoing

An Exceptional Leadership Opportunity

Senior clinical leadership opportunities of this scale and influence rarely become available.

Forensicare is seeking an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist and accomplished healthcare leader to join our executive clinical leadership team as a Director of Clinical Services. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of forensic mental health services in Victoria while leading high-performing multidisciplinary teams and complex clinical services across our organisation.

As Victoria's specialist provider of forensic mental health services, Forensicare delivers innovative, recovery-focused care across inpatient, community and specialist statewide services. With significant service growth and ongoing expansion, including the continued development of Thomas Embling Hospital and broader statewide services, there has never been a more exciting time to join our organisation.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Executive Director Clinical Services, you will provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership across key service areas within Forensicare. This role offers the opportunity to influence clinical excellence, workforce strategy, service innovation and system-wide outcomes in one of Australia's most respected specialist mental health services.

You will work alongside senior medical, nursing and operational leaders to:

• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional consumer outcomes.
• Drive clinical governance, safety and quality initiatives.
• Shape contemporary models of forensic mental health care.
• Support the recruitment, retention and development of a highly skilled medical workforce.
• Build strong partnerships across health, justice, academic and government sectors.
• Contribute to organisational strategy and future service development.

About You

You are an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist with a strong track record of clinical leadership, service improvement and stakeholder engagement. You are known for your ability to influence, inspire and lead through complexity while maintaining a strong focus on consumer-centred care.

You will bring:

• Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent.
• Registration, or eligibility for registration, as a medical practitioner in Victoria.
• Senior leadership experience within complex health services.
• Expertise in clinical governance, quality and risk management.
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills.
• A commitment to innovation, service excellence and workforce development.

Why Join Forensicare?

• Rare opportunity to hold a senior organisational leadership role.
• Influence the future direction of forensic mental health services in Victoria.
• Join a highly regarded executive leadership team.
• Lead services that deliver real impact across both the health and justice systems.
• Access outstanding research, teaching and professional development opportunities.
• Contribute to a growing organisation with ambitious plans for the future.
• Sponsorship and Relocation Packages offered, subject eligibility.

Make a Lasting Impact

This is more than a leadership role. It is an opportunity to shape services, develop future clinical leaders and contribute to better outcomes for some of Victoria's most complex and vulnerable consumers.

If you are looking for a career-defining opportunity to lead, influence and make a lasting contribution, we encourage you to apply.

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPONSIVENESS, INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment. 

For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr Tobias Mackinnon, Executive Director – Clinical Services  tobias.mackinnon@forensicare.vic.gov.au

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