Go beyond assessment. Build genuine forensic psychology expertise.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of severe mental illness, offending behaviour, risk assessment and treatment planning within the Macquarie Medium Secure Unit at Bloomfield Hospital.

You will work alongside the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network and a multidisciplinary team to support adults with complex mental health and offence-related needs.

This is not a narrow report-writing role. Your work will extend across assessment, formulation, intervention, risk understanding, behavioural planning and transition-to-community pathways.

About the role

As a Forensic Psychologist, you will provide high-level clinical and forensic psychological services within a secure mental health setting.

Your work may include:

• Multimodal psychological assessment and case formulation

• Cognitive, intelligence, personality, functional and neuropsychological screening

• Risk assessment and offence-related treatment models

• Functional analysis and behavioural interventions

• Individual and group treatment programs

• Violence prevention and management approaches

• Psychological reports for the multidisciplinary team, JH&FMHN and statutory bodies

• Report writing for the Mental Health Review Tribunal

• Support for transition planning and community outcomes

You will contribute psychological insight to decisions that shape treatment, risk management and recovery planning.

Why this role stands out

This role gives you access to the kind of forensic depth that can be difficult to build in generalist psychology positions.

You will work within a medium secure unit, collaborate with the broader NSW forensic mental health network and contribute to complex decision-making across the patient journey.

For experienced clinicians, this is an opportunity to strengthen specialist practice, contribute clinical leadership and support the development of other psychologists.

For Registrars, it offers exposure to a highly specialised area of psychology, regular supervision and the chance to build capability across forensic assessment, formulation and intervention.

Professional growth

The role offers opportunities to develop advanced skills across:

• Clinical leadership

• Forensic service provision

• Consultancy in Forensics

• Research

• Quality improvement

• Training and supervision

Senior Clinical Psychologists will provide clinical supervision and forensic training. Clinical Psychologists will contribute individual and group supervision and professional development. Registrars will participate in regular supervision while building specialist capability.

About you

Applications are invited from:

• Senior Clinical Psychologists

• Clinical Psychologists

• Forensic Psychologists

• Neuropsychologists

• Clinical, Neuropsychology or Forensic Psychology Registrars

You will hold an Area of Practice Endorsement, or be eligible to complete a Registrar program, in Clinical, Neuropsychology or Forensic Psychology.

You will bring experience, or a strong developing interest, in severe mental illness, offending behaviour, multimodal assessment, formulation and risk assessment. Strong report-writing skills are important, including the ability to prepare reports for the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Why Orange?

Orange gives you access to forensic psychology work without the daily grind of metro living.

It is a well-serviced regional city known for food, cool-climate wine, award-winning restaurants, markets, gardens, sport and four distinct seasons beneath Mount Canobolas. Short commutes and easy parking give you time back in your day, while the scale of the health community makes it easier to build professional and social connections.

This is a place where you can take on complex work and still have a life outside it.

Helping you move to Western NSW

The Welcome Experience is a free NSW Government service supporting workers and their families moving to regional NSW. Local Connectors can assist with housing, schools, partner employment and community connections.

Ready to apply?

If you want to build genuine forensic psychology expertise in a role spanning assessment, intervention, risk and recovery planning, this could be your next step.

Challenge yourself. Make an impact. Shape the future. Join us!