Our careers

Aboriginal health careers and support

We believe that by embracing Aboriginal culture, skills and perspectives, we can foster an environment that is not only fair and equitable but also innovative and dynamic.

Learn about our Aboriginal careers and support

Allied health

The allied health workforce is a diverse group of individual professions who work in a health-care team to support a patient’s medical care. 

Within Justice Health NSW, there are 15 allied health professions. Together, these allied health professionals provide holistic and specialised diagnostic, technical, treatment and rehabilitation services to patients.

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Drug and alcohol

Drug and alcohol clinical nurse specialist 

The drug and alcohol clinical nurse specialist is responsible for the assessment and management of drug and/or alcohol intoxication, withdrawal and potential or actual overdose. They are also responsible for the assessment of patients requesting Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) and the follow-up and review of these patients. They must have an excellent understanding and knowledge about all treatment modalities for drug and alcohol related issues currently available within the custodial setting and in the broader community. 

Medical

Are you interested in career opportunities as a general practitioner with Justice Health NSW? Take a look at the variety of care we provide to some of the state's most disadvantaged patients.

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Mental health

Clinician - community forensic mental health 

As a community forensic mental health clinician, staff have opportunity to work with, and provide support to, a range of mental health clinicians, across 15 Local Health Districts, who are primarily responsible for the care of forensic patients and civil patients at risk of serious offending.  

Our community forensic mental health clinicians are encouraged to develop specialist expertise in assessing and managing patients’ risk of harm to others, so that patients’ recovery can be supported in the most safe and effective care context. The role of a community forensic mental health clinician can be occupied by psychologists, senior nurses, social workers and occupational therapists with appropriate experience and post graduate training. 

“It’s a very dynamic role where you get to work with a variety of team members in correctional centres as well as community-based service providers. There is a large scope to help a variety of patients. No one day is the same. There is always something to challenge you.”

Justice Health NSW Community Forensic Mental Health Clinician.

Nursing

Nurses working in custodial health and forensic mental health are responsible for the day to day health care requirements of patients within NSW correctional centres, youth justice centres, police cells and the high-secure Forensic Hospital. Be part of a community of people doing special things, providing care to those who need it most.

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