10: Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Employee Reviews

*Morale is low due to understaffing and poor management. *Little to no opportunity for advancement. *Staff are not heard*Outdated systems*No appreciation of staff*Not able to complete workload in set hours and hard to get approved to get paid overtime - if you get approved at all. If you take away those things, not a bad place to work.

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Strive to develop a staff and deliver excellence in health care delivery

Registered Nurse (Current Employee) - Cessnock - 28 October 2022

Primary health care delivery to maximum security classified patients. I have learnt the importance of team work and organisational processes for own and patient best outcomes. The organisation promotes core values of honesty, respect, clear communication, care and professionalism. The hardest part of my job is the role of manager and addressing staff performance. The most enjoyable aspect is the support of peers and delivering quality care that at times changes even saves lives.

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Not a healthy workplace culture

Admin (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 2 August 2022

Cons:Not a healthy workplace cultureVery political place to workPros: Started implementing flexible workplace practice during Covid.A specialist provider health workplace

Pros

none

Cons

not healthy workplace

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I was a very friendly place to work with a good various cultural background people

Discharge Planning Officer (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 17 June 2022

I was employed for more than 22 years. I started as a records clerk. Later became the medico- legal officer and than moved on to become discharge planning officer for Drug and Alcohol Department. I enjoyed my work very much.

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Challenging environment to work.

Clinic Clerk Grade 3 -4 (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 10 November 2019

Large multicultural government department offering great L & D and benefits. Busy clinical environment with restrictions and difficult patients with many medical and psychological problems. I learnt about file management, collaboration, policy's & procedures, privacy and medico legal. Most of all I learnt to be non judgemental.

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They ended my career

Registered Nurse (Casual) (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 11 August 2019

Justice health is very dysfunctional and chaotic , inmates are falsely imprisoned a lot of the time and the staff aren’t very nice or helpful , there is a bullying culture and they lied about me and destroyed my career by putting a notification into ahpra about me saying I was danger to the public and effectively ended my nursing career and I was the only one who cared about the abuses happening

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There are much better options out there

Administration Officer Drug and Alcohol (Current Employee) - Sydney Olympic Park NSW - 27 July 2019

A bit of a tricky place to navigate. Cliquey, and full of overpromoted, inexperienced middle managers who are friends of friends, and so now their recent promotions makes sense. These people appear resentful of now being office based, and making it their mission to ensure that the larger teams working lives are made hellish day to day. No appreciation of the hard work.

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A challenging yet rewarding Job

Registered Nurse - Permanent Part-time (Former Employee) - Kempsey NSW - 14 March 2018

I have worked with Justice Health & Forensic Health Network and gain valuable experiences in relating to patients with complex chronic conditions. The health staff work along Correctional Officers in enabling people to change their life circumstances and look after their health needs and return to society.

Pros

Ongoing education and development of career helping a person getting their life back on track

Cons

Working in sometimes complex people with experiences of truama and violence

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Great place to work

Administration Officer (Current Employee) - Sydney Central Business District NSW - 30 November 2016

Professional company Understanding people Great core values Manager nice to work with and I work in a great team A very busy place to work, confidentiality and empathy is a must due to the environment of our clients.

Pros

Great hours

Cons

Moved premises - long trip in and home

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Interesting opportunity to work within the Justice Health system.

Assistant in Nursing (Current Employee) - Mid North Coast NSW - 4 February 2016

My day consists of interacting with a diverse range of people which may include patients through to fellow staff members and also correctional staff. We attend to the administration of medications to the patients with the assistance of the correctional staff. My main job is to scribe patient information into the Medical Registers for the RN on duty. I have learned acceptance and understanding of individuals and their circumstances and work within my scope of practice as an AIN to ensure the highest quality healthcare is delivered to the patients each day. Management is supportive and co-workers are happy to assist me with education and guidance. I enjoy my work but am looking to further my career within the healthcare system through more permanent employment with increased hours.