Specialist, Ontario Review Board - Forensic Psychiatry Program
About the role
Posting # 55773 - [ Non-Union ]
Specialist, Ontario Review Board - Forensic Psychiatry Program - 1 position
Forensic Psychiatry Program
Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care - St. Thomas, ON
Full Time
Salary Range: $49.02 - $57.68 /hour
The Specialist, Ontario Review Board is responsible for facilitating and overseeing the annual report writing process to identify the patient/s progress since their last Ontario Review Board (ORB) hearing and submit the report to the Ontario Review Board (ORB). The role also involves facilitating a clinical team meeting to review the report data, to verify and make adjustments as required to ensure the patient's progress is accurately reported.
The role also requires providing education to individual clinicians and teams about the report writing process to ensure the teams understand the expectations for their participation in this process. Additionally, the ORB consultant monitors the quality of the report and report writing process and makes process improvements as necessary.
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences Field
- Registered as a Regulated Health Professional (RHPA)
- 3 years experience in mental health services
- Knowledge of mental health and forensic psychiatry
- Exceptional writing skills
- High level of organizational skills
- Previous clinical hospital experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to facilitate clinical team meetings
- Experience providing education to health care providers and clinical teams
- Able to review, collate and summarize required information into a coherent legal report
- Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office programs
- Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in French would be an asset.
- Master's Degree in Health Sciences Field
Teaching and Research
- St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties
Immunization Requirements
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing
Posting date: November 03, 2025
Submission deadline: November 09, 2025
Michelle Robertson, Human Resources
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated.
Human Resources and Leaders use your profile information to evaluate your application for the vacancies you apply to.
Only those under consideration will be contacted.
About St. Joseph's Health Care London
St. Joseph’s Health Care London is a major patient care, teaching and research centre. Renowned for compassionate care, St. Joseph's is one of the best academic health care organizations in Canada dedicated to helping people live life to their fullest by minimizing the effects of injury, disease and disability through excellence in care, teaching and research.
Comprised of: St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkwood Institute, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, and 12 team and service locations across the region.
Mission From the shortest visit to the longest stay, we earn complete confidence in the care we provide, and make a lasting difference in the quest to live fully.
Specialist, Ontario Review Board - Forensic Psychiatry Program
About the role
Posting # 55773 - [ Non-Union ]
Specialist, Ontario Review Board - Forensic Psychiatry Program - 1 position
Forensic Psychiatry Program
Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care - St. Thomas, ON
Full Time
Salary Range: $49.02 - $57.68 /hour
The Specialist, Ontario Review Board is responsible for facilitating and overseeing the annual report writing process to identify the patient/s progress since their last Ontario Review Board (ORB) hearing and submit the report to the Ontario Review Board (ORB). The role also involves facilitating a clinical team meeting to review the report data, to verify and make adjustments as required to ensure the patient's progress is accurately reported.
The role also requires providing education to individual clinicians and teams about the report writing process to ensure the teams understand the expectations for their participation in this process. Additionally, the ORB consultant monitors the quality of the report and report writing process and makes process improvements as necessary.
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences Field
- Registered as a Regulated Health Professional (RHPA)
- 3 years experience in mental health services
- Knowledge of mental health and forensic psychiatry
- Exceptional writing skills
- High level of organizational skills
- Previous clinical hospital experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to facilitate clinical team meetings
- Experience providing education to health care providers and clinical teams
- Able to review, collate and summarize required information into a coherent legal report
- Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Office programs
- Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in French would be an asset.
- Master's Degree in Health Sciences Field
Teaching and Research
- St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties
Immunization Requirements
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing
Posting date: November 03, 2025
Submission deadline: November 09, 2025
Michelle Robertson, Human Resources
Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated.
Human Resources and Leaders use your profile information to evaluate your application for the vacancies you apply to.
Only those under consideration will be contacted.
About St. Joseph's Health Care London
St. Joseph’s Health Care London is a major patient care, teaching and research centre. Renowned for compassionate care, St. Joseph's is one of the best academic health care organizations in Canada dedicated to helping people live life to their fullest by minimizing the effects of injury, disease and disability through excellence in care, teaching and research.
Comprised of: St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkwood Institute, Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, and 12 team and service locations across the region.
Mission From the shortest visit to the longest stay, we earn complete confidence in the care we provide, and make a lasting difference in the quest to live fully.