Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services cont… Ongoing assessment of mental health risk factors Pre-employment testing occurs through the Police Recruitment and Selections Section using external services provided by Australian Institute of Forensic Psychology / SAFESELECT for assessment. ESS psychologists provide consultancy to the Police Recruitment and Selections Section and participate as interview panel members. The following psychological testing occurs during the career of a sworn member in the NT Police: members from Special Groups undergo a regular general integrity level assessment conducted by the Superintendent which includes no psychometrics. Generalised oversight of sworn members which consists of psychosocial assessment through general ESS intervention and is dependent on the qualification levels of sworn members. Consideration of any health or risk related interventions / assessments are completed by Wellbeing and Health Officers and Peer Supporters. Identified concerns are notified to and managed by the Wellbeing and Health Officers or by the On-Call Psychology staff if required after hours. Occupational level assessments and screening is undertaken as required by the Rehabilitation and Injury Management Consultant. The Agency seeks specialist assessments in response to identified specific mental health risks. Supervisors and managers of involved personnel are responsible for reporting all critical incidents to ESS in a timely manner to enable identification of further employee support services that may be required. Identifying risks to mental health during employee exit procedures Review of forms required to be completed upon an employee's exit from the NT Police Force did not identify any specific inquiry as to whether the exiting staff member had a view on whether mental health and wellbeing was supported in the Agency, if the exiting employee had concerns or views to express generally in relation to the culture or the employee's reasons for leaving. The exit interview is not compulsory. The online Exit Questionnaire is available for employees who do not wish to participate in an exit interview and does seek feedback from the employee in order to inform management and assist in them identifying areas of organisational improvement. As well as offering the opportunity to provide open comment, the questionnaire requests respondents to rate a number of elements on a 5 point scale from "Very Satisfied" to "Very Dissatisfied".
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services cont… Ongoing assessment of mental health risk factors Pre-employment testing occurs through the Police Recruitment and Selections Section using external services provided by Australian Institute of Forensic Psychology / SAFESELECT for assessment. ESS psychologists provide consultancy to the Police Recruitment and Selections Section and participate as interview panel members. The following psychological testing occurs during the career of a sworn member in the NT Police: members from Special Groups undergo a regular general integrity level assessment conducted by the Superintendent which includes no psychometrics. Generalised oversight of sworn members which consists of psychosocial assessment through general ESS intervention and is dependent on the qualification levels of sworn members. Consideration of any health or risk related interventions / assessments are completed by Wellbeing and Health Officers and Peer Supporters. Identified concerns are notified to and managed by the Wellbeing and Health Officers or by the On-Call Psychology staff if required after hours. Occupational level assessments and screening is undertaken as required by the Rehabilitation and Injury Management Consultant. The Agency seeks specialist assessments in response to identified specific mental health risks. Supervisors and managers of involved personnel are responsible for reporting all critical incidents to ESS in a timely manner to enable identification of further employee support services that may be required. Identifying risks to mental health during employee exit procedures Review of forms required to be completed upon an employee's exit from the NT Police Force did not identify any specific inquiry as to whether the exiting staff member had a view on whether mental health and wellbeing was supported in the Agency, if the exiting employee had concerns or views to express generally in relation to the culture or the employee's reasons for leaving. The exit interview is not compulsory. The online Exit Questionnaire is available for employees who do not wish to participate in an exit interview and does seek feedback from the employee in order to inform management and assist in them identifying areas of organisational improvement. As well as offering the opportunity to provide open comment, the questionnaire requests respondents to rate a number of elements on a 5 point scale from "Very Satisfied" to "Very Dissatisfied".
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