Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics cont… A summary of the changes to the expected outcomes is presented in Table 3. Table 3: Changes in the Berrimah Farm Objectives and Deliverables EOI Project Objectives (October 2014) RFDP Project Requirements (April 2015) PDA Objectives A design that provides for education and aged care facilities. Requirements are consistent with the EOI. Provision of a serviced site for retirement living. A design that caters for a mix of dwelling including affordable housing. Plan for Housing Diversity. Requirement reflected in the Masterplan within the PDA. A design that distributes traffic evenly and makes provision for a bus interchange. RFDP states that an on road solution is proposed rather than a bus interchange. Establishment of on-road bus stops and a layover bay. A design that responds to the constraints and opportunities of the site and effectively incorporates community purpose open space. Requirements are consistent with the EOI. Requirement reflected in the Masterplan within the PDA. All development to be completed within an indicative timeframe of 10 years. Requirements are consistent with the EOI. Project to be completed by 2031, with a sunset clause to 2035. Innovative use residential subdivision that provides an integrated outcome which is consistent with Project Objectives (1-7 above) and considers the Berrimah Farm Area Plan. Design and construction of a mixed-use subdivision. Design and construction of a mixed use subdivision.
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services cont… increase skills and knowledge through requiring the twoday Mental Health First Aid course to be mandatory for each promotion to any rank; enhance the Workplace Inspections Checklist by including an assessment of likely psychological hazards; improve evaluation of existing processes by including one or more questions in the ‘People Pulse’ survey and the online Exit Questionnaire to obtain current and exiting members’ views on the extent of employee support as it relates to physical and mental wellbeing; progress the development of a business case scenario for the implementation of an integrated case management system as a key priority action to assist with caseload management and to enable effective reporting; investigate options to reduce key person dependency risk related to the Agency’s Rehabilitation and Injury Management Consultant; and enhance existing systems and processes to enable accurate, timely and regular reporting of statistical information relating to mental health and wellbeing initiatives to those charged with governance in order to assess the effectiveness of programs designed to support mental health. Audit Observations Promoting mental health and preventing mental health conditions Promoting mental health and taking steps to prevent mental health conditions is a responsibility of the Agency and individual employees. This section of the report aims to look at the systems and processes the Agency has in place: to raise an appropriate level of awareness in the Agency of the topic of mental health, to help reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and highlight its importance to the overall health and wellbeing of sworn members; and to proactively reduce the instance of mental health conditions through understanding and limiting/removing the possible events, circumstances or actions that are known to contribute towards mental illness.
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".