We invite you to be part of an organisation in which 72% of staff have voted a 'TRULY GREAT PLACE TO WORK' by Best Practice Australia.

Do you want to be part of an exciting opportunity and on the cutting edge of service provision?

Sonder has a 27 year history of delivering primary care services. With a presence across both country and metro SA, our aim is to improve the health and wellbeing of the community by coordinating and integrating health and community services and by working in partnership to identify local needs and create strategies in response.

Status: Part-time to Full-time (up to 37.5 hrs per week)

Contract Position – funding secured until 30 June 2023

Working Location: Multiple roles are available across the Yorke and Northern and Barossa Hills Fluerieu Local Health Networks. Service hub locations include Nuriootpa, Kapunda, Strathalbyn, Port Pirie, Clare and Kadina. Some outreach to nearby locations will occur from these hubs.

Thank you for your interest in applying for the position of Clinical Care Planner.

We are seeking passionate and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurses and other appropriately qualified mental health professionals to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary and growing mental health team to play a crucial role in the delivery of Clinical Care Coordination.

Clinical Care Planners play a key role in helping to provide care coordination for people with severe and complex mental illness managed by GP’s and Psychiatrists in the community. Working within a recovery orientated framework, a joint care plan is developed with the individual and their key personal and professional supports to improve physical health and support effective management of their mental health symptoms and avoid unnecessary hospitalisation. Support is targeted, complementing and enhancing existing GP, psychiatrist and allied mental health services.

The information package on our website contains information about Sonder, and guidelines on submitting your application.

You will find within the information package:

• An overview of the Clinical Care Coordination Program and Sonder
• Position description and role requirements

How to Apply

Applicants are requested to send a covering letter, addressing the key selection criteria, and resume to Sonder via our careers portal on our website.

All enquiries to [email protected], using the subject line: Clinical Care Planner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Full position descriptions are available at http://sonder.net.au/careers/

Remuneration will be negotiated dependent on skills, experience and qualifications.

Additionally, you will be offered a range of outstanding benefits all of which Sonder are open to negotiating with the successful applicant to ensure an excellent working environment for you, these including but not limited to:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging options
• TOIL
• Meal & entertainment allowances
• Paid parental leave
• Bonus Christmas leave above annual leave entitlements
• Mileage allowance
• Interstate re-location financial support

Clinical Care and Coordination Program (CCC

The primary goal of this program is to improve access to adequate primary mental health care interventions to maximise recovery and prevent escalation of symptoms through provision of wrap-around coordinated care for people living with severe mental illness and complex needs.

Clinical Care Planners play a key role in helping to provide care coordination for people with severe and complex mental illness managed by GP’s and Psychiatrists in the community. Working within a recovery orientated framework, a joint care plan is developed with the individual and their key personal and professional supports to improve physical health and support effective management of their mental health symptoms and avoid unnecessary hospitalisation. Supported is targeted, complementing and enhancing existing GP, psychiatrist and allied mental health services.

Who can access the program?

• People diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental health disorder as defined in DSM-5 such as Schizoaffective Disorder, Bi polar Disorder, Personality Disorder
• Identified as having a clinically severe illness as well as complex multiagency needs, often clinical and non-clinical; or
• Have been hospitalised at least once for treatment or at risk of needing hospitalisation in the future if appropriate treatment and care is not provided.

Services provided by Clinical Care Planners:

• Development of individualised multi-agency care plans with the individual (Wellness and Recovery Plan)
• Provide service coordination with regular follow up and review
• Support individual to move seamlessly between services as needs change
• Contribute to addressing physical health needs
• Support GP’s in their role of assessment
• Support step up/down and post discharge activities with the Local Hospital Network mental health services.
• Attendance at multi-disciplinary meetings
• Support people to effectively manage their symptoms using a recovery orientated approach
• Enable improved access and coordination across alcohol and other drug and mental health services for clients with co-morbidities.
• Establish linkages across agencies and services
• Evaluating the effectiveness of service and treatments provided, including the use of outcome measures
• Services are provided in offices or in GP surgeries when available

It is beyond the scope of this program to provide acute or inpatient support.