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Sonder has a 25 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.

About the role:

• Fulltime (up to 37.5 hrs per week)
• Position available to be located at headspace Adelaide – Wakefield St, Adelaide

Thank you for your interest in applying for the position of Functional Recovery Clinician - Day Coordinator.

As part of the Early Psychosis multi-disciplinary team, the Functional Recovery Clinician/day coordinator, reports to the Functional Recovery Team (FRT) Team Leader and assists with the scoping and development of psychosocial group programs for young people at risk of or having experienced a first episode psychosis within the Functional Recovery Program.

The incumbent will support young people to access a range of groups and additional resources that will restore their developmental trajectory using evidence based interventions. The Functional Recovery Clinician will work collaboratively with the young person, their family/loved ones and the key workers to tailor a psychosocial support package specific to their needs.

The Functional Recovery Clinician will support the FRT Team Leader to manage the daily operations of the Functional Recovery Program. This role includes, but not limited to, oversight and support of youth peer workers, coordination of daily groups and psychosocial activities, ensure data collection systems are updated and provide day-to-day support for members of the Functional Recovery Team.

The Functional Recovery clinician will also manage a caseload and monitor the mental health and wellbeing of those engaged with the groups and other activities specific to Functional Recovery. The Functional Recovery Clinician will provide discipline specific assessment to further support care planning and assessment for the wider Early Psychosis service.

The Functional Recovery Clinician – Day Coordinator will provide back-fill support to the FRT Team Leader as required.

The Early Psychosis will ensure provision of early intervention, responsive, and recovery focused care for young people aged 12 – 25 years who are at risk of or experiencing a first episode of psychosis based on the EPPIC model of care.

The overall aims of clinical care within the Early Psychosis service are:

• To detect early those young people who are experiencing, or at risk of a first episode of psychosis
• To reduce the duration of untreated psychosis in young people with psychosis in order to minimise the impact of psychosis on the normal developmental trajectory of the young person
• To intervene early and effectively with young people at risk of a first episode of psychosis to prevent the onset of psychotic illness
• To provide timely, seamless access to service for young people at risk of, or experiencing psychosis and their family/significant others
• To enable both symptomatic and functional recovery Functional Recovery on a first episode of psychosis

The overall aims of the Functional Recovery program, as a key element of the Early Psychosis service, aims to:

• Promote functional recovery for consumers of the Early Psychosis and Primary Platform
• Reduce impact of psychosis on the developmental trajectory of the young person (social, educational, vocational)
• Support skill development across life domains
• Support the integration of the Peer Work Model into the Early Psychosis Service
• Create opportunities for young people to connect and share experiences to build confidence and enhance self-esteem of young people who have experienced psychosis or mental health difficulties

You will find within the information package:

• An overview of Sonder, Lead Agency for headspace Adelaide
• Position description and role requirements

About Sonder, Lead Agency for headspace (effective as of 01 July 2019)

What is the role of a lead agency?

Each local headspace Centre is led by a lead agency on behalf of a local partnership of organisations responsible for the delivery of mental health, drug & alcohol and primary care services as well as community-based providers of vocational assistance and training.

Lead Agencies are locally based and run services that are able to share the vision of a headspace Centre and ensure this is appropriately meeting the needs of the local community.