Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 5th Feb 2020
Thank you for your interest in applying for the position of Mobile Assessment & Treatment Team (MATT) Clinical Lead.
Established in 2006, headspace is a well-recognised, national not-for-profit organisation making a difference to the lives of young people aged 12-25 years. headspace enables young people and their families to access information and support through a national network of centres and services, and drives community awareness and education about youth mental health, early intervention and help seeking.
headspace Adelaide delivers the headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program which supports young people deemed to be at high risk of or experiencing a first episode of psychosis. The service is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals and focuses on the provision of early intervention services, utilising evidence-based practice with the vision of improving the quality of life of young people.
The position of Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT) Clinical Lead is a key management position within headspace Adelaide. The MATT Team Leader is responsible for providing Team Leadership and line management for staff within the team. The MATT Clinical Lead will ensure that services provided maintain fidelity to the Early Psychosis Prevention and Centre (EPPIC) model of care and other relevant guidelines and are delivered in accordance with the headspace philosophy.
The headspace Early Psychosis Program 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 as based on the EPPIC model of care.
The MATT Clinical Lead will work collaboratively with key agencies in the community that are engaged in the treatment of young people assessed to be at high risk of or experiencing a first episode of psychosis. In addition, the MATT Clinical Lead will ensure that program resources including staff are managed effectively and efficiently. The MATT Clinical Lead will hold responsibility for the operational management, administrative management and systems maintenance of the MATT team
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.
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