Position Context
Orygen engages in a range of activities to support the development of work force capacity in youth mental health. The hYEPP Case Detection and Community Development Project is funded by Adelaide PHN and will support and complement the work of the Adelaide headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program, enhancing case detection and community development activities to assist in identifying and supporting young people experiencing or at risk of first episode psychosis.
The positions will be based at the headspace centre in Adelaide and report to the National Projects Manager based in Parkville, Victoria.
About the roles
The Project Lead will:
- Develop and implement a case detection and community development strategy to strengthen and streamline pathways of care between hYEPP and potential referrers.
- Work closely with Adelaide hYEPP to strengthen partnerships between local primary health providers, including GPs, practice nurses, allied health and community health centres.
- Work closely with Adelaide hYEPP to strengthen working relationships with tertiary mental health services, including inpatient CAMHS and adult mental health, to align treatment outcomes for young people with psychosis.
- Review and revise current MOUs and SLAs with tertiary and primary care providers to reduce delays in treatment and improve pathways to appropriate care.
- Provide expert advice to external agencies with regards to meeting the needs of young people with psychosis
- Build capacity within the hYEPP service to continue to implement and evaluate the program, including a clear strategy for implementation and evaluation moving forward.
- Supervise a small project team ensuring that work plans are developed and tasks completed within agreed timelines.
The Project Officer will:
- Increase awareness of headspace early psychosis program services amongst young people, their families/carers and friends, and the local community.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with schools, community, public and private sector agencies, with a focus on community capacity building, shared community engagement /awareness activities and effective referral pathways to/from headspace early psychosis program.
- Deliver a range of educational programs to tertiary, primary, private and public health sector audiences, specifically related to early psychosis treatment and the hYEPP model of care and referral pathways.
- Develop and deliver a range of activities and programs to increase awareness of early psychosis by community workers and agencies working with at-risk young people, increasing knowledge of referral pathways.
- Create and facilitate opportunities for young people with lived experience to engage with community awareness building, including contributing to the development of training and education, awareness raising aimed at young people and development and review of associated resources
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of local stakeholder partnership meetings
- Provide secondary consultation/advice to organisations supporting young people with psychosis.
For further information about the roles, please contact Caroline Crlenjak, National Projects Manager caroline.crlenjak@orygen.org.au.
Position descriptions:
Project Lead (0.5FTE; 12 month fixed-term contract)
Project Officer (1.0FTE; 12 month fixed-term contract)
