Published date: 7 March 2023

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Opportunity (published 7 March 2023, last edited 7 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

W1T 3JL

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

CF-1395300D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

7 March 2023

Closing date

4 April 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

5 June 2023

Contract end date

4 June 2024

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Design and Delivery of an expert by experience model within forensic learning disability and autism inpatient and community services. The provider will recruit and provide ongoing support to peers with lived experience to work alongside case managers in a quality assurance role, and the development of a user involvement model that actively engages with people using inpatient and community forensic learning disability and autism services, in the way services are planned, delivered and quality assured.

Peer Support Workers

a) The recruitment of two part time Peer Support Workers with a learning disability or learning disability and autism into paid quality assurance roles based at North London NHS Forensic Collaborative. Pay to be comparable to a NHS band 3 peer engagement worker (see draft job description for band 3 peer engagement worker as guidance for the role within Appendix 5).
b) Provide a robust training and support package to peers in collaboration with the commissioning team.
c) Provide training to staff within the commissioning hub to work alongside peers in the role, delivered in person at Fitzrovia House where the team is based.
d) To co-produce the role with patients and staff in the commissioning team and ensure a process in place to update the role as requirements change.
e) To create a recruitment pipeline/development pathway that enables new peer workers to be identified from discharged patients from providers into paid roles.

User involvement model

a) Develop a user involvement model that actively engages with patients in learning disability and autism services to co-produce and quality assure services within the collaborative.
b) Agree measures to evaluate the impact of the model.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Dominic Caddle

Address

Marsh Way
Rainham
RM13 8GQ
GB

Telephone

03005551201

Email

Procurement@nelft.nhs.uk