Health services

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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is procuring a new service that will promote and embed employment support within its Improving Access to Psychological Therapy Service known as the Wellbeing (IAPT) Service. Hertfordshire are part of a large scale initiative by the Work and Health Unit (WHU) of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to increase the employment support within IAPT services. The Trust is looking for an organisation to provide 12 Employment Advisors (EAs) and 3 Senior EAs to provide practical advice and relevant interventions to assist clients to gain, return to or retain employment. Please see II.2.4. for more detail. The EAs will work closely with IAPT clinicians to provide employment support to people with common mental health problems who are struggling at work, off sick from work or looking to find work. HPFT are seeking to work with a partner organisation that can bring this knowledge and expertise and work within and alongside the IAPT Service. We are seeking providers who have previous experience of supporting people into vocational/employment activities who have used a mental health service. There is an expectation that the successful provider will commence the service from October 2017. Bidders will be asked to provide financial information to check financial standing.