Health and social work services

Tender description

Mental health peer workers in GP surgeries employed by the successful service provider will provide a sustainable model of peer support at practice or cluster level. A multi-supplier framework will be established to ensure service coverage at all times. A multi-provider supply framework will be established to meet the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership’s (AHSCP) requirements. Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership may also utilise the framework. Angus health and social care partnership area Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership will also be able to utilise the Framework. It should however be noted that the Dundee HSCP and Perth and Kinross HSCP may call off from the framework, via mini-competition exercise. For the initial competition exercise which is carried out for the Angus HSCP — there will be a maximum of 2 suitably experienced and qualified providers appointed to manage the service (covering all 4 clusters). TUPE may apply (interim service is currently delivered by Penumbra). From the specification of requirement: Background: peer support can be defined as the help and support that people with lived experience of poor mental health and wellbeing can provide for other’s struggling to manage their mental health and wellbeing, built on shared personal experience and empathy. Peer support can be social, emotional or practical support. Peer support focuses on an individual’s strengths and works towards the individual’s wellbeing and recovery. Peer supporters can offer a safe space and utilise strategies and tools to support others to manage their mental health and wellbeing. Peer support can bridge the link between patients and health professional and encourage individuals to seek out clinical and community resources when it is appropriate. Peer worker key attributes Essential — experience of being in a supportive and enabling role, — personal experience of recovery from mental health problems. Desirable — experience working with a person-centred approach, — experience of working in the mental health field.