Provision of Community Development Manager and Community Health Connectors

Tender description

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board and Cardiff Local Authority who are seeking to establish a contract for the provision of a Community Development Manager and Community Health Connectors. The South West Cardiff Cluster consists of 10 GP practices who work in collaboration with other key statutory and non-statutory services to meet the needs of their local population (66,000 people) Although not yet a formal ‘entity’ this cluster has a history of successful joint working with a wide range of key partners and is currently delivering a range of innovative projects aimed at helping the population of the cluster to be able to manage their own health and wellbeing needs. Following a successful bid to Welsh Government –‘Me, My Home, My Community’, Cardiff South West Cluster has secured transformation funding in order to support the accelerated development of multi-disciplinary, multi-agency working and community development approach in order to further progress work in respect of community development and empowering individuals to take more control over their health and wellbeing and also reduce the demands on both GP practice and hospital based services. This tender is seeking to work with a third sector provider who will be able to provide the South West Cardiff cluster with:- a. One Community Development Lead Worker b. A team of Health Connector Workers