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This notice is placed as an early engagement notice to inform the market of the North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) intention to commission a provider to support the design, administration and evaluation of a Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Grant Scheme. The NLFC commissions and delivers forensic adult secure inpatient and specialist forensic community services for the population of North London, operating across three Integrated Care Systems; North Central London, North East London and North West London, encompassing 20 boroughs. The NLFC plans to develop a VCFSE Grant Scheme that will offer accessible grants to VCFSE organisations operating across the provider collaborative footprint. The ambition is to develop strategic partnerships that lead to the development of innovative and sustainable initiatives that will tackle inequalities, improve quality of life outcomes, and enable community forensic service users to fully integrate into the communities they live in. The NLFC is seeking to commission a provider with expertise in grant management to support the design, administration, and evaluation of the NLFC VCFSE Grant Scheme, and wishes to hold a Market Engagement Event where they will provide more detail on the service, gauge the level of interest from potential providers and to engage with interested parties to gather feedback on specific aspects of the future service specification and best approach. Additional information: To view and register for this opportunity, please access the following link using the contract reference number below: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Contract Reference - C191428

This service will require the 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. This notice is placed as an early engagement notice to inform the market of the North London Forensic Collaborative (NLFC) intention to commission a provider to develop and deliver an expert by experience model for forensic learning disability and autism services. The NLFC wishes to hold a Market Engagement Event where they will provide more detail on the service, gauge the level of interest from potential providers and to engage with interested parties to gather feedback on specific aspects of the future service specification and best approach. To confirm you would like to attend the Market Engagement Event, you will need to provide an Expression of Interest letter detailing your full company details (Company Name, Phone Number, Address, DUNS Number, Charity Number, Companies House number) via the Atamis Portal by sending a message to the Procurement representative with your letter against the contract reference number (C168018) assigned to the project. To register for the opportunity, please ensure you are registered with the eTendering portal Atamis to access all shared documentation. https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Contract Ref: C168018

This service will require the 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. The purpose is to place patient experience and co-production at the centre of commissioning learning disability and autism inpatient and community forensic services, with the expected outcomes to be: a) Quality Assurance: Patient experience is a primary focus of the quality assurance framework b) Co-Production: to create a co-production model appropriate for the needs of the population.